Cruise tourism to Aruba
started in the early fifties with combination cargo/passenger ships and the first
all-passenger ship, the "Tradewind", that called in Aruba for the first time in
1957.
But is was not until the
seventies that cruise tourism to Aruba experienced a remarkable growth due to the visits
of the bigger cruise lines, such as Italian Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Costa
Line, Sitmar Cruises, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.
In the eighties additional
cruise ships called in Aruba, such as Chandris Line, Sun Line, Royal Cruise Line, Majestic
Cruise Line, and the Russian Black Sea Shipping Co.
There are visonary
embellishment and renovation plans by the
Aruba Ports Authority, to convert Aruba in the
most popular and preferred destination for major cruise lines.
