VIPA and Royal Caribbean Group to Host Press Conference at Seatrade on Tuesday

ROYAL CARIBBEAN TO INCREASE CRUISE PASSENGER VOLUME FOR THE USVI

The Virgin Islands Port Authority and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will host a press conference to detail the cruise line’s plans to increase cruise passenger volume to St. Croix and St. Thomas, as well as a special passenger arrangement for St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The press conference will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at noon at the Seatrade Cruise Global Convention Ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands Booth #1837 in the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL. The event will be broadcast on U.S. Virgin Islands radio on 107.9 Da Vybe FM and streamed live on The Virgin Islands Consortium’s Facebook page and VIPA’s Facebook page.

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Time: Noon (12 p.m.)

Location: Miami Beach Convention Center at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention – USVI Booth #1837

Run of the Show/Remarks

• Monifa Brathwaite, Introduction

• Jayne Halcomb, Royal Caribbean Group – Development Director of Caribbean/Americas

• Joshua Carroll, Royal Caribbean Group - Vice President, Destination Development and Deployment

• Willard John, Virgin Islands Port Authority Board Chairman

• Carlton Dowe, Virgin Islands Port Authority Executive Director

• Media Question/Answer