BASSETERRE: Four ships brought a midweek tourism surge to St. Kitts on Tuesday, with SCASPA crediting the arrivals for bringing “vibrant energy” to the island’s cruise sector.
Port Zante was a hive of activity Tuesday as four cruise ships delivered a combined 7,795 passengers to St. Kitts, underscoring the island’s growing stature as a premier Caribbean cruise destination.
The St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) confirmed the arrivals, noting that the day’s traffic added what it described as “vibrant energy to the cruise tourism experience in St. Kitts.”
Leading the day in passenger numbers was Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas, which sailed in from St. Lucia carrying 4,203 passengers — more than half the day’s total. The vessel later departed for San Juan, Puerto Rico, en route back to its home port of Cape Liberty Bayonne, New Jersey.
AIDA Cruises’ AIDAblu arrived from Antigua with 2,147 guests before continuing on to St. Maarten. The ultra-luxury Seven Seas Grandeur brought 697 passengers from Martinique and sailed onward to St. Barths, while MSC’s Explora II rounded out the quartet, departing for San Juan after arriving from St. Barths with 748 guests aboard.
Tuesday’s figures reflect a sustained wave of cruise arrivals that has kept Port Zante among the busiest ports in the Eastern Caribbean this season. SCASPA continues to monitor and report on daily ship movements as the industry tracks passenger numbers through the peak winter-spring cruise period.
Source: St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)
