Bahamas Paradise Returns To Grand Bahama

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) will resume commercial operations with two-night round-trip sailings from Palm Beach beginning Sept. 27.

With its return to Freeport, the company becomes the first cruise line to bring leisure travellers back to Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian.

In fact, BPCL was the first cruise line to dock in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island following the hurricane, transporting critical humanitarian aid and hundreds of volunteers to the destination.

The cruise line also announced that it is inaugurating a second destination, Nassau, with sailings onboard Grand Classica, the cruise line’s second ship, beginning Oct. 12.

Oneil Khosa, CEO of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, commented: “After ongoing discussions with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, we are thrilled to have been given official approval to resume leisure cruises to Grand Bahama Island, as well as to introduce Nassau as a second destination for our guests.”

Khosa said that: “ourism is the most important industry in the Bahamas, and we all know the lifeline it brings to residents across the islands. While we remain focused on providing aid to our friends and family on Grand Bahama, we also know that returning to a traditional sailing schedule will make an incredibly positive impact on their economy. After hosting two successful humanitarian sailings, we are excited to invite travel advisors, and their clients, to sail with us back to the Bahamas.”

Francis Riley, senior vice president, sales and marketing, of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, noted that: “Our travel advisor partners have been asking for a second destination for quite some time, and Nassau has frequently come up in our discussions.”

Riley said that: “We are incredibly appreciative of the support and flexibility of our travel partners through Hurricane Dorian and pleased that now, we are able to bring them – and their clients – a unique new way to getaway to Nassau. With the inaugural Nassau sailings, we will again be resuming daily cruises from the Port of Palm Beach, now serving two key Bahamian destinations with Grand Celebration and Grand Classica.”

As well, BPCL will soon be adding a Cruise & Stay Program for its passengers sailing to Nassau to complement its existing program on Grand Bahama Island. Travellers booking this option can cruise to Nassau aboard Grand Classica, where they’ll enjoy either an all-inclusive vacation or hotel stay at one of the cruise line’s partner resorts.

Said Khosa: “Our Cruise & Stay options for guests are currently being finalized, but based on feedback from our guests who have enjoyed this option in the past on Grand Bahama, we know the demand is there and this will start a new chapter for many destination hotels in Nassau, as well as the outlying islands.”

Go to www.BahamasParadiseCruise.com for more.