October 25th 2022
Caribbean Cruise Port Aims for Major Expansion With New Deal
by cruisehive
St. Lucia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Global Ports Holding Plc for a 30-year concession, with a possible 10-year extension. The agreement covers an extension of the current dock at Point Seraphine, which will allow the handling of Oasis-class ships.
Global Ports Holding Plc has been making an impact of late, with several new developments to popular cruise destinations worldwide. This year alone, the company announced the development of cruise ports in Las Palmas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Antigua.
As cruise ships keep developing, and become bigger and more modern, so do cruise ports need to develop to keep up.
In order to be able to offer cruise ship guests everything they want when they arrive in St Lucia, the island government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Ports Holding Plc for a 30-year concession and significant improvements to the port facilities.
Once all due diligence has been carried out and a contract has been officially signed, the cruise port operator said it would invest in a material upgrade of cruise port facilities, and that these include expanding the existing berth in Point Seraphine to allow the handling of the Oasis-class ships.
Other improvements include transforming the retail areas in the port, the vendor’s arcade, port facilities, and other tourism-related areas in Castries. One central point of attention will be developing facilities around Fisherman’s Village. This will mostly be to the benefit of residents, which rely on cruise-related income streams.
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