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Will Cruise Ship Season Be Profitable For San Diego?

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Patty Lane / Producer

Published September 29, 2011 at 8:30 AM PDT

This story was published more than 13 years ago.

Cruise Ship Season In San Diego

The cruise ship industry has taken a hit, and that's affected San Diego. We look at whether the situation has improved as 'cruise season' gets underway. GUESTSBob Nelson, Commissioner, Port of San Diego

The Port of San Diego is ushering in the start of Cruise Season. Three ships carrying more than 6,000 passengers arrive in port today.

Earlier this year when Midday Edition talked about San Diego's cruise ship industry, the news was more somber. Carnival Cruise lines had just announced it was pulling one of its ships from homeport in San Diego.

Tonight Dwane Brown will continue the conversation about cruise ships and the San Diego tourist economy.

That news came on the heels of a dramatic decline in the overall cruise ship industry in San Diego. Today we'll find out if the situation is improving.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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