TOBAGO sees a sharp rise in cruise calls!

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Tobago sees sharp rise in cruise calls

28th. July 2008

 

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Initiatives that give Tobago an opportunity to grow and prosper within the cruise industry

are moving ahead with the support and guidance of the Tobago House of Assembly.

 

Cruise brands including Celebrity, Fred. Olsen, Holland America, Ocean Village, Princess and Windstar

are expected to make 60 calls from October through April,

up from 34 calls in the 2007/08 season,

and carrying an estimated 100,000 passengers to the Southern Caribbean island.

 

‘Traffic is continuing to build,’ said Henry Yaniz, Tobago’s Miami-based cruise consultant.

‘We are well on our way to reaching our goal of making Tobago’s cruise business year-round instead of seasonal.’

 

The first step in putting Tobago on the map of large-ship lines began

with the completion of the $2.7m Scarborough Jetty expansion

to accommodate vessels as large as the Voyager class.

The island aims to develop more cruise business to stimulate its tourism-based economy.

The 2009/10 season is expected to generate $329m in cruise-related revenue.

 

Tobago is also expected to gain exposure

from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s annual conference and trade show

in late October, hosted by sister island Trinidad.