The cruise port of Nassau, Bahamas, has overtly admitted that they’re falling brief in cruise passenger expectations and is now seeking to enhance.
Nassau Port CEO Speaks Out
During a panel on the Bahamas Business Outlook, Nassau Cruise Port CEO Mike Maura Jr. stated that the Bahamas has failed to offer worth and experiences for cruise guests.
He stated {that a} latest survey by cruise strains of regional cruise ports confirmed that Nassau’s port ranked solely nineteenth out of 20 cruise ports, with Freeport coming in final.
He added, “Nassau cruise port is incapable of providing experiences, services and value to 26,000 people, we might be able to accommodate 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 people. But that still leaves another 15,000 to 20,000 people saying ‘what can I do, where can I go?’ We get it every single day.”
According to Maura, there’s extra work to be completed relating to creating experiences for guests to the world’s busiest transit cruise port. He commented that vacationer websites such because the water tower and forts have to be developed into extra well-rounded experiences for guests.
Littered with aggressive tour operators, filthy streets, and residents making an attempt to promote cruise visitors medication, loads of passengers choose to remain on the ship when docked in Nassau.
“Only by God’s grace, that being the geography, being our water, being our beautiful beaches, our warm weather and our wonderful smiles, are we getting the volume of tourism traffic that we receive, because we fail miserably in our service,” he stated.
He stated governments have did not sustain the infrastructure and likewise in making certain that infrastructure has improved through the years, particularly the time interval for the reason that transport firms had been moved to Arawak Cay, which is east of downtown Nassau close to Junkanoo Beach.
According to Maura, the cruise strains would have favored to see the port stay the identical so they might “control the destination,” however with the port’s redevelopment challenge the Bahamas is ready to “gain more confidence, recognize that it had more power, so that it can sit at the table, across the table, and negotiate, because it has something to negotiate with.”
The port was once the one vacation spot on the town, however now there are 5 cruise line locations inside 150 miles of the Nassau port.
Nassau’s port redevelopment challenge, which is including new cruise berths, coated walkways, a buying and eating district, and leisure, is scheduled to open in early May 2023.
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