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Julita Peter
Thursday, May 26, 2004 – Two local tourism tour operators, Cox and
Company Ltd and the Soufriere Estate have been honoured by the cruise liner Dawn
Princess for their services during its season here in St. Lucia. The award
ceremony was held on board Dawn’s sister vessel Golden Princess which has begun
making calls to St. Lucia, replacing the Dawn Princess.
Cox and company Ltd. a second time Dawn Princess honouree received the Low
Volume tour season or Caribbean Pirates Extravaganza Award, whilst the High
volume tour of the season awards went to the Soufriere Estate’s Diamond
Botanical Gardens Water Fall and Mineral Baths.
The low volume tour has been one of the best successes for Cox and Company,
which hopes will augur well for the upcoming cruise season. Accepting the award
Managing Director of Cox and Company Ltd., Matthew Beaubrun said this comes as a
result of the hard work from dedicated staff members.
“I would like to thank princess cruises for having confidence in us. It just
means that if we work at improving our products, we can win more and more awards
for St. Lucia. I want to congratulate everybody involved in developing and
making sure that the product remains at a high standard,” Mr. Beaubrun said.
A Spokesperson for the Golden Princess noted that because the vessel had not
been to the ports of call before, it was nice knowing that they were actually
dealing with tour operators who are winning these awards. “It gives us the
confidence and assurance that we are dealing with the right company, especially
one that deals with so many of our tours from one port,” she said.
The Golden Princess, which measures 951 feet in length was built in Italy at a
cost of US$450 million dollars and has a passenger capacity of 2,600. The
17-deck vessel has a speed of 22 knots and will be making weekly calls to St.
Lucia.
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