Adventure of the Seas to Dock in Port Castries in 2002 |
Thursday, August 30, 2001
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Tourism officials are excited over the news that come April 2, 2002, one of the
world’s largest cruise vessels Adventure of the Seas will make its maiden
voyage to St. Lucia.
The
Eagle Class vessel accommodates close to three thousand five hundred passengers
and has a crew of two thousand. The vessel will make weekly calls to Port
Castries for one year and will dock at Pointe Seraphine.
Agents
for the ship, Cox and Company, together Ministry of Tourism representatives say
all is in place to accommodate a vessel of that size, although some dredging
work at the mouth of the harbour will have to take place.
The
Engle Class vessels are extremely popular with cruise tourists around the world
and features a wide variety of amenities not found on other lines like
ice-skating and rock climbing.
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