yesterday.

Some 478,448 visitors arrived here between January 1 and October 10, a 11.4 percent rise over the same period last year.

Of these, 339,646 came by air, 138,260 by cruise ship, and 542 through a combination of both.

For the week, October 4-10, numbers increased over last year by 13.7 percent to 15,635.

Percentage cruise ship occupancy levels were: Song of America , 98.16; Meridian , 97.68; Horizon , 92.25; and Dreamward , 83.07.x