Post on 13-May-2020
NEW ZEALANDS H A P I N G O U R F U T U R E P A R T N E R S H I P
NEW ZEALANDS H A P I N G O U R F U T U R E P A R T N E R S H I P
More international visitors than ever before (US, UK, Asia)
Highest rated ship
25% jump in NPS
256,000 passenger days in port in NZ
Majest ic Pr incessH I G H E S T R A T E D I N A U G U R A L S E A S O N
Long History in the Region
F I R S T S E A S O N S U M M E R 1 9 7 5 / 7 6
Pacific
6K
Sea
4K
Sky
5K
Golden
3K
Regal
9K
Sapphire
27KDiamond
24K
Sun
25K
Emerald
70K
Ruby
100K
Majestic
100K
Princess returns to region for first Island Princess season
1986
Golden Princess joins local fleet. 5 ships cruising to New
Zealand for the first time
2015
Pacific Princess returns
2021
Pacific Princess II is named in Sydney
2003
Sea Princess joins sisters Sun & Dawn Princess
cruising to New Zealand
2009
Dawn
34K
Star
20K
Regal
120K
$4m in economic contribution
New Zealand’s biggest single day passenger exchange in history
Almost 15k passengers joining/leaving the ship
>5k hotel nights in AKL from embarking/disembarking guests
2 7 t h D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9
“Cruisemas Day” in Auckland
Auckland is New Zealand’s GatewayR E G I O N A L T O U R I S M O N L Y T H R I V E S W I TH A U C K L A N D
Bay of Islands
FiordlandNational Park
Dunedin(Port Chalmers)
Akaroa
Lyttelton
WellingtonPicton
Tauranga
Napier
Auckland
N O R T HI S L A N D
S O U T HI S L A N D
60% of passenger port days in regional areas
$100m in economic contribution
12 regional visits on cruises without Auckland
18
30
14
30
12
15
30
30
17
11
Stewart Island1
1
1 Kaikoura
New Plymouth
A K A R O A
81% of visitor spend comes from cruise ship visits
Christchurch NZ economic development agency
Economic impactresearch in Akaroa
2/3rds of spend in the township from visitors
42% of total spend in the town from cruise visitors
Source: Loren Heaphy, General Manager - Destination & Attraction, Christchurch NZ
Regional Economic Impact
Regional Economic ImpactDUNEDIN & PORT CHALMERS
Source: Stats NZ, IVS Y/E Sep-18 & Cruise ship traveller expenditure Y/E Jun-19
Actual holidaymakers in the region is 80% higher than reported
422k visitors year ending Sep 2018
298k visitors on holiday
238k cruise visitors 2018/19 per Stats NZ
Extra $55m of economic contribution that doesn’t get reported
S H A R I N G O U R B E N E F I T S O F C R U I S I N G
Our opportunity
Economic impact studies
Community-based activities
Humanitarian work
Supply chain
Partnering with communities to make a difference
Princess Local Partnerships
Commitment to support regeneration of wildlife in Bay of Islands
$2 automated folio donation from all visiting Princes guests
Princess Cruises contribution
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