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St Kitts Reports Good Growth in Cruise Tourism
2010-07-30 22:09:11 by
In a press release from the St Kitts Tourism Authority, the agency forecasts cruise visitor arrivals to increase by more than 20% in the upcoming October 2010 - September 2011 cruise ship season.
?It is a significant achievement for St. Kitts to be able to forecast a fourth year of arrivals growth for the upcoming season,? Senator Ricky Skerritt, St. Kitts & Nevis Minister of State for Tourism and International Transport, said. ?If all goes well, we should reach the 600,000 arrivals mark by September 2011, and this would represent a 200% increase in just 5 years since reaching the 200,000 mark for the first time in 2006.?
Skerritt continued, "St. Kitts also wants to grow on-shore expenditure by the ships? crew, whose numbers are expected to exceed 200,000 next season; bringing a total of more than 800,000 potential cruise customers to Port Zante.? The addition of RCCL?s Serenade of the Seas, which will call fortnightly at Port Zante on Tuesdays from May 2011, will also help increase the numbers.
?It is a significant achievement for St. Kitts to be able to forecast a fourth year of arrivals growth for the upcoming season,? Senator Ricky Skerritt, St. Kitts & Nevis Minister of State for Tourism and International Transport, said. ?If all goes well, we should reach the 600,000 arrivals mark by September 2011, and this would represent a 200% increase in just 5 years since reaching the 200,000 mark for the first time in 2006.?
Skerritt continued, "St. Kitts also wants to grow on-shore expenditure by the ships? crew, whose numbers are expected to exceed 200,000 next season; bringing a total of more than 800,000 potential cruise customers to Port Zante.? The addition of RCCL?s Serenade of the Seas, which will call fortnightly at Port Zante on Tuesdays from May 2011, will also help increase the numbers.