Around the Caribbean

SAINT LUCIA CRUISE PORT SETTLES OVER $17 MILLION of SLASPA DEBT

(Castries, Saint Lucia, July 24, 2024) – Saint Lucia Cruise Port (SLCP), the new operator of the cruise port at Port Castries, has settled outstanding cruise-related debts in the amount of over USD 17 million on behalf of the Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA). The substantial payment was a part of the terms of the cruise port management agreement made between the Government of Saint Lucia and Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, which was finalized in April. Saint Lucia Cruise Port is a subsidiary of Global Ports Holding.

NASSAU CRUISE PORT CELEBRATES UTOPIA OF THE SEAS’ INAUGURAL VISIT WITH BAHAMIAN FLAIR

[Nassau, Bahamas, July 24, 2024] — Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) pulled out all the stops to welcome Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas on its inaugural visit on Sunday July 21st.  Over 26,000 cruise passengers who sailed into Nassau aboard six ships including Utopia of the Seas, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Sunshine, Disney Fantasy, Carnival Freedom and Allure of the Seas, joined in the day’s festivities as they poured into downtown Nassau.