St. Kitts Listed on Carnival Legend´s Itinerary for 2007

Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that it will be sending one of its large ´Spirit´ Class ships, the Carnival Legend, to St Kitts starting in January of 2007.

This was announced Thursday by St Kitts and Nevis´ Minister of State for Tourism, Sports & Culture, Ricky Skerritt, on his return from a meeting with Carnival Cruise Line´s Vice President for Marketing & Planning, Terry Thornton.

“St. Kitts will be receiving six calls of the ‘Carnival Legend´ starting in January 2007 on Monday January 1. Additional calls will be made on Friday February 2; Saturday February 17; Monday March 5; Wednesday March 21, and Friday April 6,” said Mr. Skerritt.

He disclosed that St Kitts will remain on the itinerary of the “Carnival Legend” during the 2007/2008 cruise ship season with eleven port calls beginning on Saturday October 27, 2007.

The Carnival Legend was built in 2002 and is one of four ships in Carnival´s ´Spirit´ Class. This technically advanced ship measures 88,500 gross tons, and carries 2,124 passengers and 930 crew. Sailing full, her spring 2007 deployment to St Kitts will bring 12,744 new berths to the Federation´s 2006/2007 cruise ship calendar.

Mr. Skerritt welcomed this decision by Carnival to officially add St Kitts to its Caribbean itinerary and noted that it has come after several years of the St Kitts Ministry of Tourism knocking on Carnival´s doors.