friday cruise ship carry around 3,000 passengers dock st. john harbor caribbean island antigua passengers expect land book however carnival plc ship mean dock saint martin 100 miles 160 km northwest however hurricane irma devastate island wreck port infrastructure leave bound tourists antiguan officials expect carnival fascination visit every friday get 25 call major cruise line royal caribbean cruise ltd norwegian cruise line look make stop end year asot michael antigua barbuda minister tourism unexpected arrival thousands tourists bittersweet bonus go benefit want benefit others misfortune disaster michael say port damage saint martin damage tortola british virgin islands get cancellations cruise line make port call antigua hurricane irma leave behind stark divide caribbean ahead winter tourism season region economic lifeblood travel region pick cruise line hotels airlines company direct customers place able host away worst-hit areas popular winter vacation spot saint martin british virgin islands saint barthelemy devastate storm could sideline weeks months 2016 29.3 million tourists visit caribbean spend 35.5 billion new record accord caribbean tourism organization saint martin saint bart holiday season look compromise say jean-pierre mas chairman french travel agency federation snav sentiment winter season lose decisions book winter season take right busy tourist destinations western caribbean barbados trinidad well away path storm cozumel mexico gulf coast get four additional visit week ship rerouted avoid storm impact although cozumel tourism officials say three cruise cancel florida anticipate another record year 100 billion year tourism industry expect rebound time peak winter travel months moody analytics say early week walt disney co reopen orlando disney world theme park sept. 12. florida key however wrestle severe storm damage nl2n1lr0n1 nf9n1l0029 nl2n1ls1hw travel company say still assess situation make firm decisions rerouting ship tour operator virgin holiday say begin return regular operations antigua despite damage properties island antigua badly damage fear reopen tourism although three resort currently sale damage spokesman virgin atlantic say barbados trinidad tobago st. lucia three big tourist examples impact however small island saint martin france share netherlands could miss much tourism season french president emmanuel macron wednesday vow swiftly rebuild islands french caribbean include saint martin french public reinsurance body estimate cost least 1.2 billion euros 1.4 billion damage saint barthelemy nl2n1lt1sf nl5n1lq09g hurricane irma badly damage many hotels island accorhotels mercure hotel spokeswoman accor say nobody hurt hotel would close jan. least 70 hotel room remain operational use house military force staff support relief effort accorhotels offer cancellation reimbursement book stay hotel irma create bittersweet travel bonus lucky caribbean islands