Victoria welcomed a record number of cruise ship calls to the city in 2017, the same year the port saw its seven-millionth passenger arrive.
The city welcomed 239 cruise ship calls and 600,000 passengers this year, up from 224 calls and 536,000 passengers in 2016.
The cruise ship season, which stretches from April through October, also saw more than 239,000 crew members visit the city as ewll.
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority CEO Ian Robertson says it's a sign cruise line companies have fallen for Victoria.
"This higher number of ship calls reflects a growing interest in our city not just during the peak summer season, but in the shoulder months of late spring and early fall as well," Robertson said in a statement.
This June, nearly 40 years after the port started welcoming cruise ship passengers, the seven-millionth guest set foot in the capital city to much fanfare. As a reward, she was surprised with flowers and gift certificates at Ogden Point.
The GVHA says smaller boutique cruise lines have been stopping over in the city, a trend that's expected to grow as trips to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska rise in popularity.
The authority says it's building an extended mooring dolphin at the port to accommodate a brand-new cruise ship, the 330-metre Norwegian Bliss, which is scheduled to make regular trips to Alaska via Victoria starting in June 2018.
