Cruise ships: 16 heading to Astoria later this year

Sixteen cruise ships carrying nearly 30,000 total estimated passengers are scheduled to stop at the Port of Astoria in 2014.

“It’s serious money to our community,” said Bruce Conner, who uses the Cruise Lines International Association estimate of $125 spent per couple. Four out of five passengers usually leave the vessel, he added in a report to the Port of Astoria Commission Tuesday.

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