Nevis News

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 4TH 2006 (CUOPM)
The 2006/2007 Cruise Ship Season, which will bring some 200,000 passengers to St. Kitts, moves into high gear this week with the arrival of nine ships between Tuesday and Saturday.

According to information obtained from the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority, just over 27,000 cruise passengers visited St. Kitts and Nevis in October and November, with three ships bringing 3,576 passengers in October and 23,513 passengers from 18 calls in November.

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A high level team of officials who visited St. Kitts on Tuesday 27th November, on the last leg of an extensive ICC CWC Venue Tour, have left the island singing high praises for the state of readiness of the Warner Park Stadium and the two practice venues at Conaree and Cayon, just outside of the capital Basseterre.
 
In the words of the Chief Executive and Managing Director of the ICC CWC, Mr. Chris Dehring, the Warner Park Stadium, “Pound for Pound”, must be rated the best he has seen in the Caribbean, during what has been a hectic thirteen day inspection swing throughout the nine host venues.
 
The ICC CWC Chief Executive made his views known during a Press Briefing, shortly after the team of experts had completed their assessment of all functional areas, including the Pitch & Field, Cricket Operations, Media & Broadcasting, Accreditation, Venue Development, Security, Safety and other critical areas. Mr.Dehring told members of the media that the people of St. Kitts & Nevis have a great stadium and they should be proud of their achievement and their success in putting on an impressive show for the inspectors. He cautioned however, that the Local Organizing Committee, LOC, should not relax their efforts, but instead should make a strong push to follow through on the minor but important areas that demand attention.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 22, 2006)
Tourism officials on Nevis are looking forward to a busy 2006-2007 Cruise season. According to the Nevis Tourism Authority’s (NTA) 2006-2007 Cruise Schedule, the island is expected to receive 57 cruise ship visits, four of which will make their inaugural call.
 
Ms. Helen Kidd Chief Executive Officer of the Nevis Tourism Authority told the Government Information Service in a recent interview that Easy Cruise.Com from England with a capacity of 170 passengers is expected to call on Nevis from December 14th; the Lili Marleen with a capacity of 50 will visit on January 12, 2007; the Silver Wind on February 18th, 2007 with a capacity of 296 and  the MV Coral, which is expected for the World Cup Cricket tournament, with a capacity of 676 will visit from April 03, 2007.
 
She said the NTA had also enjoyed success in attracting the lucrative private yachting market to Nevis since mid 2006. However, work was ongoing in conjunction with other Nevis Island Administration departments in an effort to market Nevis as a yacht friendly destination.

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CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 21, 2006)
A group of top travel agents from the United Kingdom will leave Nevis on Tuesday November 21, 2006, following a four day visit to Nevis with the compliments of British Airways. While on the island, the group was hosted by the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA).
 
Ms Helen Kidd, the Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, in an interview with the Government Information Service (GIS) on November 18, 2006 at a mini Market Place at the Mount Nevis Hotel, said it was important for the agents to see the best Nevis had to offer. She said it was important to remember that these travel agents dealt with independent travellers rather than persons who bought travel packages.
 
She said the agents visit had been organised during Nevis attendance at the World Travel Market held in London in November 2005.

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