BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 18TH 2009 (CUOPM) – The 78,000-ton passenger cruise line Vision of the Seas made an unscheduled call to St. Kitts Wednesday morning.
The ship with a total of 1,911 passengers and 770 crew was scheduled to go to Guadeloupe but docked at Port Zante as a result of the ongoing strike activity in the French overseas Caribbean Overseas Departments.
The Vision of the Seas arrived from Antigua and will sail early Wednesday for Barbados.
The cruise line visited St. Kitts earlier this month and is one of several ships of the Royal Caribbean Cruise line.
The cruise line’s sister ships, Grandeur of the Seas, made four visits to St. Kitts so far this season - two in November and two in December; Navigator of the Seas made one visit in December and Mariner of the Seas made a visit in January. Vision of the Seas has one additional visit scheduled for April and Explorer of the Seas is to visit in May.
Other ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet are Adventure of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Enchantment of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, Sovereign of the Seas, Splendour of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas
