A spokesperson for the Tonga Ports Authority said, 10 years ago only about 8 cruise liners arrived in Tonga but in 2016 more than 20 cruise ships visited the Friendly Islands.
The schedule for this year is 21 cruise ships.
This is because Tonga is becoming more popular overseas and Vuna Wharf is more reliable now for International cruise liners.
In previous years, cruise ships hardly visited the kingdom but last December, 4 different cruise liners berthed at Vuna Wharf with more than 1000 passengers in each ship.
