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Three mega-cruise vessels with 14.000 passengers coincide at St. Kitts and Nevis

Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 06:37 UTC
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Three mega luxury cruise liners – Oasis of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, and Costa Favalosa coincides this week with close to 14,000 passengers at the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis and, along with them, hopes of increased business for locals. The capital Basseterre and its environs were bustling with string-band musicians, taxi-drivers competing for tours, tourists soaking up the sun, restaurants and stores full of visitors, and vendors busily plying their trade. Read full article

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  • golfcronie

    The cruise operators have unanimously decided not to go to Ushuia as there is a coup going on.

    Mar 31st, 2016 - 06:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    Anglo Turnip at (1)
    The cruise operators have unanimously decided not to go to Ushuia as the Cruise season has ended...

    What a Turnip...

    Mar 31st, 2016 - 08:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • The Voice

    They won't go to that dump Ushuaia, apart from the tyre burning chanting knuckle dragging Malvinistas it would overload the Choripan stall and the Cartoneros wouldnt be able to cope.

    Mar 31st, 2016 - 10:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    No cruise ships so lets have a “coup” just to pass the time away until they all return.

    Mar 31st, 2016 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pontefractious

    So - which would you prefer ? to be one of the 14,000 passengers dumped in Basse Terre or one of the 14,ooo inhabitants of Basse Terre on whom this mass of humanity has been dumped ? The cruise line schedulers and St Kitts officials who allowed this to happen should make themselves available to receive the comments of both parties - my guess is that the comments will be ripe ones.

    Apr 02nd, 2016 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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