71 cruise ships are expected to visit our shores later this year.
Transam National Operations Manager, Bradley Bower says the cruise ships are expected to berth at Kings Wharf in Suva, Lautoka wharf, Dravuni in Kadavu, Yasawa-i-rara, Beqa, Savusavu and Port Denarau.
Bower says some of the vessels that are coming to Fiji are Solstice, Explorer, Carnival Legend, MS. Nippon Maru, Pacific Pearl, Royal Carribean, Aurora, Legend, Voyager and Pacific Aria.
According to the Bureau of Statistics, Fiji’s overall annual visitor arrival numbers reached a new high of 792,320 in 2016.
This was 5% more than the previous record of 754,835, which was set in 2015.