Cruise Ships

Queen Victoria Cruise Passengers To Be Greeted By Statue

Queen Victoria Statue - Basseterre, St. Kitts

Queen Victoria Statue – Basseterre, St. Kitts
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
July 17, 2008 (CUOPM)

Passengers on the 90,000 tonne Queen Victoria will see a statue in her honour when they disembark from the Cunard liner named in her honour.

The Queen Victoria, which has a capacity of 2010 passengers, will dock at Port Zante on December 20th on its inaugural call to St. Kitts – Nevis during its 22-day Caribbean Holiday Cruise.

“Dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria erected by the people of St. Kitts A.D. 1902,” is engraved on the monument erected in her memory at the round-a-bout at Baker’s Corner. Its original home was at the round-a-bout near the Cardin Home but was relocated to its present site in the late 1960’s.

The Queen Victoria begins its Caribbean Holiday Cruise in Southampton, England on December 11th and will spend a total of 13 days at sea while visiting Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, Madeira and Vigo in Spain before returning to Southampton, England on January 2nd 2009.

Cunard’s sister Ships, the Queen Mary 2 and QE2 have visited St. Kitts on previous occasions.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Wins For Most Improved Port

Port Zante - St. Kitts - Nevis

Port Zante – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
June 30, 2008 (CUOPM)

The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) has been awarded the Novaport Cup by the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC).

The Novaport Cup is given to the St. Kitts – Nevis facility for being the most improved performer among regional ports for 2007.

According to PMAC, the St. Christopher Air and Seaports Authority received the award based on the high level of improved efficiency as well as for the implementation of systems to enhance its operations, the training of personnel and profitability.

“This is really a surprise…but we are happy to be recognised for our efforts to improve the efficiency and profitability of our operations in St. Kitts,” Port Manager Mr. Roosevelt Trotman is reported to have said on receiving the Novaport Cup, which is presented annually to the most improved port among PMAC members.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Tourism Strategy Garners Results

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
April 09, 2008 (SKNIS)

The forecast by the Caribbean World Travel and Tourism Council that St. Kitts and Nevis will register the second highest tourism growth in the region of 5.6 percent, has been welcomed by local officials who stress that efforts must continue to consolidate the gains.

This week, Unoma Allen, Corporate Communications Manager of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, appeared on SKNIS’ radio magazine programme, Perspectives and noted that the expansion of services with American Airlines and the newly formed relationship with Delta Airlines operating from Atlanta has yielded satisfactory results.

“This sort of information [comes] from the efforts that have been taking place over prior years and what we are doing now,” she stated. “Our destination is now open to many more people and as you’ve heard time and time again, Atlanta is the largest international airline hub in the world.”

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The Cruise Ship Regatta Visits St. Kitts – Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
March 19, 2008 (CUOPM)

The 671-passenger vessel “Regatta” was berthing Wednesday at Port Zante after ground swells made it unsafe to make its scheduled call to Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands.

According to the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority, the Regatta “arrived at the Pilot Station this morning at 6:45 and was successfully berthed by one of SCASPA’s  pilots with the assistance of the Berthing Officer.”

Head, Corporate Affairs and Public Relations, Delcia Bradley-King said SCASPA’s Marine Department was contacted on Tuesday and indicated to the agents that the cruise ship could be accommodated.

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