Last Updated on December 24, 2025, 1:17 AM AST by Anthony Morris
P&O Cruise will start home porting operations from St Kitts and Nevis will start from November 2027. The announcement of this development was made by Minister Marsha Henderson, who handles the responsibility for Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation et al.
The Minister also confirmed that the P&O is already selling cruises out of the island. To become a home porting destination for P&O, the Port of St Kitts will need to make several infrastructural developments in a short time. The Minister of Tourism has shared that they have a herculean task ahead of them to make significant infrastructural upgrades.
The officials have shared that in preparation of this mammoth development, St Kitts’ Port Zante will be undergoing major redevelopment. The efforts will include construction of a new, state-of-the-art international cruise terminal.
The Minister of Tourism has confirmed that the upgrades will help in improving the operational efficiency of the island nation. The officials have also committed that the initiative will making passenger flow more streamlined and improve overall embarkation and disembarkation process.
The officials have shared that the Port Zante will be able to handle a larger influx of tourists and larger vehicles. The officials have shared that upgraded terminal will support the influx of homeporting passengers.
The officials have shared that with the infrastructural development, St Kitts and Nevis will be poised and positioned to handle the demands of premium cruise lines . The island will also improve their position as a major destination for cruise passengers.
The ability of the island to handle an increased influx of passengers will also help the destination become a more preferred choice for the international partners and passengers.
The fact that St Kitts and Nevis is shifting to homeporting operations is proof that St Kitts and Nevis enjoys a very strong position in the Caribbean cruise network.
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