GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – 4-time American Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross lately expressed sturdy help for growing new cruise berthing amenities within the Cayman Islands, highlighting the necessity for improved infrastructure to boost the journey expertise for cruise passengers.
Throughout her first go to to Grand Cayman earlier this month, as a part of the 2025 Love and Harmony reggae music cruise, the Jamaica-born monitor and subject athlete shared her expertise in a video message.
“I’m so excited to be right here for the primary time. It’s so lovely [and I] can’t consider it’s taken me this lengthy to get right here,” Richards-Ross mentioned in a video. “There was only one small factor … we stopped right here within the Cayman Islands and needed to take a ferry.”
Richards-Ross spoke candidly in regards to the frustrations of the present tendering course of, which might require passengers to attend in lengthy strains to return to their cruise ship. She described the expertise as “nuts,” including that it created pointless anxiousness for vacationers.
“There needs to be a greater manner,” she mentioned. “I hear you guys have a vote arising. If I had been you, I’d vote ‘sure’ [to cruise berthing facilities]. I believe it should assist enhance tourism. Many individuals are excited to come back [to the Cayman Islands], and it could take away some anxiousness. Vote ‘sure’ to the pier.”
Richards-Ross echoes lots of the sentiments expressed by The Affiliation for Cruise Tourism within the Cayman Islands (ACT). The group has been actively advocating for cruise berthing amenities main as much as the April 30 referendum and common elections.
“Vacationers like Sanya Richards-Ross take discover of the Cayman Islands’ lack of cruise infrastructure day by day,” mentioned Ellio Solomon, ACT’s Govt Program Supervisor. “That hinders the vacation spot’s tourism business and, because of this, financial sustainability. Whereas different Caribbean locations are experiencing record-breaking cruise arrivals, the Cayman Islands’ numbers are deeply declining. The April 30 vote presents a crucial alternative to reverse that development.”
ACT encourages the general public to be taught extra about its efforts to strengthen the Cayman Islands cruise business and its affect on the nation’s economic system by visiting actcayman.com.
