Marina, an Oceania Cruises vessel, will dock at Pier 31 at 9:30 a.m.

Cruise ship season officially kicks off Monday as the first vessel of 2019 makes its way into Halifax Harbour.

Marina, an Oceania Cruises vessel, will dock at Pier 31 at 9:30 a.m.

This year is expected to be another record-breaker.

From April 8 to November 6, the Port of Halifax is expecting 192 vessel calls carrying approximately 320,000 cruise guests.

In 2018, 316,869 passengers strolled along the waterfront, arriving on 198 ships.

Some of this year's highlights include:

Eight scheduled inaugural calls in 2019, starting with the arrival of Zaandam, a Holland America Line vessel, on April 29

On July 26, we will welcome two Queens to Halifax, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2

Four visits from Queen Mary 2 on July 2, July 26, September 13 and October 16

One visit from Disney Magic on September 23

October 2, 2019 is expected to be the busiest passenger day with over 10,000 cruise guests on five vessels

A complete list of expected vessels can be found on the Cruise Halifax website.