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Over 12000 cruise visitors to arrive in Dominica this week

Tuesday, 26th March 2024

Queen Mary II cruise docked in Roseau (PC - Facebook)

Dominica is all set to welcome eight cruises this week, which will bring over 12000 visitors to the island’s shores. Of this, the island received the luxurious cruise MSC Seaside, which brought a whopping 5429 passengers on Monday.

On March 27, Dominica will welcome another luxurious cruise, MV Mein Schiff 4, which will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth. This cruise will bring around 2506 passengers to the shores.

On Thursday, the nation will welcome a smaller cruise, Le Dumont D’urville, which will bring 110 passengers and will dock at the Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth.

On March 30, three cruise ships will come to the island simultaneously but will dock at different ports of the country. Seabourn Ovation will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Birth, SY Sea Cloud II at Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth while SY Sea Cloud at ANCH. Meanwhile, on the last day of the month, the island will receive two cruises, namely MS Sirena and MV Celebrity Silhouette, docking at Roseau Cruise Ship Berth and Woodbridge Bay Berth, respectively.

The complete cruise schedule in Dominica from March 25 to 31 is as follows:

March 25 – MSC Seaside will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 5429) March 27 – MV Mein Schiff 4 will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 2506) March 28 – Le Dumont D’urville will dock at the Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 110) March 30 – Seabourn Ovation will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 600) March 30 – SY Sea Cloud II will dock at the Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 300) March 30 – SY Sea Cloud will dock at ANCH (Passenger Capacity – 94) March 31 – MS Sirena will dock at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth (Passenger Capacity – 77) March 31 – MV Celebrity Silhouette will dock at Woodbridge Bay (Passenger Capacity – 2886) The Commonwealth of Dominica is witnessing a thriving cruise season with the Tourism Ministry anticipating a huge boost in the local economy with businesses getting a significant work throughout the cruise season 2023-2024.