Last Updated on November 18, 2021, 3:35 AM AST by Anthony Morris
After a pause of over one year, St Kitts and Nevis is now fully packed with cruise ships. On Wednesday, three ships were docked at the Port Zante, with hundreds of tourists on board.
Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley said that the country must celebrate the achievement. He said the cruise ships arrival was made possible “due to real leadership”.
On Wednesday, a cruise ship also docked at the Charlestown Harbour.
“As Premier of Nevis, I celebrate the sight of a cruise ship in the Charlestown Harbour. It is a sight our taxi drivers and tour operators have not seen in nigh two years. I am told that we have 39 calls this year to Nevis.” said Brantley.
He added that on Tuesday, there were three mega-ships docked in Basseterre Harbour on sexy St Kitts. The excitement felt across the country as our economy awakens from its Covid induced slumber is palpable.
He gave out credits to Minister Lindsay Grant and other staff for their dedication.
Brantley said, “I wish, however, to be clear that the principal architect of the return of cruise to both St Kitts and Nevis and the person who has agitated for this for months is the Honourable Lindsay Fitzpatrick Grant. Of course, his team has done the work, and of course, constantly agitated been engaged and of course the Cabinet had to agree, but there was only one architect in chief, and that was Lindsay Grant.”
Brantley also gave out a message to people associated with the tourism sector, “If you are a taxi man or vendor or tour operator and you’re now making a dollar where for the last two years you made none, take a moment and say thanks to Lindsay because he worked tirelessly and agitated constantly to have cruise resume in St Kitts and Nevis.”
For my part, I say Thank You, and I pray that this early trickle of tourist dollars becomes a flood for our battered economy.
Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.
