Barbados, St. Kitts and St. Lucia Ports & Excursion

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Not only has St. Kitts been one of the busiest cruise ports in the Caribbean in recent weeks. The St. Kitts and Nevis government has also been actively looking to lessen the impact of several COVID-19 measures that directly impact cruises and tourism, including training locals in operating during these challenging times.

Bringing Down the Barriers

The new Omicron variant had the world scared for a while, but according to the St. Kitts government, the new variant is not more dangerous than the Delta variant. To that end, the government has decided to take several measures to enhance cruise ship visitors’ ability to enjoy the island. At the same time, tourists arriving by air with a negative test will be much better off.

 

The changes are mainly to do with the area around the port for cruise ship traffic. To increase the amount of business around the area, the protective barriers erected at Port Zante for the safety of citizens and residents will be removed on Saturday, December 11. This will effectively make Port Zante more accessible to local vendors and cruise ship passengers.

 

The other change does not necessarily affect cruise ship passengers. Those flying in by air are no longer required to complete a period in quarantine before being allowed in public areas.

 

The relaxation of measures on St. Kitts and Nevis comes after the island has received record-breaking numbers of cruise ship passengers, and locals have been trained how to deal with COVID-19 in the tourism trade.

 

Caribbean Cruise Port Announces Relaxed Protocols for Cruise Visitors (cruisehive.com)