Cruise ships regularly visit the port of Saint John, New Brunswick, carrying passengers who enjoy sights along the Atlantic Canada and New England coast. Cruise tourism has grown significantly in Saint John since the first large ship arrived in 1989 after being diverted from Bermuda due to a hurricane. Over 2.3 million passengers have visited Saint John on cruise ships since infrastructure like the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal was developed. The Bay of Fundy's highest tides in the world, reaching over 14 meters between low and high, attract cruise lines to the natural wonders of Saint John and nearby attractions like Hopewell Rocks.

1. Cruise in Saint John

2. What is a Cruise Ship?
• A cruise ship carries
passengers over a
distance of water so
they can enjoy the
sights, activities, and
relaxation.
• They even visit our
Port – Port Saint John
• These passengers are
visiting the Atlantic
Canada/New England
region. Can you point
out this area on a
map?
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4. Why take a
cruise? MORE!
AND
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5. Did You Know? Some ships are named after
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In 2011, cruise ships all over the
world made $29.4 billion and they
carried 19 million passengers.
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Saint John reached the 100,000
passenger mark back in 2000 ,
1,000,000 in 2008 and 2,000,000 in
2013.
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More than 900 cruise ships have
visited Saint John since 1989.
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royalty! Do you know which queen
this famous ship is named after?
Local volunteers known as the
“Meet and Greet” team greet each
female cruise ship passenger with a
rose, each man with a city pin, and
each child with a Canadian flag.
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6. History of cruise
tourism in Saint
John
•Today most of the world’s largest cruise lines call
Saint John.
•Back in 1989 the first large cruise ship, Cunard
Princess, arrived here. The ship had planned to
visit the tropical island of Bermuda but it was
diverted here (on purpose) due to a hurricane
heading to Bermuda.
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7. As cruise tourism grew, the Port
developed infrastructure…
• The Marco Polo Cruise Terminal
welcomed its first cruise ship in June 2009.
• To date, 2,300,000 people (guests and
crew) have visited Saint John on a cruise
ship.
• In 2012 Disney Cruise Lines & Mickey
Mouse visited our beautiful city.
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8. Continuing to grow
• Port Saint John expanded its
ability to handle more than
one large cruise ship at a
time with the new Diamond
Jubilee Cruise Terminal,
completed in November of
2012.
• Prince Charles and the
Duchess of Cornwall were
here to officially name the
terminal in May of 2012.
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9. How does cruise tourism help Saint
John?
• Cruise tourism provides jobs for many people.
• It is a $30 million per year industry for Southern New Brunswick!
• What are some jobs that
tourism helps to create?
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Tour Guides
Restaurants
Gift Shops
Activities – Kayaking, Jet Boats,
Zip-lining
– Entrepreneurs
• Can you think of any more jobs or
activities?
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10. The top things to do when
visiting Saint John!
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11. What attracts cruise lines to
Southern New Brunswick?
The Bay of Fundy!
• It has the highest tides in the world!
• Twice daily, 100 billion tons of seawater flows into the
Low Tide
rocky bay.
• The water height can increase and decrease by as much
as 14 metres between low and high tides! That’s about
the same as a four-storey building!
• It takes about 6 hours to go from high to low!
Low Tide
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12. Tides at Reversing Falls
HIGH TIDE
LOW TIDE
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13. How do tides work?
The water in the Bay
of Fundy is pulled by
a gravitational force
created by the
movement of the
sun and moon. The
pull of water is
called a ‘tide.’
When the water is
coming in it creates
“high” tide (when it
reaches its peak).
When the water is
going out, it creates
“low” tide” (and
therefore more
beach or shoreline).
St. Martins Sea Caves
Hopewell Rocks
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14. Video: Tides at Hopewell
Rocks
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15. Learn more about the Port...
• Visit Port Saint John’s website at www.sjport.com You will find:
– Daily vessel reports (ships in port for the day and what cargo
they are carrying)
– Cruise ship schedules for the year
– Link to tidal information
– News about the port
– @PortofSaintJohn on Twitter
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