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Table 3-11: Number of North American Cruises by Destination, 2008-2011

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Destination 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 4,228 4,119 4,208 4,217
Western Caribbean 1,096 1,075 1,156 1,141
Bahamas 600 710 791 879
Southern Caribbean 404 379 388 443
Alaska 513 512 443 441
Eastern Caribbean 502 442 525 428
Mexico (Pacific) 540 428 326 269
Bermuda 102 109 115 139
Canada/New England 112 102 113 118
Hawaii 122 90 87 99
Transatlantic 96 89 87 98
Trans-Panama Canal 78 99 111 95
Pacific Coast 31 33 22 28
South Pacific/Far East 20 23 21 23
South America 12 28 23 16

NOTES: Western Caribbean – West of Haiti, includes ports in Mexico, Central America and Columbia
Southern Caribbean – South of St. Martin to northern coast of South America as far as Aruba
Eastern Caribbean – Southeast of Bahamas to St. Martin, and west of St. Martin to Haiti

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, North American Cruise Statistical Snapshot 2011, available at: http://www.marad.dot.gov/documents/North_American_Cruise_Statistics_Quarterly_Snapshot.pdf , as of June 2013