Two new cruise ships will be sailing into Dominica’s ports on Wednesday as part of the ongoing 2012/2013 cruise season.
MV Saga Sapphire of Saga Cruises will drop anchor at the Woodbridge Bay Port. This is the first of two calls that the ship will make to Dominica during the season.
MV Aida Luna of Aida Cruises will berth at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth on the first of nine calls that the ship will make to Dominica during the season.
MV Saga Sapphire is 658 feet long with a Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) of 37,301. The passenger capacity is 752, with 415 crew members.
The ship is scheduled to sail to Antigua before calling in at Dominica. From Dominica it sails to St. Lucia.
MV Aida Luna is 827 feet long with a GRT of 69,203. The Passenger capacity is 2100, with 607 crew members.
The ship is expected to arrive in Dominica from Antigua and from here it moves on to Barbados.
Cruise tourism is considered a major component of Dominica’s tourism sector.
A total of 297,626 cruise passengers (194 cruise ship calls) visited Dominica during the 2011/2012 cruise ship season., according to statistics from the Discover Dominica Authority.
Approximately 159 cruise ships are expected to call at Dominica during the 2012/2013 season, bringing nearly 229,526 visitors to the island.
tourism sector start falling now, the leaders dem went to miami to beg carnival to come back
we want our agriculture sector back
Oh now I figure
So the passengers are allowed to organize their own tours while our locals are sidelined. Carnival want us to reserve all our premium sites just for their guests while the locals are being sidelined.
So all we deserve is de end of de stick.
Seriously though, when u finish push us locals out of de business there won’t be much of a business left to boast about. When u doing ur articles for de international markets locals won’t be interviewed as part of de experience they will look for Piper, Nassief and Aird to be de true representatives of what DA have to showcase.
All u really know how to make de local people, natives of this country, feel worthless
u see we to fast to cry just pray and mark time and let God do his work ………….one cruise ship end its visit we getting two new ones God is good
While i wish the tourist industry improve,Do something about improving the Welcome site please.pay off those who have unused building in the city,and beautify the city befor it get worse.
Tourism is everybody’s business.
Get your fact correct DNO..
THE AIDA LUNA was here on the Nov 14th.
Well observed! Saga have been here before also, of course. Unfortunately we will not see the Saphire again till next Feb. 5 and then its sister ship the Ruby next year Dec.
This is good news. We must work to maintain their interest. Let us start with our attitudes to our physical environment.
Wat for the government to do now is go and check the children in Morocco Allu send to study dere, Poor living condition and some of dem doh even get school yet……..
Saga.
Well I hope everyone dealing with passengers is up to date with CPR, SAGA ships are retirees only. Aida, will they be using their own bikes for cycling tours as we seem to be allowing this till one person gets killed. Then it’s our fault not theirs.
You are right Nudibranch, Saga is an English outfit for old-age-pensioners and Aida Luna is a german package- tour ship. Anyway, beggars can not be chosers and they are welcome to enjoy their time with us, even if thier pockets are not deep.
Ok? So did the ministry of tourism clean up their affairs ? We have a reputable united front with integrity representing the Nature Isle now? Just asking. If not these infrequent calls will not amount to much for Dominica.