Cruise Industry News & Platinum Highlights a new and improved cruise pier and shopping center, Tortola Pier Park. “Tortola Pier Park Ltd. strives to provide an exquisite Caribbean shopping, dining and family entertainment experience with a unique BVI flare. In doing so, a vibrant shopping atmosphere is being created, offering exciting entertainment, delicious cuisine and unique products and services that meet our shoppers’ demands,” said Dona Regis, CEO of TPPL. Partnership Agreement between Guadeloupe Islands Tourism Board and the Michelet College
On behalf of the Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board, President M.Hilaire BRUDEY signed a partnership agreement with the Michelet College of Pointe à Pitre on May 20. This is a pilot project with a goal of allowing thirdand fourth-year students to apply their knowledge of languages—Spanish, English and German—and the destination’s geography, history and culture. Students will welcome and inform passengers at the cruise terminal and during excursions. Tobago to Develop World-Class Canopy Excursion
The Tobago House of Assembly sponsored the development of a world-class
canopy tour in the oldest national protected park in the Western Hemisphere—The Main Ridge Forest Reserve. The Original Canopy Tour Company designed and built an excursion encompassing up to 13 traverse lines and 14 platforms. With a distance of approximately 2 kilometers, this is the longest in this region and takes about 2 hours. Martinique, Distinctions
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Island
celebrating its 519th year with a full renovation of its historic center. Many facilities have been renovated and optimized emblematic streets and public spaces, with the aim of offering visitors a destination that combines history, services and comfort. In this effort to mix tradition and innovation, we can soon enjoy the reopening of the first sanctuary of the New World: the chapel of Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
of St. Vincent: Walk in Kingstown Tour
The Caribbean Island with French Flair, Martinique boasts modern infrastructure, natural wonders and rich heritage that have earned The Isle of Flowers several distinctions, such as a “Must-Visit” destination for 2015, one of the best Caribbean summer destinations and Caribbean cruise ports by Caribbean Journal, “Best Caribbean Destination” by About.com, and “Top Caribbean Island for Delectable Dining” by Caribbean Travel + Life. Plus over a hundred of tourist attractions and service-providers from Martinique received a 2015 Award of Excellence from TripAdvisor. www.us.martinique.org
The Walk In Kingstown Tour is a guided, two-hour educational and exciting adventure through capital city Kingstown. It showcases the dynamic and rich cultural-heritage of capital Kingstown to all visitors as they meet local Vincentians, explore and learn about the city’s exquisite architecture and culture, and taste authentic local cuisine. Commencing at the Cruise Ship Terminal, it visits the St. Vincent Botanical Gardens, Heritage Museum and Science Centre, historical churches, a working traditional brick oven and more. More Information is available at discoversvg.com.
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