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PHOTO of the DAY: Cruise Tourism on the move in the right direction!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Every day in the month of December 2023, there will be a cruise ship in port. Today, Wednesday, December 6, 2023, there are some six ships in the Territorial waters, namely at Virgin Gorda, Beef Island, Jost van Dyke (White Bay) and Road Town, the capital city.
VI must identify trends & demands of millennial cruise tourists– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) estimating that some 87% of millennials have indicated a willingness to cruise in 2022, Deputy Premier Hon Kye M. Rymer (R7) said the Virgin Islands must identify those millennial trends to cater to the demographic.
3 cruise ships cancel call to VI due to COVID-19 cases onboard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online indicates that the visit of at least two major cruise ships to the territory had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 positive cases onboard.
Persons interfacing with cruise passengers & crew ‘strongly' urged to vaccinate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) who interact with cruise ship crews and passengers are being ‘strongly' encouraged to get vaccinated or face twice-monthly COVID-19 tests, according to recently released Cabinet minutes.
Close to 38,000 travellers entered VI in recent months
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- In spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world and travel, just shy of 38,000 travellers entered the Virgin Islands in the past few months, with the bulk of that figure registered as visitors.
VI confirms 176 cruise calls @ 2021 Seatrade Cruise Global– Hon deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Junior Minister for Tourism, Hon Sharie B. deCastro (AL) has announced that the Virgin Islands (VI) has confirmed a total of 176 Cruise calls at the recent 2021 Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, Florida.
Cruise Ships allowed! Travel bubble will be in place
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will be welcoming cruise calls to its shores in a couple of weeks, now that amendments have been made to make entry easier for cruise ship passengers.
VI expecting first passenger cruise call on July 1, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) is expecting its first official cruise ship call since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 1, 2021, according to information coming out of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).
Domestic ferry operations return to RT Jetty on Sunday, June 13, 2021- BVIPA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Domestic passenger ferry operations, currently relocated to the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, will return to the Road Town Jetty this weekend, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has said.
Florida law banning COVID Passports for cruising could keep ships anchored
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Government House on Monday, June 7, 2021, announced that Governor Albert A. Bryan has sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron D. DeSantis asking him to reconsider legislation that bans cruise ships embarking from Florida ports from requiring proof of vaccination, an action Mr Bryan said contradicts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and would stifle the restart of the cruise industry.