The world’s newest and largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, will make its inaugural visit to The Bahamas on Wednesday.
The Royal Caribbean Group says the near nine-hour visit will provide “thousands of guests” an opportunity to explore the Caribbean country.
“High-level government officials will participate in a celebratory event,” Royal Caribbean Group said, adding that the international media representatives will take part in a social impact tour focusing on the cruise line’s support of local entrepreneurs.
“While we are pleased that the media outlets from all over the world will be reporting and engaging on social media about the awesomeness of the world’s largest cruise ship, we know that as a destination partner, there are other stories that could resonate with international media highlighting the historic city of Nassau, the businesses and communities we support, as well as our private destination, said Russell Benford, vice president, Americas, Royal Caribbean Group.
“With Wonder of the Seas, we are continuing a commitment that has resulted in five Oasis-class ships calling on Nassau, ranking it among our most popular ports. It began with the Oasis 50 years ago, and Nassau remains a premier port of call to this day,” he added.
The Royal Caribbean Group said vacationers will first set sail on seven-night cruises to the Caribbean before heading to Barcelona, Spain, and Rome to kick off summer vacations in the Mediterranean in May.
It said that in November, the cruise ship returns to explore the tropical shores of the Caribbean from its year-round home, Port Canaveral in Florida.
The Bahamas welcomed the return of Royal Caribbean International to its ports in June 2021 after a yearlong shutdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic . Each year, Royal Caribbean’s ships brought an estimated two million passengers to the archipelago, to which Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis acknowledged, “Cruising is an essential economic driver for our small country.”
