Dominica signs agreement with Carnival Cruise Line

by Paul Charles

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

ROSEAU, Dominica: Economically weak Dominica says it is making a ''celebration'' of a three-year deal signed on Tuesday with MS Destiny, the newest cruise ship transporting 3,300 visitors here weekly.

In the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit expressed his delight to have the ship's business at a time when the island is facing economic problems.

''Let me say how happy I'm to be here this morning to be part of this important celebration, I say celebration because in our difficult time we welcome all the good business we can get in Dominica,'' he said.

Tourism Minister Charles Savarin, who was praised by the Dominican PM for attracting the Destiny, believes it is a major boost for the local tourism sector to have two ships from the Carnival Cruise Line visit Roseau weekly. 

While MS Destiny is scheduled to arrive here every Tuesday, the MS Jubilee, the other ship in the Carnival group, will ply the Dominican leg until May when the domestic cruise season officially ends. 

According to tourism officials here, the country is experiencing its best-ever season with ten new ships and others making 230-plus calls between October and May. 

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