St. Kitts & Nevis celebrates the resumption of cruise tourism with the arrival of the Seabourn Odyssey, a ship in the ultra-luxury Seabourn cruise line, which will make a port call every week during the period July to October 2021. Seabourn is recognized as one of the world’s leading luxury cruise lines, and caters to the more discerning traveler with their all-suite accommodations and industry-leading service.

St. Kitts is looking forward to the number of ships increasing steadily over the summer, with the following arrivals:

Thursday 29th July, 2021: 
• Celebrity Summit

Wednesday 11th August, 2021: 
• Allure of the Seas

Thursday 12th August, 2021: 
• Celebrity Summit

Tuesday 24th August, 2021: 
• Celebrity Equinox

Wednesday 25th August, 2021: 
• Celebrity Summit
• Allure of the Seas

Thursday 26th August, 2021: 
• Symphony of the Seas

Currently, the minimum protocols for any cruise ship visiting in St. Kitts & Nevis include:

1. All crew and all passengers over the age of 18 must be vaccinated.
2. All passengers, crew and children under the age of 18 must present a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of homeport embarkation.
3. Only bubble vaccinated tours and attractions will be offered to cruise passengers.
4. Passengers and crew are not permitted to interact with the general population. All Tours will leave the dispatch area within the secure perimeter and return.
5. All personnel interacting with cruise vessel operations including ship agents, port staff, taxi and tour operators must be vaccinated.
 

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Health has worked with stakeholders to develop fully vaccinated ‘Travel Approved’ bubble tours, to showcase the island’s one-of-a-kind attractions such as UNESCO World Heritage recognized Brimstone Hill Fortress, the St. Kitts Scenic Railway and Caribelle Batik.
 

St. Kitts became a Marquee Port after reaching the one million passenger mark in two cruise seasons in a row, 2017- 2018 and 2018- 2019. The destination was named the Cruise Destination of the Year by Caribbean Journal in their 2020 Caribbean Travel Awards. The Federation was anticipating a third consecutive year of a million arrivals before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.