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Antigua Cruise Port is leading the charge in empowering the nation’s youth by sponsoring the 61st Annual Miss Jaycees Queen Show, an event that has made significant contributions to Antigua’s summer Carnival celebrations over many years. (more…)
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Cruise tourism in Antigua is showing no signs of slowing down. With the help of Celebrity Beyond and Norwegian Sky, Antigua Cruise Port set a new record on Thursday, May 9, by welcoming over 500,000 passengers since the beginning of the year. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port welcomed Valiant Lady of Virgin Voyages for her inaugural call on January 18, 2024. (more…)
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Antigua and Barbuda’s surging cruise industry is off to a very strong start so far in 2023, Caribbean Journal has learned. (more…)
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Seabourn Pursuit, an ultra-luxury ship made her way to Heritage Quay for her inaugural call Saturday morning. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port sponsored the National Public Library of Antigua & Barbuda’s Summer Reading Programme to support the development of young minds. (more…)
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Two cruise ships docked at Antigua Cruise Port on Wednesday, a rare occurrence for the summer months in the Eastern Caribbean. (more…)
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Disney Magic returned to Antigua Cruise Port for the first time for the year with over two thousand passengers. (more…)
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Over half a million cruise passengers visited Antigua during the winter season 2022/2023, an excellent performance for the industry which continues to rebound. (more…)
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It’s not something you see every day: on February 27, 2023, not one but three AIDA cruise ships moored in the port of St Johns on the Caribbean island of Antigua. (more…)
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Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed P&O Cruises Arvia for its homeporting operations with over 4,500 passengers. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port has confirmed that a luxury yacht owned by Emerald Cruises will homeport in Antigua in 2023. (more…)
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Ninety-two (92) Antiguans and Barbudans have been offered employment opportunities aboard Italian-owned Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) cruise vessels following a recently concluded job recruitment drive in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Investment. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port (ACP) launched its “Summer Cool” training program on June 15th to support the professional development of its team members and the growth of the port community. (more…)
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Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism and Investment The Honourable Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez was joined by Royal Caribbean Group, Vice President of Government Relations, Americas, Russell Benford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Royal Caribbean Group to bring thousands of job opportunities to the people of Antigua and Barbuda in June. (more…)
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Yesterday, February 08, 2022, signals the highest single day arrival not only since the commencement of Antigua Cruise Port, but in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. (more…)
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Despite previous reports that the country would welcome its first Oasis-class ship into St John’s before the end of 2021, that timeline is now highly unlikely. (antiguaobserver.com)
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Another momentous day to behold with the arrival of Silver Whisper of Silversea Cruises, Sky Princess of Princess Cruises and Britannia of P&O International on Sunday 14th November 2021, earmarks yet another great day as three cruise ships berthed in the St. John’s Harbour. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port (ACP) has announced that it will begin its upland development project by April 2022. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port welcomed Viking Orion on October 29th with a brief inauguration ceremony that included the participation of the Ministry of Tourism & Investment and the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA). (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port proudly launched its “Certified Cruise Port Ambassador” program in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Investment last week in preparation for the country’s cruising comeback. (more…)
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More than one year after the closure of Antigua Cruise Port due to the global shut down of the cruise industry, the management of the port, along with a contingent of Government officials, welcomed the Celebrity Cruises vessel “Celebrity Silhouette” on Saturday, April 17, 2021. (more…)
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Crystal continues to be at the forefront of the cruise industry’s return as the company announced that “Crystal Symphony” will sail a series of 15 10-night Luxury Caribbean Escapes round-trip from St. John’s, becoming the first ship ever to homeport in Antigua. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port has finalized negotiations P&O Cruises to homeport “Arvia”, currently under construction in Germany and that will join the P&O Cruises fleet in December 2022. (more…)
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With an existing cruise presence in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific regions, as well as commercial port operations in Turkey and Montenegro, its ambition is to turn Antigua and Barbuda into one of the top cruise destinations in the Caribbean. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port and Global Ports Holding (GPH) in collaboration with Destinations Together and the Antigua Tourism Authority recently hosted a well-attended webinar focused on the restart of cruise tourism and enhancing the visitor experience. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port and Global Ports Holding (GPH) recently donated a much-needed emergency response vehicle to Antigua & Barbuda Emergency Medical Services. The 2019 Toyota Noah, which will be used for this service, was purchased from local auto dealer, Harney Motors. (more…)
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Construction on the New Pier at Heritage Quay is moving full speed ahead despite brief delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
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While COVID-19 has impacted the destination’s tourism sector, Antigua and Barbuda officials say it is continuing to construct a fifth cruise berth, which will be ready at the beginning of the upcoming winter tourist season. (caribjournal.com)
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Royal Caribbean International and the government of Antigua and Barbuda, along with the assistance of the Consulate General of Antigua and Barbuda, have signed an agreement for the company’s first Royal Beach Club. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean International has announced its newest mission: delivering the ultimate beach day. The company said its first Royal Beach Club will launch in Antigua, along a half-mile of beachfront near Fort James. (more…)
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Global Ports Holding Plc (“GPH”), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that it begins cruise port operations in Antigua. This follows the signing of an agreement with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda on 1st February 2019. (more…)
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Less than one month after Carnival Cruise Line announced it was pulling its ships out of Antigua’s cruise port, officials have reached an agreement that will bring Carnival ships back to the island on new terms. (cruisecritic.com)
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More cruise lines cancel calls to the Caribbean cruise destination of Antigua after Carnival Cruise Line decided to stop all ship visits from later in the year. (cruisehive.com)
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President of the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association (ABCTA), Nathan Dundas, says the island could lose a significant amount of money as a result of the decision of the Florida-based Carnival Cruise Lines to cancel several schedule calls. (nationnews.com)
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Global Ports Holding Plc (“GPH” or “Group”), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that, following it signing of a Memorandum of Understanding which was announced on 9 November 2018, GPH has now signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for cruise port operations in Antigua on an exclusive basis. (more…)
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Barbuda next week will welcome its first cruise line since it was slammed last fall by Hurricane Irma: Windstar Cruises. The Wind Surf, the largest ship in the fleet, with capacity for 310 guests, will make nine biweekly calls to Barbuda in the 2018-2019 season starting with a Dec. 8 call. (travelweekly.com)
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Global Ports Holding (GPH) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to negotiate a long-term concession for cruise port operations for Antigua, including St. John’s cruise port. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cruise passenger arrivals continue to boom in Antigua and Barbuda, part of a concerted effort to turn the Eastern Caribbean port into one of the region’s leading cruise players. Cruise arrivals totaled 520,465 in Antigua through the end of August, according to tourism officials, a 17.8 percent growth rate compared to the same period in 2017. (caribjournal.com)
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Antigua and Barbuda is poised to receive 907,172 cruise ship visitors for this year. The Tourism Minister Asot Michael made the disclosure in a release to the media. (antiguaobserver.com)
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