Vanuatu's capital Port Vila is set to play host to 19 different cruise visits in December alone.
Our correspondent in Port Vila says the Pacific Dawn will visit three times and bring at least 6,000 tourists.
The Port Vila cruise liners committee has welcomed the news but says it's a wake up call for the land and sea transport associations and the business community to be prepared.
Two cruise liners are expected to anchor when the new Port Vila wharf is completed towards the end of next year.
A cruise ship departs Port Vila harbour in Vanuatu. Photo: RNZI / Jamie Tahana
