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.