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As a part of its effort to promote sustainable tourism in the country, Seychelles has set up the Cruise Village. To promote and disseminate the idea of the Cruise Village, Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism, met with service providers, such as taxi drivers and commission agents, and discussed the procedures at the new Cruise Village. The Village will come up next to the Port of Victoria from October 24 until the season closes.
As a part of its effort to promote sustainable tourism in the country, Seychelles has set up the Cruise Village. To promote and disseminate the idea of the Cruise Village, Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism, met with service providers, such as taxi drivers and commission agents, and discussed the procedures at the new Cruise Village. The Village will come up next to the Port of Victoria from October 24 until the season closes.
The aim of the Cruise Village is to discourage unlicensed providers from competing with licensed ones once the cruise ship season begins. This year, providers who will be present at the Cruise Village will have a set of rules to adhere to, which include registering at Tourism Seychelles to obtain their identification badges and respect the spaces they are allocated at the car park.
During the meeting, Francis stressed that while her department had come up with the rules and regulations, “they were not set in stone and could be revisited” after the first ship berths in Port Victoria. Representatives from the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA), the police as well as the Seychelles Licensing Authority (SLA) were among those sitting at the panel and answering the service providers’ queries.
They were also informed that should they fail to comply with the regulations, they may face consequences, including suspensions, and revocations of licenses, which will deny their entry to the Cruise Ship Village.
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The first ship to call on Port Victoria for the season will be the SH Diana, due to be in Seychelles on October 24. The cruise ship industry in Seychelles plays an important role in the tourism industry as a whole, welcoming 40 cruise ship calls in Port Victoria in 2023. For this coming season, Seychelles expects another 40 cruise ship calls – which include MSS Splendida as the largest vessel measuring 333.3 meters.
