North West and Canada Cruise Association

The visit by Holland America Line’s MS Zaandam is the first of 210 scheduled cruise ship calls for this season. In total, 23 individual ships from 11 different cruise lines will call at Ogden Point.

The 2013 cruise season begins next week when Holland America's Zaandam enters Victoria harbour on April 17. The ship will be the first of 210 scheduled cruise ship calls for the season.

Norwegian Cruise Line will receive Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two new German-built ships this April, 2013. The two vessels – that are the first of NCL’s new Breakaway Class – are notable not only for their size, but also for the extensive range of environmental and energy-efficient onboard equipment.

The North American cruise passenger capacity is set to grow 18 percent by 2020, at an average annual rate of approximately 2.6 percent from the start of 2013 to 2020, according to the 2013 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.

Royal Caribbean International today announced its 2014 Alaska cruise and cruisetour season, which will mark 25 years of delivering the magnificence of the Alaskan frontier on land and sea. Recently revitalized Radiance of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas will return to Alaskan waters and offer 34 sailings on exciting seven-night itineraries from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington.

A new economic impact study released today by the Northwest and Canada Cruise Association and its destination partners shows 1,100 cruise ship calls at Canadian ports are driving new tourist visits and generating $2.38 billion in economic impacts.

Cruise Line International Association launched Cruise Forward on January 30, 2013 to share stories about the industry.

With larger ships carrying more passengers, port development has matched the pace by adding new destinations to attract cruise lines and their guests worldwide.