COURTESY VISIT OF PRESIDENT MARTELLY TO THE CREW OF THE ADRIANA
(Haiti Libre) -
President Michel Martelly, accompanied by Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism and the Managing Director of the General Administration of Customs, Francel Saintilien, paid a courtesy visit, Thursday, February 23, on the dock of Port-au-Prince, where he greeted the crew of the Adriana Tropicana Cruise. This cruise ship based in Cuba, provided excellent service during the 2012 National Carnival, which was held successfully in Les Cayes.
The Head of State and the Minister of Tourism expressed their gratitude to the captains Vasily Borovsky and Konstantin Repa, on their efficient work, and congratulated the twenty young people from the hotel school of Haiti, who have been able for 5 days, highlighting the Haitian cuisine aboard this cruise with 250 passengers, including foreigners. It was a great first to see a cruise ship travel from one port to another in the country.
For its part, the President of the Tourism Association of Haiti (ATH), Pierre Chauvet, welcoming the initiative of President Martelly for having transferred the 2012 National Carnival to Les Cayes, and found that "local tourism will take another dimension by discovering the country by sea."
In addition, the Head of State urged all representatives of the tourism sector to organize activities that attract many more tourists to the country, and promised his full support for this purpose. President Martelly, who has clearly expressed his willingness to organize the 2013 National Carnival in another provincial city, continues to believe in the capacity of the Haitian people for achievements....
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