CRUISE CRISIS CONTROL? ACTING PM HANLEY & CABINET AND TOURISM TEAMS SCRAMBLE TO REPAIR TOURISM SLUMP AFTER MISSING 1 MILLION VISITOR TARGET AGAIN

The Port of Ponce welcomes the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, the largest in the world, today, and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) traveled to the site to celebrate the ship's docking, which promises to boost the economy of southern and western Puerto Rico.

CRUISE CRISIS CONTROL? ACTING PM HANLEY & CABINET AND TOURISM TEAMS SCRAMBLE TO REPAIR TOURISM SLUMP AFTER MISSING 1 MILLION VISITOR TARGET AGAIN

Basseterre, St. Kitts – May 8, 2025With the much-touted “1 Million Cruise Visitor” projection sinking like a ship in rough seas, Acting Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley is now leading a high-stakes Cabinet charm offensive to Royal Caribbean in a bid to salvage the next tourist season. The recently concluded cruise season fell flat, failing to deliver on the government’s loud promises of post-pandemic tourism triumphs. Instead of celebrating a retu…

PONCE – “Why so much drama with which this ship has arrived in Puerto Rico?” questioned Gov. Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón this Wednesday, at the head of the reception of the world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, in Puerto Las Américas Rafael “Churumba” Cordero Santiago in Ponce. The president explained that the arrival of the ship represents a key opportunity to strengthen the country’s tourist offer beyond the capital. “This is t…

The arrival of the megacruiser Icon of the Seas at the port of Ponce represents an economic injection of approximately $1.5 million per visit to the southern region, according to Gov. Jenniffer González Colón during the official reception of the boat in the Port of the Americas. “The Icon of the Seas, the largest cruiser in the world, marks a before and after for the economic and tourism development of the south. This visit will have a significa…