Georgetown: Guyana, South America South Undiscovered- With a brisk wind whipping at her stern, the Cruise Ship MS Hamburg, with 300 passengers on board arrived in Guyana for the second visit in less than a month.
The ship’s local Handlers, Dagron Tours, arranged for the passengers to go site seeing around Georgetown and to visit the Essequibo River and the Kaieteur Falls, among other places.
Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Director Indranauth Haralsingh paid a courtesy visit to the Captain and extended a warm welcome on behalf of the Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali.
Haralsingh noted that it augers well for a destination when the turnaround time between Cruise Ship visits is short, as is the case with the MS Hamburg; the cruise liner previously docked in Guyana on December 23rd, 2014.
“We are happy to welcome you to Port Georgetown and we are delighted that you have chosen to return after less than 30 days. This tells us that you are pleased with the product and the experiences from the last visit. We can say that this is the fastest turn around visit that we have had,” the GTA Director explained.
The four-deck ship has a carrying capacity of 400, and brought 300 tourists from varying countries including Germany from where the ship originates and the Philippines.
Haralsingh also presented the Captain with Tourism Packages and a plaque bearing Guyana’s new destination brand.
He also expressed hope that the ship continues to make visits to Guyana and promote the country as a viable tourist destination.
The GTA Director reminded of the recent rebranding to ‘Guyana South America Undiscovered’, and noted that there are still many discoveries to be made in this ‘off the beaten path’ destination.
Over the past few years the Government has been aggressively marketing the country as a destination of choice or transit point.
Guyana welcomed the first cruise vessel for 2014 with the return of the passenger ship Minerva to its shores. The 437-foot long 12,500 tonnage passenger ship, with its 350 passengers and crew of 174, of mainly Filipinos and Ukranians, took a two-day cruise in Guyana, under its 83 nights “Grand Faces of South America” tour, sailing from the Bridgetown round-trip.
Additionally the MS Hamburg (formerly the Vista Mar), docked at the Demerara Sugar Terminal Wharf, Ruimveldt for the third time on December 23rd.
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