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Queen Mary II (L) Berthed at Port Zante – St. Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 31, 2010 (CUOPM)

The parade of cruise ships to St. Kitts continued Thursday with the arrival three ships bringing nearly 15,000 passengers to visit St. Kitts this week.

Cunard’s 2,592-capacity Queen Mary 2  docked at Port Zante with 2,518 passengers and a crew of 1233. It arrived from Dominica and sails early Thursday evening for Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

The P & O cruise line Aurora, also on its single call for the 2010/2011 cruise ship season,  arrived from St. Maarten with 1,791 passengers and a crew of 831 and sails for Antigua, while the Royal Clipper arrived from Antigua with 144 passengers and a crew of 111 before sailing to Guadeloupe.

On Wednesday the 3,114-capacity Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas visited with 3,481 passengers and a crew of 1173; the 2,038-passenger Celebrity Summitt arrived with 2,175 passengers and the Silver Spirit with 478 passengers.

The 1,896-passenger capacity Celebrity Mercury arrived 1,719 passengers and a crew of 848 and the Seabourne Sojourn with 185 passengers and 173 crew members visited on Tuesday.

The Wind Spirit anchored Monday with 141 passengers and a crew of 94, while on Sunday the Royal Caribbean’s 2,501 passenger capacity Serenade of the Seas arrived with 2,226 passengers and a crew of 898.

Most of the passengers came ashore and went sight-seeing via the Scenic Railway, taxis and tour busses; sun and sea bathing, sailing, snorkeling, horseback riding, hiking and shopping.

On Friday, the 3,050-passenger capacity Carnival Victory will dock at Port Zante on its weekly visit bringing to 11 the number of cruise ships visiting for this week.

According to the schedule issued by the St. Kitts Tourism Authority 12 ships are to visit next week and 46 during the month of January 2011.

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J’Ouvert Beach Chill – St. Kitts Carnival -2010
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 30, 2010 (CUOPM)

J’Ouvert 2010 was different this year than any other year. This year, they headed to the J’Ouvert Beach Chill, behind the National Museum on Port Zante.

Thousands of revellers had a place to cool off after raising their body temperature following several hours of dancing through the streets of Basseterre or just watching from the sidewalks in the hot sun.

“They were able to enjoy and dance to the local music, sample the local cuisine and catch up with family and friends from home and overseas. In the past, the celebrations were terminated at 11am or by mid-day and revelers and onlookers were forced to return to their homes, or else find their own source of entertainment with which to fill the remainder of their day,” said Dr. Garfield Alexander.

He pointed out that after the day breaks and the heat of the mid-morning climbs, there is a need to cool down the body temperature while still allowing the party to continue. 2010’s J’Ouvert festivities this year continued on the “beach!”

It’s like a natural beach with a twist to this scenery and that is a beach without sand. This particular beach will be completed with foam and the location was designed so that both J’Ouvert troupe participants and bystanders had an afternoon filled with continued entertainment.

There were areas for relaxation mixed and blended seamlessly with play areas for kids. Vendors supplied food and drinks and there were performances on a stage by local artists and models.

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Private Jets Lined Up At St. Kitts Airport
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 29, 2010 (CUOPM)

Scores of private executive jets are using the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport for parking, Airport Operations Officer, Mr. Osbert Wilkins disclosed Wednesday.

He said most of the jets, which range from the Learjet 25 to the Executive 737, will be parked until early January 2011.

Their owners are either on St. Kitts, on Nevis or neighbouring St. Maarten. “Fifteen jets are parked on the tarmac as we speak. One of the jets is parked here while the owner took a helicopter to nearby St. Barth’s,” Wilkins told the Communications Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister (CUOPM) on Wednesday.

He said the increase in ececutive jets are not hampering the operation of the scheduled arrivals and departures by American Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airways, British Airways and LIAT.

SCASPA’s aim to provide a top-class service to passengers on executive jets when a world class Private Air Terminal Facility (FBO) at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport is completed.

Construction of the first phase of the $20 million project by Veling Limited in the southeast corner of the airport is to start during the first half of next year and will be completed in two phases over the next 10 years.

The architectural design of the FBO will reflect that of the Caribbean culture, while the interior will offer ultra-modern facilities and first-class services.

During the recent signing of the agreement between SCASPA and Veling, Prime Minister Douglas said the facility has become an important need, as there has been sustained and substantial increase in the use of the airport by Executives and celebrities using private aircraft services.

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