Fiji Times – 19th Dec
FIJIAN cruise earnings in 2017 totaled $10.4 million according to the Fiji Bureau of Statistics.
It is a 15 per cent increase compared with 2016 says Ministry of Industry and Tourism permanent secretary Shaheen Ali.
“The cruise sector is becoming an important segment in the Fijian tourism industry and has been growing phenomenally around the world,” he said.
“The number of cruise vessels has also been increasing year-on-year. “Depending upon the size of the vessel, between 500 to 3000 tourists, along with as many as 1000 crew members, disembark at the multipurpose Ports of Entry of Suva and Lautoka each time a cruise vessel calls.” Read more:
