ST CROIX, USVI -- Marking the first call of the summer season, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will make a big splash in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, on Saturday with the return of the Adventure of the Seas. With a capacity of over 3,100 passengers and 1,000 crew, the Voyager-class Adventure of the Seas is the largest capacity ship to visit St Croix.
The 1020 foot ship features an ice-skating rink, rock-climbing wall and a promenade of shops and cafés designed to feel like a city main street. The ship last visited St Croix in 2007 to bunker.
The Adventure of the Seas will dock at the Ann E Abramson Marine Facility at 7:00 am and depart at 5:30 pm. Passengers and crew will be welcomed on the pier by dancing mocko jumbies, live entertainment and Department of Tourism greeters providing island information, Cruzan Rum samples and USVI-branded souvenir gifts.
Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty and other government officials will meet the ship’s captain and give a formal welcome at an onboard ceremony. At 4:00 pm cruise passengers and residents alike will enjoy a DOT-organized mini-parade along the Frederiksted waterfront featuring nine different troupes including majorettes, mocko jumbies and a musical performance by Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights.
The parade not only celebrates Royal Caribbean’s return to St Croix, but also the close of a week-long schedule of activities organized by the Department of Tourism in honor of National Tourism Week.
The Adventure of the Seas returned to St Croix on May 30.
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