- Houston’s foray into the cruise ship industry included the Bayport Cruise Terminal, a $108 million project
- Critics of the Bayport Cruise Terminal called it a “boondoggle”
- Other critics said the problem was the industrial environment is not the scenery for a cruise ship terminal
- In 2012, the Port approved $6.7 million in incentives to Norwegian Cruise Line and Princess Cruises
- The numbers couldn’t compete with Galveston’s cruise data:
- In 2016 Galveston will board 870,000
- Generates $56 million in onshore passanger spending
- Generates $18.1 million in port services
Houston Chronicle | With cruise ships gone, Port of Houston decides to move on at Bayport