Caribbean Cruise Port to Welcome Back First Cruise Ships
St. Lucia in the Caribbean to welcome back the first cruise ships starting with the Celebrity Millennium.
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The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association’s Return to Sail Summit in Miami this week proved to be a harbinger of good news for the cruise industry and stakeholders involved. After the summit, the chief executive officer of the St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA), Beverly Nicholson-Doty, announced the famous and beautiful Port Castries in St Lucia would see the return of the first cruise ship this week.
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St Lucia aiming for gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism
IS CRUISE TOURISM BACK?
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Tuesday marks a very important milestone in Saint Lucia in respect of cruise tourism as it is the day Port Castries welcomes Celebrity Millennium, setting the tone for the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to the island.
That sector of Saint Lucia’s tourism product has been closed for months amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, raising queries as to when will it resume and how best will it be handled on its resumption.
Celebrity Millennium will call into port just about 7:30a.m. with an anticipated 400-passenger capacity.
According to tourism officials, the scheduled call into Saint Lucia bodes well for business linkages and signals the reinstatement of revenue for well over 1000 cruise-dependent income earners.
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