Over the past several weeks Bernard Johnson of Leisure Cruises of Atlanta has met with local officials and Town of Barnstable boards and commissions to outline his company's plans. He's addressing questions about parking and traffic issues, but Leisure Cruises appears to have already addressed that concern. The company has explored the new shuttle service from the college, trolley service from local hotels and actively solicits bus tour groups. The Dockside parking lot is only visible when you drive down School Street to the harbor. Leisure Cruises currently operates two similar boats, one in Gloucester and the other in Mississippi.
Passengers tend to be couples taking the trip along with another couple, two couples to a car.
The company also offers the boat for local charity cruises and donates the per-person fee to the charity. From what I saw when I visited Gloucester last week to view the operation, the age group is well over 45. I don't remember that much snow-white hair in my group of friends when we were 45. The average length of stay in the Gloucester area is two to three days. The visitors also take whale watch cruises and visit other local attractions.