SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico is welcoming a new cruise ship it says will generate $3.6 million in revenue this season.
Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Jose Perez-Riera says the Celebrity Silhouette ship that docked on the island for the first time Saturday can accommodate 2,850 passengers.
Perez-Riera said the U.S. Caribbean territory had seen a drop in cruise ship arrivals in the previous four years.
About 535,000 cruise ship passengers visited Puerto Rico from January to April of this year, a nearly 1 percent drop compared to the same period last year.