TABLE D-16 North American Cruise Passengers by Destination,,,,,
Passengers in thousands,,,,,
Destination,2003,2004,2005,2006,
Alaska,776.2,880.2,929.7,938.8,
Atlantic Coast,0.0,0.0,1.5,0.0,
Bahamas,"1,292.2","1,431.0","1,390.5","1,541.0",
Bermuda,212.2,195.1,225.8,234.2,
Canada/New England,173.0,213.6,178.9,164.6,
Eastern Caribbean,"1,036.9","1,214.9","1,315.3","1,386.1",
Far East,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.5,
Hawaii,222.0,231.9,306.6,401.7,
Mexico (Pacific),731.4,964.4,"1,130.3","1,075.0",
Nowhere,16.8,28.6,9.0,9.4,
Pacific Coast,25.5,48.1,55.8,60.0,
South America,11.7,9.9,6.7,18.5,
South Pacific/Far East,7.0,7.5,8.9,11.7,
Southern Caribbean,749.3,895.2,788.3,749.0,,,,
Transatlantic,75.7,96.1,146.4,138.0,,,,
Trans-Panama Canal,94.9,107.8,111.9,91.4,,,,
Western Caribbean,"2,923.9","3,094.0","3,141.5","3,151.1",,,,
Total,"8,348.7","9,418.3","9,747.2","9,970.9",,,,
NOTES: The cruise statistics cover seventeen major cruise lines that offer North American cruises with a U.S. port of call.,,,,,,,,
Destination Notes:,,,,,,,,
"Eastern Caribbean: As far South as St. Maarten, as far west as Haiti.",,,,,,,,
Southern Caribbean: South of St. Maarten to northern coast of South America as far as Aruba.,,,,,,,,
"Western Caribbean: West of Haiti, includes ports in Mexico, Central America, and Columbia.",,,,,,,,
Nowhere: Cruises that begin and end at the same port with no intervening calls.,,,,,,,,
Atlantic Coast: any coast fronting the Atlantic Ocean.,,,,,,,,
Pacific Coast: any coast fronting the Pacific Ocean.,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Cruise Statistics, Summary Tables, available at: http://www.marad.dot.gov. as of November 2007.",,,,,,,,