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Cruise port developments: Global Ports Holding

Global Ports Holding, the world’s expertise in travel retail. according to port officials.
largest independent cruise port operator “We aim to blend our customized The redevelopment of the cruise
operating 32 cruise ports in 20 countries, shopping experience with their authentic port, with state-of-the-art facilities and
has signed long-term concessions with four offerings, creating a unique and exceptional expanded capabilities, will enable the
Caribbean countries to develop and operate shopping experience at Global Ports island to accommodate larger vessels,
their cruise ports: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Holding destinations worldwide,” Falic diversify its tourism offerings, and enhance
Antigua; Nassau, The Bahamas; and Saint was quoted in the article. the passenger experience. It is anticipated
Lucia, all of which are in various stages of that these changes will aid in increasing
redevelopment. Saint Lucia Cruise Port begins passenger spending and driving sustainable
As part of these developments, Duty modernization and enhancement project economic growth for the nation.
Free Americas is partnering with Global Saint Lucia Cruise Port’s Further development work will
Ports Holding to expand in the cruise port redevelopment project in Castries marked continue into 2025. Saint Lucia Cruise
space. DFA has initially partnered with its official launch at the end of December Port (SLCP) is a subsidiary of Global Ports
Bahamian retailer Tino Sands to open a with the demolition of the Customs and Holding Plc.
new store at Nassau Cruise Port. Looking Excise Department Building on Jeremie
ahead to 2025, DFA President Leon Falic Street. The demolition signaled the start Antigua Cruise Port shatters annual
said in a recent article in GPH News of an initiative to modernize and enhance passenger records in 2024
that the company plans to expand this Saint Lucia’s cruise tourism infrastructure, Antigua Cruise Port closed out
global partnership by collaborating with positioning the island as a premier 2024 welcoming four vessels and 3,312
local business owners and leveraging its destination in the global cruise market, passengers on a single day as it recorded

Renderings of the new duty free stores at the cruise port in Nassau, The Bahamas, in partnership with DFA.

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