As the 2024 Cruise Season gets underway, St. Kitts celebrated a major milestone on Friday, October 18^th, when the Sapphire Princess made her first voyage to the island.

Ministers of Government along with other tourism officials and cruise company representatives attended a Plaque Exchanging Ceremony aboard the ship. Captain Paolo Ravera gave a few words on the ship’s history and recent journeys:

 The Captain then ended his remarks by showing his appreciation:

The Sapphire Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises that entered service in 2004 as the sister ship of Diamond Princess. At the time she was one of the world’s largest cruise ships, with a capacity of 2,670 passengers and is the second Gem-class ship built by Princess Cruises.

It was christened on 10^th June 2004, in Seattle, the first cruise ship ever to be christened in that port.