New Grand Turk Downtown Welcome Center?!?

[lopat08865]

"Located at the southeast corner of Front Street and Market Street in

downtown Grand Turk, the new Welcome Center will encompass a cluster

of buildings totaling more than 23,000 square feet of air-conditioned

space, including a restaurant/lounge, various shopping outlets, and a

tourist information office. Construction is scheduled to be completed

by the end of the year (2011)."

 

Anybody know if this is built and operational?

 

[ From here http://cruisediva.blogspot.com/2011/07/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-new.html ]

 

[ Also mentioned here http://carnival-news.com/2011/07/18/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-new-3-million-grand-turk-welcome-center/ ]

 

 

Here's a depiction I found from Carnival [sorry it's so huge; I tried to insert a smaller pdf but it may only work as a link?]

 

GTWelcomeCtr75.pdf

[2 cruzen]

If it's where the M'ville is - YES

[NCTribeFan]

The one by Margaritaville would be the Cruise Ship Center.

 

This map of historic downton...

 

http://www.grandturkcc.com/islandinformation/map---historic-downtown.aspx

 

...shows a location for Tourist Information at Market & Front streets, so that makes me think that it may be open. I won't be there until the end of October, and I'm not sure I'll be in town.

 

You could always send an email to the address at the bottom of this page...

 

http://www.grandturkcc.com/islandinformation/fact-sheet.aspx

[theverro]

If you look at google maps satellite, there appears to be a building in the same spot where the Grand Turk map is showng the "tourist information" centre. So my guess would be yes that it's up and running.

[islandhop2009]

NCTribeFan - You are exactly correct. The Welcome Center is in town and Margaritaville is at the cruise center (south end of the island). The Welcome Center is diagonally across the street from the Tourist Board. The Welcome Center has been built, but to my knowledge, no tenants are operating in the Welcome Center as yet.