Record shows over 1.5Million passengers traversed through Nevis’ Oualie Water Taxi Facility

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A total of 1,660,003 passengers-to-date have used the Oualie Water Taxi Facility on Nevis. 

 

This is according to Hon. Alexis Jeffers, during his ‘On Point’ Program, (today) Friday, November 6th. 

 

Mr. Jeffers also provided a breakdown for September and October 2026: 

 

 

The Oualie Water Taxi Facility opened its doors to the public on May 20th, 2019 and according to the data, the facility is rapidly emerging as a popular choice of departure for inter-island transport between Nevis and St. Kitts. 

 

Further, Mr. Jeffers made this comparison: 

 

 Alexis Jeffers. 

 

Meantime,  the 2026/2027 Cruise Season will officially begin in a few days. 

 

The season’s first scheduled call will be November 18th, when the Azamara Journey, with a passenger capacity of 794, is expected in Charlestown. Three calls are scheduled for this month, followed by 18 in December, 22 in January 2027, 19 in February, 16 in March, and 4 in April. 

 

The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed several multiple vessel calls, as well as repeat visits from cruise ships including the Star Flyer, Emerald Azzurra, Sea Cloud Spirit and Club Med II is expected to take place. 

 

Vendors are asked to prepare themselves for the upcoming cruise visits.