MOSSEL BAY NEWS - "The cruise season ended on a high last month, when Serenade of the Seas anchored in Mossel Bay for the first time on 25 May.
The arrival of these spectacular liners in the bay is a joy to behold but, more importantly, an invaluable part of promoting the town’s stellar rise on international tourism maps," says Lieschke Steven-Jennings, chief operations officer of Mossel Bay Tourism.
“In just over 18 months, we have grown from approximately five cruise ships per season to 26 scheduled ships per season.”
“Building key relationships during this time was vital to the success of cruise tourism for our area. Contributing to the allure is the overall growth and products on offer in Mossel Bay. It is no longer a small sail-by coastal town but fast becoming one of the favourite destinations to anchor,” she says.
Role players in the cruise ship business, Busisiwe Mahlaba (Transnet National Ports Authority, Captain Gideon Basson (TNPA), Russel Brueton (Wesgro), Athenkosi Cekiso (TNPA), Monika Iuel (Wesgro), Travis Stedman (Wesgro), Monique Le Fleur (Mossel Bay Tourism), Andrea Bradfield (Mossel Bay Tourism Director) and Sandile Gebashe (TNPA).
Serenade of the Seas is the third Radiance-class ship in Royal Caribbean's fleet and arrived on the last Saturday in May at about 07:00. Of the 930 or so passengers on board, about 230 went on excursions in and around Mossel Bay and the rest spent the day exploring shops, museums, eateries and activities.
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