First cruise ship pulls in
The first cruise ship of the season berthed in the Old Port Saturday, two weeks later than usual because of the height of the river.
Aside from that, boaters have been banned from watercourses around Montreal because of high water levels.
mare 20:37 on 2019-05-18 Permalink
“L’industrie mise d’ailleurs beaucoup sur le développement de ce secteur, puisque les touristes qui arrivent par bateau dépensent plus que les autres, note M. Lalumière. « C’est un marché de luxe. Ils vont dans nos hôtels de luxe. Les dépenses touristiques sont dans le coin de 500 ou 600 $ par jour », fait-il remarquer”
Okay, so cruise ship tourists book expensive hotel rooms in hotels while they already pay for their cabin (and meals) on the ship? I sincerely doubt that, I’ve always understood that cruise ship passengers are NOT spending a lot of money in the cities they visit, apart from the souvenirs they might buy, and entrance fees for tourist attractions.
SteveQ 09:37 on 2019-05-19 Permalink
Montreal is often used as a starting point or a final destination for cruise ship tourists. People might fly from Europe to Montreal, spend several days here and then hop on a cruise that is heading to New York city, per example, and from there fly back to Europe. Or the other way around.
2 years ago I met a couple at the Miami port. I asked them to take a picture of me and when they realized I was from Montreal they began telling about their journey. They were from California. They flew from LA to Montreal, spent some time in the city (it was in fall) and started cruising from there. Their goal was to reach Brazil. In most port they remained in their cabin for sleep except for few exceptions.
Needless to say that, so far, they loved their Montreal/Québec experience the most. Mainly because of the fall colours but also the vibrancy of the city and the cultural difference du to the french language.
They didn’t really enjoy Florida. The land is too flat, they said.