Port of Spain, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago has welcomed the primary cruise ship for the 2023-2024 cruise season. The vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, which has a passenger capability of 298 and was launched in February 2023, made its inaugural go to to Port of Spain on October eleventh, kicking off what guarantees to be a bumper season of cruise tourism with over 200,000 vacationers anticipated throughout each islands.
Minister of Tourism, Tradition and the Arts, Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, expressed his enthusiasm for the beginning of the season, highlighting its constructive impression on the economic system.
He said, “The arrival of the Seabourn Pursuit and the graduation of our 2023-2024 cruise season could have many constructive results for Trinidad and Tobago. Between Trinidad and Tobago ports now we have seen a 51% enhance in cruise passenger arrivals with a number of vessels and features visiting for the primary time. Over the last season, we noticed a mean customer spend of $43 US {dollars} per particular person, and we anticipate this season will additional increase our native companies and communities. This development in cruise calls and vacationer arrivals serve to underscore the boldness cruise traces have in our vacation spot and the enduring attraction of our choices.”
Welcome Seabourn Pursuit
Tourism Trinidad CEO Carla Cupid additionally shared her ideas, saying, “We’re delighted to welcome Seabourn Pursuit and all cruise guests to our shores as we embark on this new season. This is a crucial milestone, and we’re ready to offer distinctive experiences that showcase the perfect of Trinidad’s pure magnificence and cultural richness.”
This season holds particular significance because it follows an evaluation performed by the famend Aquila Middle for Cruise Excellence on the finish of the earlier season (2022-2023). The findings from this evaluation knowledgeable Tourism Trinidad Limited’s efforts to boost the cruise exercise in Trinidad and Tobago, guaranteeing that the nation meets and exceeds the expectations of our valued company.
Seabourn is one in all 5 new cruise traces that can be visiting throughout this season, together with Ex Polaris, Victoria Cruises, Silver Seas Cruises, and Salen Ship Administration Firm. Seabourn Pursuit’s first go to to Trinidad sees it travelling with passengers from 13 nations with the biggest contingents being from the US, UK and Canada.
Passengers eagerly booked excursions to Paramin, Caroni Swamp, Mt. St. Benedict and Angostura, with the biggest tour destined to Paramin.
The Ministry of Tourism, Tradition and the Arts, in collaboration with Tourism Trinidad, will embark on a rigorous information assortment train in the course of the cruise season. The initiative goals to raised perceive vacationer behaviour, decide customer spend, guarantee correct useful resource allocation, and frequently enhance the customer expertise, reinforcing Trinidad and Tobago’s dedication to sustainable and accountable tourism practices.
Port of Spain will see the biggest ever vessel to name on the Port of Port Spain, because the MSC Seaside is anticipated to dock on December 14th, with a capability of 5,119 passengers and 1,413 crew.
As we welcome the Seabourn Pursuit and the beginning of the 2023-2024 cruise season, we look ahead to the formal opening of the season on November 14th with the arrival of the Ruby Princess of the Princess Cruises line.
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