Sterling Cruise Lines, the new Latin America-focused operator, has just announced its plan to commence year round cruise itineraries from Aruba as of 1 May 2015. Alan Lam reports.
The company’s president, Joshua Schwartz, said that its business would aim at providing a premium cruise experience in the Latin America market.Sterling will source its customers primarily from such countries as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.
Initially the line will offer cruises of three, four and seven days. The three-day itinerary will call at Curaçao, the four-night one will call at Curaçao and Bonaire, while the seven-night cruises will call at Dominica, Barbados, Tobago and Bonaire, or Granada, Saint Lucia, Bequia and Curaçao.
Prices start at $395 for the three-day cruise, $495 for the four-day, and $695 for the seven-day itineraries, which be extended to a back-to-back 14-day cruise.
Headquartered in Miami, Sterling already has branches and call centres throughout Latin America. Its ship will be the 1992-built, 800-pax Gemini, which was renovated in 2009.
