Une délégation publique-privée de la Grenade a assisté à la 28e conférence annuelle sur les croisières de la Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) qui s'est récemment achevée à Saint-Domingue, en République dominicaine.
The delegation included Randall Dolland, Chairman; Petra Roach, CEO; and Nikoyan Roberts, Nautical Development and Marketing and Sales Manager from the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA); Gail Newton, Accountant, Grenada Ports Authority; and Anya Chow-Chung, CEO, and Sheldon Alexander, General Manager, Services Division, George F. Huggins Co. Ltd.
Over the course of the four-day conference, the delegation engaged FCCA representatives and executives from cruise lines including Starboard Cruise Services, Royal Caribbean Group, Holland America Group and Norwegian Cruise Line. Grenada Tourism Authority CEO, Petra Roach, stated, “Grenada is open for business and now we are leveraging the industry in an effort to ensure higher returns on the per passenger spend and exploring the developmental opportunities that will arise.”
The 2022-2023 cruise season commences on Friday, October 21 with the arrival of Celebrity Summit, part of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, with a passenger capacity of 2,590. Two hundred and two (202) cruise calls are scheduled this season, with an expected passenger count of 377,394, which represents an 11% increase from the benchmark 2018 – 2019 season.
Des efforts proactifs sont également en cours pour avoir des produits fabriqués localement tels que le miel, le chocolat, le rhum et les textiles à bord des navires de croisière en visite, ainsi que pour utiliser les talents locaux dans le cadre des offres d'emploi et de divertissement.
