St Kitts Is Expecting a Big Cruise Season
It’s one of the top cruise ports in the Caribbean: Port Zante, the popular stop on the island of St Kitts. (more…)
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St. Kitts Gears Up for Cruise Comeback
St. Kitts is reclaiming its position as a major cruise destination in the Eastern Caribbean following the pandemic. (more…)
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Another Top Caribbean Cruise Port Drops All Restrictions. Grand Cayman is the latest Caribbean nation to drop all travel restrictions, clearing the way for all cruise travelers to visit
Following a similar move made recently by the popular Caribbean destination of St. Kitts, the Cayman Islands have now dropped all pandemic-related restrictions for travelers. (more…)
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Celebrity Cruises Is Returning to St Kitts
One of the Caribbean’s leading cruise ports is continuing its comeback. Another major cruise ship is returning to St Kitts’ Port Zante, Caribbean Journal has learned. Celebrity Cruises’ “Celebrity Equinox” ship will make its official return to the island on Sept. 14. (caribjournal.com)
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Four ships docked at St. Kitts’ Port Zante for the first time ever
Continuing to set tourism and cruise records, four cruise ships docked at Port Zante today (Dec.16) for the first time in St. Kitts’ history, bringing a total of 10,629 cruise passengers to its shores with two of the ships moored at the newly constructed second cruise pier. (more…)
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New Multi-Million Cruise Pier Opens at Port Zante in St Kitts and Nevis
A new cruise pier has been completed at Port Zante in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, the government announced this week. The US$48-million project was financed via four local sources, of which US$5 million came from the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme. (more…)
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St. Kitts Hosts FCCA Operations Team
Off the heels two consecutive record-setting cruise seasons, Minister of Tourism the Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism and the St. Kitts Tourism Authority hosted the FCCA Operations Team on island for meetings with local cruise stakeholders on Monday, November 4 and with government officials on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 to discuss further development of the island’s cruise sector. (more…)
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St Kitts Seeing Continued Cruise Growth
St. Kitts and Nevis is seeing continued growth in its increasingly important cruise sector. The destination reports it is attracting more than one million passengers per season. “We are having bigger ships,” said Minister of Tourism, Lindsay Grant, speaking at the recent Prime Minister’s press conference. (caribjournal.com)
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St. Kitts Meets with Top Executives from Carnival Corporation
On the heels of a record-setting 2017-2018 cruise season, Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris in conjunction with Minister of Tourism The Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grantmet with top executives from Carnival Corporation & plc to discuss further development of the partnership between the destination and the cruise line. (more…)
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Cruise Passenger Arrivals Exceed 1 Million for the First Time in the St. Kitts’ History
The St. Kitts Tourism Authority and Ministry of Tourism are pleased to announce that St. Kitts received its millionth cruise passenger today, reaching the key number of arrivals that gives the island marquee port status for the first time in its history. (more…)
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St. Kitts and Nevis Celebrate Christmas Cruise Ship Boom
As was the case with Christmas Day, instead of the seven scheduled cruise ships expected to call on St. Kitts and Nevis on Boxing Day only five of them arrived on Tuesday. (winnfm.com)
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Historic day for cruise tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis as seven ships dock with 10,000 tourists
Friday was an extraordinary day for cruise tourism in St. Kitts, as never before has the federation seen seven cruise ships docked on the same day, bringing with them in the vicinity of 10,000 visitors. (thestkittsnevisobserver.com)
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Oceania Cruises’ Sirena Makes Inaugural Call To St. Kitts
Oceania Cruises’ MS Sirena alongside the Caribbean Princess on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Port Zante, St. Kitts
Oceania Cruises’ newest cruise ship, the MS Sirena, made its inaugural visit to St. Kitts on Wednesday, October 11, bringing more than 600 visitors to the island, who enjoyed the island’s beaches, tours and many attractions. (more…)
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St. Kitts Continues to Strengthen Partnerships with Cruise Lines
To ensure a stronger relationship with Royal Caribbean International, St. Kitts’ Minister of Tourism, International Trade, Industry and Commerce the Hon. Mr. Lindsay F.P. Grant., recently met with the CEO and President, Michael Bayley, when he visited the island onboard the Harmony of the Seas. (more…)
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St. Kitts may fall short of One million cruise passengers
The number of cruise passengers visiting St. Kitts in 2017 is anticipated to fall short of the one million mark this year according to Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant. (thestkittsnevisobserver.com)
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18 Cruise Ships To Call On St Kitts This Week
Eighteen (18) cruise ships with a total maximum capacity of more than 46,000 passengers will visit St. Kitts this week. Cruise ships will make a total of 391 calls to St. Kitts in this cruise season, with 16 new ships arriving here for the very first time. (winnfm.com)
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St. Kitts Welcomes Two Inaugural Cruise ship Calls
Two cruise ships will today (4 April) visit St. Kitts for the first time bringing more than 4,000 visitors to the island. (sknvibes.com)
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Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Makes Its Inaugural Call to St. Kitts
The world’s largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas, visited St. Kitts for the first time yesterday (March, 23), bringing more than 6,000 passengers. (more…)
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Nearly 9000 cruise ship passengers visit the Federation on Tuesday
The tourism industry in St. Kitts and Nevis continues to boom with three luxury cruise liners which docked at Port Zante today (February 02) bringing with them close to 9000 visitors. (sknvibes.com)
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Royal Caribbean Doubles Summer Port Calls to St. Kitts
Just after St. Kitts’ participation in the Cruise Shipping Miami conference, the Caribbean island of St. Kitts announces that it will receive calls from two of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class vessels during the 2016 summer season, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. (more…)
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St. Kitts ‘Makes Waves’ at Cruise Shipping Miami 2015
Throughout the event, St. Kitts was promoted as a premier Caribbean cruise destination with a wide variety of distinctive attractions that’s also capable of accommodating the world’s largest vessels. (sknvibes.com)
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