£1 billion boost to local economy through cruise ports 0 comments / Category : News Articles 4000 extra jobs have been created. Around 1.6 million passengers passed through Southampton, which is an all time record and up 7.5%. In Dover, 255,000 passengers passed through the port, which is a record rise of 23%. With more ships being based in the region next year, another big rise is expected next year. We spoke to David Dingle, the Chief Executive from Carnival about Dover and Southampton.