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neil_g said:
Bit of a thread dredge but seemed relevant.

10 cruise ships in Southampton over this weekend, quote bbc:

Port operator ABP Southampton said each ship arriving in the city was estimated to boost the local economy by up to £2.5m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40974792
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The back of my envelope says that's either a lie or they are using "up to" in a very loose sense.

For example, it could mean that each ship arriving employs 150 people for a full year. That seems unlikely (even if by "arriving" they mean visits over the full year.) And that of course these are a separate 150 people per ship. I'd be surprised if 1,500 people are employed shore side in Southampton solely looking after these ships.

Or that each and every one of the 4,000 passengers aboard (a rough average but I bet it's ballpark) spends £625 in every single port they visit. £1,250 for the average couple. Again, that seems somewhat toppy.
 
It's going to be a combination of costs. Both into the employment of port staff, money into local retail (both passengers and crew, you should see the philipinos going nuts in primark and electrical shops), services (local transport, bus/taxi), food and cargo transport etc etc etc.
 
JonathanRyan said:
The back of my envelope says that's either a lie or they are using "up to" in a very loose sense.

For example, it could mean that each ship arriving employs 150 people for a full year. That seems unlikely (even if by "arriving" they mean visits over the full year.) And that of course these are a separate 150 people per ship. I'd be surprised if 1,500 people are employed shore side in Southampton solely looking after these ships.

Or that each and every one of the 4,000 passengers aboard (a rough average but I bet it's ballpark) spends £625 in every single port they visit. £1,250 for the average couple. Again, that seems somewhat toppy.
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Probably spend a bit on fuel?
 
BBR said:
Probably spend a bit on fuel?
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This is a total guess (as I don't know how far they go on a full tank), but I suspect they may buy their fuel in places with a somewhat friendlier tax regime.

For example, if they were passing Venezuela they could pop in and fill up at <1p/litre. And also charge their passengers for a cultural day trip, obvs.
 
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