andrewjohnston has been finding out. my name is steve hicks, and one of the boatman.a significant chunk of our income. just over 50 cruise ships this year. it is earlyjuly and the isles of scilly are getting ready for a very busy day. did you take this booking? three adults and two children? yeah. two ships coming in today, and it is not a usual day. the harbour master is expected to welcome a large number of passengers. it is all hands on deck. we have 1000 people coming onshore in a morning and they haven't had lunch then it is time to batten down the hatches. how we welcome all these people this morning? i think they're going to have a very nice day here, there is not much wind and it is warm. it is just before 9am and the cruise ships at anchor and it is time to pick up passengers. 100 years ago, scilly boasted a huge pilchard fishing fleet, but today tourism is the archipelago's main industry. welcome to scilly in the sunshine, enjoy your day. the town is filling up. we knew they were coming, as long as we're ready and we can prepare, it is all good. the jewel in