Cruise Tourism on St Kitts and Nevis Islands

2009-11-09 21:01:57 by

The parade of cruise ships to St. Kitts? Port Zante for November has begun, with the visit of the 92,000-ton Norwegian Jewel of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). It was the first time that the Bahamas-registered cruise vessel, which has a passenger capacity of 2,376 passengers and a crew of 1,100 has visited St. Kitts.

According to information from the Marine Division of the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA), a total of 24 ships with an estimated capacity of 52,000 passengers are scheduled to berth on 25 cruise ship days in November.

Cruise tourism pumped US$44 million or EC$118 million into the St. Kitts and Nevis economy during the 2008/2009 cruise year, according to a study by the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. St. Kitts and Nevis led 24 of the 29 destinations in terms of average expenditure per cruise passenger of US$99.41 or EC$268.40.

We welcome the crews and cruise travellers and hope they will stop by our Coldwell Banker office to discuss real estate opportunities.