"Disney recently also announced that they're going to return for a second season in 2021," said Port of New Orleans Communications Director Jessica Ragusa, "so they're already committed to the New Orleans market."
And with regular service that includes Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Lines, Ragusa says they are beginning to see the theoretical maximum capacity and their Erato St. and Julia St. cruise terminals coming into view of reality.
"We're pretty much at approaching capacity at Julia and Erato," said Ragusa, and it has port officials talking about a third terminal where they could dock cruise ships. "There's no immediate plans for a third cruise terminal at this time, but there definitely is growing demand and it's going to trigger our need to invest."
Ragusa says they're even scouting potential sites.
"We're definitely starting to assess locations at this point," she said.