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Ileann Powery sits down with Daybreak to uncover the stories behind the headlines in this week’s Cayman Compass.
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Cayman Compass
No dock, no problem: Major rebound projected for Cayman’s cruise industry
Predictions of the demise of the cruise industry in the Cayman Islands may have been premature, new figures suggest.
Forecasts from the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands, based on advanced bookings from cruise lines, indicate that almost 1.7 million passengers could visit the island in 2027. That would be the best year for the industry since before the pandemic and a significant recovery from the lows of 2024 when less than 1.1 million passengers arrived in Cayman.
The data comes amid one of the slowest periods in memory for cruise tourism on the island and serves as a sign of a silver lining ahead for struggling businesses.
It also suggests that the long-term consequences for Cayman of choosing not to build a new cruise pier may not be as severe as some had predicted.
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