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FCCA commits to returning cruise ships to VI for longer stays
FLORIDA, USA – President of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Ms Michelle Paige following a meeting with Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has committed to having the Virgin Islands (VI) be one of the first recipients of cruise ships in the region.
7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says with about 7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 when the territory re-opens, businesses and others in the Virgin Islands who are fully vaccinated (VI) will reap the most benefits.
Cruise ships requesting vaccinated taxi drivers, businesses - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that the cruise ships coming to the territory in June 2021, will be coming with fully vaccinated passengers and crews and, as such, will only be supporting businesses and taxi drivers that are vaccinated.
Passenger cruise calls to VI resume June 2021- BVIPA
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- Cruise ships with passengers will resume calling to the [British] Virgin Islands from June 2021, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) announced today, March 19, 2021.
Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships to return Feb 11, 2021 for warm lay-ups
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas departed the Virgin Islands on February 6, 2021, and Rhapsody of the Seas will leave today, February 7, 2021, after a month of warm lay-ups at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.
Crew members on cruise ships ‘will not be allowed to disembark’- BVIPA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Crew members onboard cruise ships in the territory for warm layups will not be allowed to disembark the vessels.
Cruise ships & cargo vessels scrapped for $$ as pandemic continues
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- With the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing, the number of cruise liners and cargo ships appearing at sites to be scrapped in the recycling market this year has grown. The growth is owing to cruise liners' and cargo ship operators' need to turn grounded vessels into cash.
USVI ports could reopen to cruise ships as early as January 2021
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- US Virgin Islands (USVI) residents, especially those in St Thomas, may soon see cruise ships at ports of call again, as the once bustling cruise tourism operation that sustained many livelihoods on the island see some revival in the next few months.
First cruise ship expected in VI this month for ‘warm lay-up’- Vance M. Lewis
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- After more than 6 months absence, the sight of a cruise ship in port in the Virgin Islands will be realised this month-end, providing everything goes as plan. This is according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tortola Pier Park Limited (TPPL), Mr Vance M. Lewis.
Cruise ships can set sail in November following White House ruling
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON DC, USA- Cruise ships will be free to set sail again early November if they so choose, following a White House order that scrapped a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to extend the no-sail order to mid-February 2021.
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