Nassau Cruise Port’s home port handling branded a success

Royal Caribbean International (RCI) called Nassau Cruise Port Limited’s (NCP) handling of the country’s first home porting initiative on Saturday a “great success”, NCP noted in a press statement yesterday, also explaining that the makeshift arrivals and departures area was safe, fast and efficient given that COVID-19 protocols had to continue to be observed. 

NCP President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Maura agreed that the process was executed expertly by all of the teams involved.

“This was a huge undertaking and the entire operation truly could not have gone better,” said Maura.

“From the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism, the Lynden Pindling International Airport team, Customs and Immigration, the British Colonial Hilton, Executive Tours and all the other players involved, it was an excellent start to cruising again. Everyone went above and beyond and they all did a stellar job.”

NCP made history acting as a home port for RCI’s Adventure of the Seas and will continue as a home port when it welcomes Crystal Cruises in three weeks.

Maura said in the statement that NCP looks forward to handling the movement of the thousands of cruise visitors expected to move through the port on home porting ships and vessels that will return with transit passengers beginning next month.

“We’re confident that now that we are cruising again, our partners and community will continue to maintain the health protocols and safety measures that made this possible,” he said.

“Our goal is to bring the business back to pre-COVID levels as soon as we can to everyone’s benefit.

“The Nassau Cruise Port team ensured that the passenger arrival experience on Saturday at the port was safe, efficient, fast and distinctly Bahamian.

“We’ve been in touch with the Royal Caribbean team, who affirmed that the launch was a great success and we have received very positive feedback from passengers aboard the ship.” 

Passengers boarding the ship on Saturday were treated to Junkanoo performers and free dancers, complimentary Kalik beer, pirates on tour vessel Blackbeard’s Revenge, drills by the students from LJM Maritime Academy and live art by Bahamian artist Stefan Legend.

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