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Nov 3, 2009 11:16 pm US/Eastern

Port Officials Say Cruise Traffic Up In Baltimore

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Reporting
Kai Jackson
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) ― There's a $152 million reason for the city of Baltimore to celebrate.  That money has been generated from a record-making and growing cruise industry in Baltimore.

Kai Jackson explains Baltimore is becoming a major port of call.

If you've been thinking about a vacation or looking for some place to go, your ship has come in and it's waiting for you at the Port of Baltimore.

Officials at the Port of Baltimore say cruise ship traffic is up this year.

Port officials say 60 cruises have sailed so far this year, up from 27 last year. And they say a total of 81 cruises are expected to depart this year, breaking the record of 60 cruises set in 2004. Next year, 92 cruises are scheduled, ferrying approximately 165,000 passengers.

"There's a real attraction to saving on airfare and driving to the port rather than flying and having to spend money on that airfare," said Richard Scher, Maryland Port Administration.

Baltimore's cruise business may not be the oldest, compared to others around the country, but it has broken its own record for cruise passengers: 125,248 passengers set sail from Baltimore at the end of October.  In fact, five cruise lines set sail from Baltimore.

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