Cruise Tourism
Tourism on track for another record-breaking year
(CNS Business): The number of tourists visiting the Cayman Islands by air increased again in November, placing the destination on track for another record-breaking year for stay-over tourism. Despite a few dips in the summer months in 2015, the very marginal increase in November keeps the arrival figures on the plus side. The 0.24% increase on […]
Summer visitors fall but annual figures remain steady
(CNS): Although the Cayman Islands saw a dip in arrival numbers this summer by air and sea compared to last year, so far the overall figures for both cruise passengers and overnight guests are still higher this year than 2014, a year in which Cayman recorded its highest number of overnight visitors since records began. Between […]
Brac air arrivals jump 20%
(CNS Business): Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell cites upgrades to the airport on Cayman Brac as a key factor in a 20% increase of tourists to the island in the first half of this year compared to 2014, as well as the introduction of a 30-seater jet aircraft by Cayman Airways. And he said the increase in tourism is good news for […]
Merchants push for cruise port development
(CNS Business): Some prominent merchants told CNS Business that they feel cruise tourism would plummet if a new cruise berthing facility is not built in the George Town Harbour. Business owners say it’s time for the island to move forward, while those against the cruise port continue to lobby against the idea in hopes that the government […]
Cruise ships coming to Cuba
(CNS Business): Starting in May 2016, the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, plans to offer trips from Miami to Cuba. On Tuesday the cruise company announced they have won approval from the US Department of Treasury and US Department of Commerce to operate culturally-themed cruises to the Caribbean island nation. The trips will be […]
Chamber takes pulse of members on cruise port
(CNS Business): With just a few days to go until the Department of Environment closes the public consultation on the draft Environmental Impact Assessment on the proposed cruise dock, the Chamber of Commerce is asking its members to complete a short survey on the issue. Officials from the local business organisation said the Chamber Council is […]
Ex-Chamber boss queries wisdom of port project
(CNS Business): The former president of the Chamber of Commerce has warned that the costly port project should not go ahead based on “unproven back of envelope ‘guesstimates’ about the economic benefits of cruise tourism and private discussions with a select few who are possibly conflicted and have a pecuniary interest to protect in the […]
Cruise numbers jump despite no dock
(CNS Business): Despite having an airport that is prone to overcrowding, air arrival numbers in the Cayman Islands continue to creep up, while the lack of a modern cruise ship terminal is not, apparently, stopping visitors from cruising their way to the islands. As the redevelopment of Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) takes shape and plans for the proposed cruise berthing […]
Watersports business warns against cruise dock proposal
(CNS Business): A recent Environmental Impact Assessment revealed that the proposed Grand Cayman cruise berthing facility in the George Town Harbour would devastate several acres of coral reef. “To destroy that is to destroy Cayman, and if the reefs go then so do the tourists,” a local diver told CNS Business. But an owner of […]
SMB voted #1
(CNS Business): US News Travel & World Report released the rankings on the 12 best beaches in the world, and the Cayman Islands are at the top of the list. The travel website has ranked Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach as #1.
Tourist stats breaking records
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands’ tourism industry continues to boom and break records. The Department of Tourism stated stay-over visitors numbers for the first quarter of 2015 are the best in recorded history for the Cayman Islands. The data shows the island welcomed 115,640 stay-over visitors in the first quarter. That’s more 6,234 people when compared […]
Stay-over tourism numbers soar
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands continue the record-breaking trend into 2015 when it comes to stay-over guests on the islands. In what tourism officials are expecting to be the best year yet, so far the islands have welcomed a total of 70,164 people in air arrivals for the month of January and February combined. A […]
Tourism booming as ministry looks ahead
(CNS Business): Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell said 2015 has potential to be the best year yet for tourism in the Cayman Islands. Cruise passenger arrivals for the month of January already show a 7% growth over the number of passengers Grand Cayman greeted last year.
Sailing ship sticks with Brac call
(CNS Business): Cayman Brac has secured a more permanent place on the port of call list for the magnificent MS Star Flyer, a tall sailing ship which will be visiting the island in peak seasons on Wednesdays until 2016. An impressive spectacle with 16 white sails, the 370-foot luxury Swedish sailing ship carries up to […]
Air arrivals soaring to new heights
(CNS Business): With 382,816 visitors to the Cayman Islands in 2014, the tourism industry is celebrating yet another record-breaking year. Statistics from the Department of Tourism reveal an almost 11% increase over 2013, which was also a record breaker. The arrival figures for 2014 are the best since records began in 2000 and demonstrate a massive […]
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