Celebrity Millennium Sails in Hope for Saint Lucia’s Cruise Sector
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Celebrity Millennium officially berthed at Pointe Seraphine, Castries today, just about 7:40 a.m. bringing 414 passengers to the island, 404 of which are fully vaccinated adults, along with 10 minors.
The Ministry of Tourism, Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Events Company of Saint Lucia along with the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority, Management of Duty-Free Pointe Seraphine Shopping Complex – Invest Saint Lucia, employees of Tour Agents – Foster and Ince and Cox and Company Ltd. welcomed guests to the sounds of cultural steel pan music and a masquerade depicting a mini carnival. There were also warm greetings from three Saint Lucian nationals employed with Celebrity Millennium who expressed the joy of being back home and back on the job.
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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Cabinet Briefs (May 28 and June 2, 2021)
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on May 28 and June 2 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room. Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer was absent on May …
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on May 28 and June 2 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room. Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer was absent on May 28 for personal leave, and Premier Andrew Fahie was absent on June 2 for overseas personal leave, but all other members attended.
May 28 meeting
During the May 28 meeting, Cabinet took the following actions, according to a summary provided by the Cabinet Office.