Port briefing

St Kitts

Boost in cruise figures

Cruise passenger arrivals continue to increase at Port Zante in Basseterre, St Kitts.

During the 2014/15 season St Kitts is expected to welcome 1 million cruise passengers for the first time – an increase of more than 30 per cent over the previous season. It represents a growth of some 500 per cent over the past eight years.

The growth has been helped by the scheduled six calls from Royal Caribbean’s new ‘Quantum of the Seas’ as well as the return of Disney Cruise Line for the first time since 2009.

Bermuda

New marina

Bermuda’s Fairmont Hamilton Princess resort has just opened a new 59 berth marina as part of a US$ 90 million redevelopment of the iconic property.
It will be the only full-service marina in Bermuda with integrated pump-out facilities and custom-metered electricity and water.

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