Record Passenger Arrivals: Crown Princess, Symphony of the Seas and Costa Pacifica Combine for 14,172 Passengers in St. Kitts

Crown Princess, Symphony of the Seas and Costa Pacifica Combine for 14,172 Passengers in St. Kitts

By: Staff Writer

In excess of 13,000 cruise passengers arrived in St. Kitts yesterday (Wednesday 23 January), the most to arrive in one day for the 2018-19 cruise season.

The world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, arrived with a maximum capacity of 6,780 passengers. The Crown Princes was in port with a maximum capacity of 3,592, and the Costa Pacifica with a maximum capacity of 3,800, a grand total of 14,172 passengers.

St. Kitts has established itself as one of the leading cruise destinations in the Caribbean. For the 2018-2019 season, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority is projecting more than 1.2 million cruise passengers.

1.2 million would be the most passengers ever for the St. Kitts cruise sector.