“What a sight for my eyes… cruise passengers back in Bim!”This exclamation by a worker at the Bridgetown Port overheard yesterday as the Celebrity Millennium docked here at its first port of call, perhaps best sums up what may have been on the minds of the scores of officials and industry players gathered to welcome 500 COVID- vaccinated passengers.In other circles, it was described as historic, since it’s the first liner in the Western hemisphere to sail in 15 months. No doubt it offers a glimmer of hope for a battered industry, anxious to rebound from the COVID pandemic.
