Authorities at the Honduran Institute of Tourism anticipate that the figures for the 2016-2017 season will exceed those achieved in the previous season, which was rated as "satisfactory".

Alex Gomez, manager of Town Center, one of the two cruise terminals in Roatan, predicted that if the pace seen so far keeps up, "..."a lot of money will come in during the season. We are 28% higher than the 2015-2016 season, those are the projections we have'."

His director, Emilio Silvestri, told Laprensa.hn that "... 'They are getting between 10 and 12 cruises a week now, and ... the expectations [are high] for November, December, January, February and March and even April. "

Source: laprensahn.com

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