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Rawle Reynolds, Operations Manager at the Antigua Cruise Port, notes that as of May 5th, the country has seen 496,000 passengers from 253 ship visits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrival of two large ships, the Celebrity Beyond and Norwegian Sky, today will push the total past 501,000. <\/p>

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This surge in visitors is boosting the local tourism sector, with bookings for the upcoming summer season already outpacing previous years. Antigua is poised for a record-breaking year in cruise tourism.<\/p>

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