The Caribbean’s latest cruise ship has formally referred to as on the Caribbean’s hottest cruise port.
Royal Caribbean’s new Utopia of the Seas made its first go to to the Nassau Cruise Port on Sunday. The go to got here as a part of a broader arrival of greater than 26,000 cruise passengers on six ships that day.
The ship was welcomed with a dwell music by two bands from Falcon Leisure, concluding with a Bahamian live performance within the port’s amphitheater.
“The arrival of Utopia of the Seas created an unbelievable buzz right here due to the importance of this distinctive occasion to our group,” mentioned Mike Maura, CEO of Nassau Cruise Port. “This oasis-class ship devoted to The Bahamas means probably 16,000 passengers are coming straight to Nassau every week, pouring into our financial system. It is a name to motion for entrepreneurs and enterprise homeowners to get inventive with their merchandise, companies, and manufacturers to share our Bahamian tradition, historical past, identification and experiences. This is not going to solely permit us to maintain the rise in passengers but additionally improve these numbers and develop to different islands in The Bahamas.”
The brand new ship is Royal Caribbean’s first ship geared towards quick getaways from South Florida — with Nassau a serious focus.
As Royal Caribbean describes it, the purpose is to “flip the script” on quick journeys, with a design custom-built for “weekend power.”
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