On Sunday, a local delegation, including Tourism Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire welcomed MS Rotterdam on its maiden call to Port Castries. Holland America Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, operates the Pinnacle-class cruise ship, which people commonly refer to as Rotterdam 7. The vessel has 12 passenger decks and a guest capacity of 2668. Tourism Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire explained that continued docking of Holland America vessels is essential to Saint Lucia. He disclosed that on Sunday morning, one thousand eight hundred people disembarked from the MS Rotterdam. 'We all know that the cruise industry is important to Saint Lucia.