P.E.I. saw record number of cruise ship passengers in July [Video]

The Port of Charlottetown says it had a record number of cruise ship passengers in July. 

More than 16,500 visited the city on nine different ships. That’s up from about 10,000 in July 2019, the year that held the last record. 

Mike Cochrane, Port of Charlottetown CEO, says the Island’s attractions are a big draw.

“I mean, P.E.I. is a paradise in the summertime,” said Cochrane. Most of the ships docking here go from New York to Boston to Montreal, making stops along the way, he said.

While fall is still the busiest season for cruise ships on P.E.I., he said summer popularity has been on the rise.

“Everything is beautiful here in the fall with the fall foliage, and it was a great strategy to start to attract this industry to grow the shoulder season in P.E.I.,” Cochrane said. 

“And now what we’re seeing is, we’re definitely there and …