Antigua and Barbuda to welcome the 500-thousandth cruise passenger today

Much excitement is expected at the St. John’s Harbour today with the expectation
that Antigua and Barbuda will create history by welcoming 500-thousand cruise
ship passengers in just over four months.
Operations Manager at the Antigua Crise Port, Rawle Reynolds, said the
achievement of 500-thousand cruise passengers ((half a million) in less than five
months is a new record for Antigua and Barbuda.
“For the calendar year, 2024, to date we have welcomed 253 calls up to Sunday,
May 5 and a total of over 496-thousand cruise passengers. However, as of
Thursday (May 9) two cruise ships are sailing into port with a combined total of
more than 4-thousand passengers. This will bring our total from January 1 to May
9, 2024, to just over 501-thousand passengers,” he reported.
The vessels arriving on Thursday are the Celebrity Beyond of the Celebrity Cruises
and Norwegian Sky of the Norwegian Cruise Lines. They are expected to bring
more than 4,400 cruise passengers to the country to enjoy its hospitality and many
attractions.
The Antigua Cruise Port, the local subsidiary of Global Ports Ltd. is anticipating a
bumper year for cruise passengers for 2024. Already, bookings for the summer
have surpassed the usual numbers for previous summer periods.