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Company insight > Ports & destinations The sun shines on St Thomas Despite the global downturn, the future of the cruise business in the Caribbean remains bright. The US Virgin Islands has welcomed some of the world’s largest cruise ships and the port of St Thomas has been working on new infrastructure to make the island more accessible than ever. The Carnival Dream approaching St Thomas on its inaugural call on 8 December 2009. The economic downturn poses many problems for the leisure and travel sector, not least lower discretionary spending among travellers and pressure on bookings. However, there are pockets of the cruise market that have weathered the storm. The US Virgin Islands, for instance, has a positive outlook for 2010 and beyond. “We have been preparing for the visit of the Oasis of the Seas – the world’s largest cruise ship – and also the Carnival Dream,” says Edward Thomas, president and CEO of the West Indian Company (WICO), which manages the cruise port in St Thomas. “The Oasis will bring 5,000 passengers per week to St Thomas for retail and tours, so that will have a big impact on our economy. The Carnival Dream comes every two weeks and brings over 4,000 passengers, so overall the port is seeing a big rise in passenger numbers.” The arrival of these large vessels has proved a challenge for WICO and it is still busy with its development plans. Nevertheless, significant improvements to the port’s infrastructure have already been made, increasing its capacity and enhancing its links to inland attractions. “We have had to shift berths because some of the dredging at the WICO port had not been completed, so the Oasis came first to Crown Bay. We have, however, worked in dispatching tours in a new way and part of the road system that was being built is now open. It is now easier for passengers to get to the town,” remarks Thomas. “Some roads in the $20 million project around the part of the island where we are located have been finished, which means there is now a dedicated lane of traffic from the port to town. There are green lights all the way, which is important because when a ship disembarks all of the passengers arrive at the same time. When they come back, they do so sporadically and from different parts, the shopping centres or the beach, for example, so the outbound traffic is the important thing to manage.” Harbouring ambition Discretionary spend among passengers arriving in St Thomas has held up well, no doubt helped by the greater ease with which people can travel from the port to town, where they can access its many high-quality retail facilities. “We have a lot of people coming here on cruises, and that is the backbone of our economy. Among Caribbean ports, St Thomas leads in terms of passenger numbers and cruise spending. There are also ongoing discussions on the use of water taxis, though no decision has been made yet. We may look at that more in the next six months, but any decision will be informed by what happens this season,” says Thomas. “For now, we have maximised what we want to do. St Thomas is the shopping Mecca of the Caribbean, so we have created a lot of shopping facilities, but we must not create too much. We don’t want to be oversupplied with jewellery, for example, which is one of the specialist areas that people look for here.” The mood in the US Virgin Islands is certainly one of cautious optimism. With more dredging planned for 2010 to accommodate the large cruise vessels visiting the port, WICO’s Thomas remains positive. “The arrival of the new, big ships has been a success. As well as the Oasis of the Seas and the Carnival Dream we have NCL’s Norwegian Pearl, and the Norwegian Epic will be here in the summer. The Celebrity Equinox visits regularly and there are many more besides. Business is good.” � WICO WICO develops and promotes the attractions and businesses of the Caribbean. For more information, visit: www.wico-vi.com World <strong>Cruise</strong> Industry Review | www.worldcruiseindustryreview.com 39
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