Antigua and Barbuda: Six cruise ships docked at St John’s concurrently and elevated enterprise for the taxi drivers, store homeowners, avenue distributors, tour guides, and hoteliers who welcomed over 9,570 passengers. With these vessels, the cruise arrivals for 2024 are anticipated to achieve the 400,000 mark which is a brand new document for Antigua and Barbuda.
The 4 vessels named Seabourn Quest, Marella Voyager, Britannia, and Norwegian Viva graced the shores of Heritage Quay Port with hundreds of passengers. However, two vessels comparable to Sea Dreamer and Royal Clipper docked on the Falmouth Harbour port.
The six cruise ships created abuzz in St John’s and enhanced the enterprise sector which is operated by the cruise arrivals. The taxi drivers on the ports have supplied transport to the vacationers to make them attain their key hotspots that have been booked within the pre-packaged excursions.
The vacationers at these ports additionally purchased issues from the store homeowners, tasted the genuine delicacies from the eating places, and booked tour guides to reinforce their journey experiences. The road distributors showcased the true essence of Antigua and Barbuda with the outlining of the wealthy cultural choices.
Notably, Barbuda is all set to welcome the Sirena cruise ship over the weekend which can carry over 600 passengers. The vessel will likely be marked as the most important ship to ever go to the sister island.
The cruise season 2023/2024 has remained an amazing success for Antigua and Barbuda because the ports welcomed a number of vessels on the similar time a number of instances. This was the second time for the arrival of the six cruise ships because the vacation spot welcomed the identical on March 12, 2024.
On the day, a complete of 15,808 passengers arrived in Antigua and Barbuda with ships comparable to Enchanted Princess, Costa Serena, Aida Perla, Explorer of the Seas, and Sea Dream II. The primary 5 ships docked at Antigua Cruise Port, whereas the sixth one arrived at Falmouth Harbour.
As per the tourism authority, Antigua and Barbuda is anticipated to welcome over 800,000 passengers by the top of December 2024.
With the arrival of such an enormous variety of vacationers, Antigua and Barbuda made historical past, and it was achieved on the finish of a profitable homeporting season. Antigua Cruise Port additionally acquired 4 homeport requires P & O Cruises Arvia and twenty total thus far. The season will finish with twenty-seven homeport calls.
Notably, throughout the identical interval, Antigua and Barbuda welcomed six cruise ships over the past yr’s cruise season. Ships comparable to AIDAdvia, Celeb Millennium, Costa Pacifica, Seabourn Quest, and Marella Discovery docked at St John’s, and the sixth ship Royal Clipper, docked at Falmouth Harbour.
So far, Antigua Cruise Port recorded 309 transit calls and reached 32 calls greater than throughout the identical interval final season.
