More than 17,000 travelers are scheduled to pass through San Pedro on Sunday, when the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center will have its busiest day on record, officials said. … “The stars aligned and we just happened to get the three biggest ships coming in on the same day,” said a port spokesperson. … The demand for cruise travel is projected to rebound – albeit incrementally – over the next 15 years, according to a published report.

From the Daily Breeze, November 20, 2009