Deputy Ministers for Tourism and Transport Savvas Perdios and Vassilis Demetriades respectively have welcomed the assurances by Royal Caribbean’s curiosity to put money into Cyprus.
And so they each expressed their readiness to reinforce the Mediterranean island’s cooperation with the cruise liner.
Officers and media representatives have been hosted on the earth’s greatest ship, the Marvel of the Seas docked within the Limassol port, with Ben Bouldin, Royal Caribbean’s Vice President for Europe, the Center East and Africa asserting that Limassol might be included within the firm’s locations in 2022 as a part of its journeys within the Jap Mediterranean.
Recalling that the cruise trip firm operated within the island for the primary time in 2021, with the Limassol port as its base with the cruise liner Jewel of the Seas, Bouldin stated that in 2023 Limassol might be among the many locations in 2023 for the Rhapsody of the Seas.
Bouldin additionally expressed gratitude to the Cypriot authorities over the amenities granted to the seafarers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. “You have been there when different markets weren’t,” he stated.
Cyprus, Bouldin added, has proved an thrilling and standard vacation spot for a lot of of our shoppers and regardless of the difficulties resulting from restrictions in motion “now we have completed sufficient displaying that Cyprus is a base – port we should construct upon.”
He additionally assured that Cyprus might be among the many firm’s plans past 2023, stating that Cyprus is a foundation pillar within the Royal Caribbean’s development plan in Europe, including that within the context of enhancing Royal Caribbean presence within the area, the corporate has determined to cooperate with quite a lot of native tour operators.
“We wish to construct our model fame right here in Cyprus and this implies investing in relations and collaborations,” Bouldin stated.
He moreover added that Royal Caribbean would be the important sponsor of the soccer membership, Apollon of Limassol, expressing hope the membership will be part of the European soccer championships selling the corporate’s brand.
Concluding, Bouldin stated that the connection between Royal Caribbean and Cyprus is blossoming, is constructed upon a beautiful cooperation, yielding advantages for the tourism sector.
On their half, each Cypriot Deputy Ministers assured that Cyprus will help cruise line firms.
Savvas Perdios stated it is extremely essential that the work completed in Cyprus within the final months appears to yield outcomes, highlighting the announcement over the presence of Royal Caribbean in Cyprus past 2023.
“We will guarantee that we’ll be right here collaborating, working as a lot as we will each with the corporate and others prefer it,” he stated.
On his half, Deputy Minister for Transport Vassilis Demetriades referred to the amenities provided by Cyprus through the pandemic regarding crew adjustments, recalling that over than 55,000 seafarers assisted by Cyprus have been capable of return dwelling, whereas Cyprus promoted a nationwide vaccination programme masking 40,000 seafarers.
“Cyprus being a delivery state, we really feel liable for supporting seafarers and all personnel working aboard ships and that’s the reason as a authorities have determined to facilitate them for the reason that onset of the pandemic.”