Norwegian Cruise announced the new purchase of a 75-acre piece of land located in Southern Belize where an ecofriendly cruise destination is to be developed.
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Norwegian Cruise announced the new purchase of a 75-acre piece of land located in Southern Belize where an ecofriendly cruise destination is to be developed.
The land, called Harvest Caye, is made up of two adjoining islands in the Stann Creek and Toledo districts that had previously been approved for a resort development with an air strip.
“As our fleet continues to grow to 15 ships by 2017, we expect that we will double the number of guests sailing on our Western Caribbean itineraries and, once this new destination is complete, bring four times as many guests to Belize than we do today,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s president.
IDEA Inc., based out of Orlando, Florida has partnered with Norwegian to design the land. IDEA has worked with private developers, government ministries, and independent agencies to create branded destinations in Alaska; Florida; St. Lucia; St. Maarten; Mexico; St. Kitts; Honduras; Bahamas; and Jamaica.
The company has also created a hiring program specifically for Belizeans who want to work in the immediate future on its vessels while the project is under development. Once the destination is ready to open, those Belizeans will have priority preference for the numerous staff positions needed to run the day-to-day operations.
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