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Ensuring readiness for multiple cruise ship days
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) advises residents and visitors of upcoming multiple ship days that will bring an increased number of cruise passengers to the territory.
Premier Wheatley slams ‘deliberate opposition mis-information’ on tourism stats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Premier of the Virgin Islands (VI) and Minister for Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), addressing concerns raised by Opposition Members about the state of the tourism industry, dismissed it as outright ‘misinformation’ during a comprehensive and fiery rebuttal in the House of Assembly's (HoA) Budget Debate for the proposed spending by the administration for 2025.
Gov’t ‘disappointed’ VI featured in Fodor's No List 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Virgin Islands (VI) has been seeing record numbers of cruise tourism visitors in 2024, not everyone is happy about it and their public disapproval of the increase in cruise tourism under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government has now caused the VI to receive negative reviews on a popular travel blog- Fodor’s No List 2025.
2025 cruise tourism numbers projected to beat all records- Hon Kye M. Rymer
MIAMI, Florida, USA– 2025 cruise tourism numbers in the Virgin Islands are projected to break historical records, according to Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5).
VI renews FCCA Presidential Strategic Partnership for 2025
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) has announced that the Virgin Islands (VI) has renewed its FCCA Presidential Strategic Partnership for 2025 with more cruise arrival numbers forecasted for 2024 and beyond.
Cruise passengers ‘need to pay their fair share’ of environmental levy- Hon Flax-Charles
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Arguing that the cruise ship sector has one of the “greatest impacts” on the environment, the Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL), has said cruise ship passengers must be made to pay the Environmental and Tourism Levy.
‘BVI Sign’ @ Pier Park was popular request from cruise passengers– Vance M. Lewis
WICKHAM'S CAY, Tortola, VI- CEO of the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP) Mr Vance M. Lewis has revealed that the new ‘BVI sign’ that has been erected at the CBRTPP was a popular request from cruise passengers.
Viking Orion Cruise Ship makes inaugural call to VI
WICKHAM’S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- Much to the delight of especially vendors and taxi drivers who have felt the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought cruise tourism to a screeching halt since early last year, 2020, a cruise ship of over 350 passengers made its first call to Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park in the Virgin Islands today, Sunday, October 24, 2021.
Cruise tourism restart: VI welcomes first cruise ship today!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At 9:00 am, today, October 13, 2021, the Virgin Islands is expected to welcome Seabourn Odyssey with a total of 462 guests, according to the Virgin Islands Ports Authority’s website, representing the first cruise ship with passengers to grace the territory’s shores in months.
VI secures more cruise calls @ Seatrade Cruise Global 2021 - Premier Fahie
MIAMI, Florida, USA - The Virgin Islands delegation led by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) at the 2021 Seatrade Cruise Global conference held in Miami Florida has secured more cruise calls to the territory as the administration seeks to further boost cruise tourism numbers halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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