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More than 425,000 passengers expected
Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Oct. 10, 2007 -- (CUOPM) –
The 2007/2008 Cruise Ship Season which officially begins next week is
set to be the best ever in the history of the industry.
Over 425,000 cruise ship passengers are expected be on board the cruise
liners which will either berth at Port Zante or the Deep Water Port or
drop anchor in the Basseterre Roadstead.
According to the 2007/2008 Cruise Ship Itinerary released by the St.
Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) an estimated 426,302
cruise passengers should visit St. Kitts during the months of October
2007 to July 2008.
March is expected to be the best month with 81,013 passengers 42 ship
calls; October sees 12,866 passengers from 6 ship calls; 54,453
passengers are expected in November on board 26 ship calls; 63,943
passengers are expected on board 34 ship calls in December, January
lists a total of 68,038 passengers on board 35 cruise ship calls; while
54,320 passengers are expected on board 27 ship calls in February and
33,357 passengers on board 19 ship calls in April.
Although the 2007/2008 Cruise Ship Season officially ends in April, the
Carnival Destiny which is calling all-year-round will make six calls
with 13,394 passengers in May; 10,568 passengers in June, 13,210
passengers from five calls in July, and 10,568 passengers in August and
a similar number from four calls in September.
Including St. Kitts on their itinerary for the first time are the
2,680-passenger Carnival Miracle; the 2,388-passenger Ocean Village II;
the 3,100-passenger Emerald Princess; the 3,840-passenger Explorer of
the Seas; the 1,800-passenger Legend of the Seas; the 2,642-passenger
Carnival Destiny; the 1,050-passenger Balmoral; the 1200-passenger
Artemis and the 198-passenger Le Diamant.
Returning to Port Zante are the 1,950-passenger Sea Princess; the
3,500-passenger Crown Princess; the 2,500-passenger Norwegian Dawn; the
2,600-passenger Queen Mary; the 2,020-passenger Empress of the Seas;
the 1,975-passenger Aurora; the 2,450-passenger Constellation; the
2,272-passenger Oceana; the 1100-passeger Crystal Serenity; the
1906-passenger Queen Elizabeth II; the 1,975-passenger Oriana the
2,020-passenger Crystal Harmony; the 1,848-passenger Westerdam; the
1,870-passenger Galaxy; the 2,388-passenger Arcadia.
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