Dominica received its final cruise call for the 2018/2019 Season, as MV Marella Explorer of TUI Cruises made its final call at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth, with 2084 passengers. The last call for the season was a dawned with an array of Cultural performances at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth. This included performances from Phase Five Steel Band and the Kalinago Dancers. Throughout the 2018/2019 cruise season, Dominica received a total of 170 cruise calls carrying 252,500 passengers compared to 28 cruise calls and 18,378 passengers in the 2017/18 cruise season.
Cruise passenger arrivals fell short of the last normal cruise season (pre-Hurricane Maria) by only 4%. Cruise passengers were welcomed at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth, Woodbridge Bay Port and the Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth. Of the 170 cruise calls, nine (9) cruise ships made their inaugural call to Dominica. Ceremonies to include plaque exchange, were held aboard the respective ships. Cruise Lines calling to Dominica for the 2018/2019 cruise season included TUI Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, P & amp; O Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Holland America Cruises, among others. Dominica’s major cruise sites were heavily visited by cruise passengers throughout the season. In a survey conducted at some of the popular Eco-Sites during the cruise season, 98% of visitors felt that the sites met or exceeded their expectations. 85% rated their overall experience at the sites as Excellent and over 75% rated individual elements (safety, cleanliness of site, and tour guides/site employees as Excellent. A Net Promotor Score of over 80% for all the sites combined, indicates that visitors are extremely likely to recommend the sites to their friends and relatives. As at January 18, 2019, the projected cruise calls for the upcoming 2019/2020 cruises season was 164 cruise calls. This translates to 286,470 cruise passengers. It is hoped that these figures will increase by the start of the 2019/2020 cruise season in October, in light of recent meetings held with the cruise lines
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