Building Community Pride and Reputation

• Volunteers

• Meet and Greet Committee

• Carnival Cruise Line’s Bay of Fundy 4-Day Cruise

• $1 Million + in Marketing and Promotion• Cruise has given Saint John and the Bay of Fundy region an opportunity

to showcase itself to the world.• Featured on every cruise line’s website, brochure and print material.• Advertising campaigns• Travel Agent promotions• Media Coverage

Carnival Cruise Line’s Bay of Fundy E-Mercial

Cruise and Lifestyles Magazine

Return Visits By Land

Benefits to the Tourism Industry

• Development of new products that will benefit all tourism sectors and markets.

• Allows tourism suppliers and tour operators to test new products.

• Allows tourism suppliers to extend the season in to the shoulder seasons.

• The economic influx to businesses helps sustain year round operations.

Benefits to the Community

• Contributions to the cultural community

• Opportunity to showcase local artists

• Opportunity to showcase new, young and emerging artists

• Benefits to local Charitable Organizations

• Churches

• The Nature Trust of New Brunswick

• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Investment and Immigration

• New Brunswick Provincial Government recently invested $1.2 million in a Saint John based company. Company President Phil Friedman first became aware of Saint John when he visited on a cruise ship.

• Ship Captain buys a home and moves to St. Andrews, NB after coming on a cruise ship

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