It’s a trip to Miami this week for Tourism Minister Stuart Jamieson and an official from the Port of Saint John are off to Miami this week. They will promote the cruise ship industry and encourage travel journalism in our area. Captain Al Soppitt tells CHSJ News, even with plenty of vessels still to visit this fall, they are working diligently on next years schedule. Soppitt adds when this years cruise ship season wraps up, 192,000 people will have paid a visit to Saint John. They are shooting to lock up 200,000 for next year, a goal they had set for 2012.
