Royal Caribbean agrees to tone down ‘unwarranted’ Bahamas travel warning
After pressure by the Bahamas ministry of tourism, Royal Caribbean will tone down its travel warning to passengers going ashore.
Last week Anthem of the Seas passengers were warned in a letter to avoid certain areas after dark including food and entertainment hub the Fish Fry.
‘Gently nudging’ by Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation has prompted Royal Caribbean to drop the advisory and replace it ‘with immediate effect’ with a more generic one, according to Tribune Business.
Instead, it advises all passengers to ‘use the same common sense you would in any major city,’ rather than highlighting crime issues in Nassau.
"I was slightly blindsided by their letter since the crime statistics record the city of Nassau as being as safe as Miami or Fort Lauderdale," D’Aguilar said.
"Once cruise passengers exercise common sense levels of precaution about what they do and where they go, Nassau is as safe as any city Royal Caribbean calls on. I suggested that they rescind this letter and am delighted they did so."
"I don’t think it was warranted and I’m delighted they’re convinced of that."
He ‘simply does not agree’ the Fish Fry is an unsafe place for visitors
Canada also targeted the Fish Fry in its latest travel advisory, recommending its citizens steer clear of it at night.
"We need to speak with the Canadians about updating them on that fact. The Fish Fry is frequented by many, many foreign visitors and Bahamians, and there’s a police presence on the ground there. It’s as safe as any place frequented by foreign visitors to our country," D’Aguilar added.
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