PORT ST MAARTEN FORECAST ONE MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS: NOV’22-APR’23
Port St Maarten Group (PSG) management said on Wednesday that destination St Maarten according to its forecast and cruise line itineraries for the period November 2022 to April 2023, will see approximately one million cruise passengers visit and explore the ‘Friendly Island’ making memorable experiences.
Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT), the honorable Omar Ottley said: “It gives me extreme pleasure to say we are back. While we may have an opportunity to reach or even surpass our pre COVID numbers, we cannot become complacent.
“The goal is to constantly increase our tourism product until we are ranked the number 1 cruise destination. This season we plan to diversify our tourism product and focus on our cultural heritage. The theme should be what makes us unique. Once we are able to highlight what makes us unique it becomes our job to share that uniqueness with the rest of the world.”
The high season forecast arrivals are tied to the occupancy levels of cruise ships stabilizing over the past months with consumer confidence and ratings higher than ever based on industry trends and developments.