BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – DESPITE the widespread negative publicity St. Kitts got from the despicable action of a few misguided miscreants on Sunday, November 14, 2010, a local tour operator has recently made headline news in the Trip Advisor Review and the same is expected to be in the Cruise Critic Review.
This positive reflection of tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis was initiated by Jim Abney, Director/Principal Project Manager of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, who on November 3, 2010 had visited St. Kitts with his wife and was taken on an island-wide tour by Rosevelt Taylor, owner of Island Paradise Tours.
In a letter to Taylor, Abney wrote, “I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how much my wife and I enjoyed the tour you gave us when we visited St. Kitts on November 3rd. I have posted the following review on Trip Advisor. When I get a chance, I will write a review of our entire trip and post it on Cruise Critic, which will include the information below for our stop in St. Kitts.”
Abney’s review posted on Trip Advisor reads, “If you are visiting St. Kitts for only a day, (i.e. Cruise Ship stop), I highly recommend Island Paradise Tours. The owner Rosevelt Taylor provides a great tour at a very reasonable cost. Rather than spending lots of money and taking a tour with 40-50 people, on a ship sponsored shore excursion, do yourself a favor and check him out on the web. I contacted him via email and told him exactly what we wanted to see and do.
“He was very accommodating, suggesting the ‘Best of St. Kitts/Panoramic Tour’. I told him I wanted to go snorkeling and he dropped us off at a snorkeling site and picked us up later at no additional cost. When we got off the ship, he was waiting for us at the dock and there were only two other people on the tour, besides me and my wife. We got to see a great deal of the island and he stopped whenever we wanted to get out and take a picture. Best of all, he is very informative and prides himself on giving an educational tour of his beloved island.”
Speaking with SKNVibes, Taylor, who served in the US Armed Forces for some 10 years, was pleased with the comments made by Abney and noted that he always tries his best at “being an excellent ambassador for my beloved country”.
He expressed disgust over the unprecedented robbery of the 17 tourists on visit to the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park and called on all tour/taxi operators and citizens to maintain the Federation’s history of being the best tourist destination in the Caribbean.
In October, Taylor was nominated for ‘Best Taxi of the Year’ but was edged out by Leonard Herbert.
