Tauranga gets triple cruise ship treat

New Zealand Herald Monday 6th February, 2012

Giant cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers are an increasingly familiar site in the Port of Tauranga. Eighty-two of the mega-ships are scheduled to visit the city this season, up from 54 last season. Next season, 92 are expected, and some of them are even larger than this year's ships. Tourism Bay of Plenty's general manager, Glenn Ormsby, says this season's ships have the capacity to bring 150,000 tourists to Tauranga, plus 50,000 crew.

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