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Cruise Tourists at Port Zante
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
December 11, 2011 (CUOPM)

Friday’s visit by two Carnival Cruise Line ships ended another good week for stakeholders with the visit of a total of nearly 19,000 visitors.

The Carnival Victory and the Carnival Miracle which berth on Friday brought the number of visits by ships in that week to 10 – including an unscheduled call of the small 180-passenger Le Levant.

The 2,680-passenger Miracle arrived from St. Lucia with 2,179 passengers and later sailed for Florida, while the 3,050- passenger Victory which also arrived from St. Lucia docked with 3,167 passengers and later went on to nearby St. Maarten.

The 5,346 passengers on both Carnival ships brought the number of passengers for last week to 18,753.

Adding the 22,374 passengers that visited in the first week of December, the number for the month so far stands at 41,127 passengers.

Figures from the Marine Department of the St. Christopher and Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) reveal some 75,000 cruise passengers visited Port Zante in the month of November.

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Azamara Cruise Ship

Charlestown,Nevis
November 29, 2011

Azamara Journey Cruise Ship, a product of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is scheduled to visit Nevis on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 and Tourism Officials on Nevis have announced a change to a major traffic route in Charlestown.

According to Tourism Marketing Officer in the Ministry of Tourism Miss Tamica Lawrence, the move will be made to accommodate the vessel’s visit. She apologised to the public for any inconvenience the alteration may cause and spoke to the change.

“The Ministry of Tourism regrets to inform the general public that the entrance to Prince Williams Street, going towards the Bay Front will be closed to accommodate the cruise ship,” she said.

The Azamara Journey is scheduled to call on Nevis from 8:00 am and is expected to depart at 5:00 pm.

Meantime, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line representatives boast of the Azamara Journey as a traditional cruise experience in an intimate environment. With only 694 guests and one staff member for every two guests onboard, the vessel offers comfortable, sophisticated and upscale surroundings in addition to a personalized service afforded to all passengers.

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Tourists Shopping at Port Zante
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
November 28, 2011 (CUOPM)

Stakeholders in the cruise industry in St. Kitts on Monday welcomed the 116,000-ton passenger MS Ventura when it berth on Monday with over 3,000 passengers.

The P&O cruise liner with a capacity of 3,100 passengers arrived from St. Masrten with 3,083 passengers bringing to just over 6,700 passengers visiting Sunday and Monday.

The Ventura, the largest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises, is on its second call for the 2011/2012 season and five more calls are scheduled.

The Ventura is also the sister ship of the MS Azura which visits on Saturday. The Azura visited on November 9th with five more calls are planned for the rest of the Season.

The visit Monday by the MS Ventura with 3,083 passengers brings to three, the number of cruise ships berthing for the week with a total of 6,793 visitors.

On Sunday, the 450-passenger Seabourne Quest made its maiden visit. It arrived from Puerto Rico with 426 passengers before departing for Bequia.

The 3,840-passenger Explorer of the Seas arrived on Sunday with 3,290 passengers and 1191 crew from Antigua and departed for the United States.

Most of the 3,740 passengers went on sightseeing tours and indulged in other activities.

The second Royal Caribbean International cruise line ship, the 3,114-passenger Adventure of the Seas is scheduled to visit on Tuesday, followed by another Vision Class ship, the 3,840-passenger Navigator of the Seas on Wednesday. Also visiting Wednesday is the 255-passenger Royal Clipper.

The 2,224 passenger Norwegian Dawn and the 180-passenger Star Clipper berths on Thursday; the 3,050-passenger Carnival Victory on Friday and the 3,597-passenger Azura on Saturday.

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