The new Grand Turk Cruise Center, which opened in February last year, finished its inaugural season with 136 cruise ship calls totaling 295,000 passengers, far exceeding expectations. December was a record month with more than 48 cruise ship calls and 46,000 passengers. Twenty of the calls were made by Carnival brands. Michael Reimers, the port's GM, noted that not a single call was missed due to inclement weather—an important consideration for cruise lines when assembling Caribbean itineraries.