It’s just been announced that St Kitts expects visitor numbers to grow for the fifth consecutive years, and arrivals from cruise ships are expected to increase by more than 20% between October 2011 and September 2012.
The announcement was made by Senator Ricky Skerritt who is Minister of Tourism and International Transport as he was addressing a local cruise stakeholder’s launch for next year's cruise ship schedule, which took place at the St Kitts Marriot resort.
He pointed out that it was a significant achievement for the island to the be able to forecast a fifth consecutive year of arrivals growth for the cruise ship season, and that by assessing current bookings they have been able to forecast but more than 650,000 visitors would arrive by September next year.
Skerritt said that the cruise ship sector would only continue to thrive if passengers enjoyed the quality of the visitor experience. The launch was also attended by tour operators, primate petting vendors, taxi operators, hair braiders, craft vendors and watersports operators.
The fact that more luxury cruise ships are choosing to stop at the island has to be good news for property owners here, as some of those visitors may well choose to holiday on the island at a later date. St Kitts has undergone significant improvements during the last few years, and has a lot to offer tourists, and the area around Frigate Bay is especially nice. There are a number of high-end resorts here designed to appeal to discerning tourists looking for something a little different from the better-known Caribbean islands.
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