 Saint Lucia received an inaugural port call Tuesday from the Norwegian Cruise Line, Viking Ocean Cruises. The MV Viking Orion was welcomed into podcast trees with as much fanfare as COVID-19 would allow. The 745-foot-long vessel has a passenger capacity of 930. Officials of the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority, Investing Lucia, the Ministry of Tourism and Chairman of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, participated in a plaque ceremony, welcoming the captain and crew of the Viking Orion. Here are some highlights. Thank you for having the faith in us as a tourism destination for making this medium voyage. It is a pleasure having you all be during COVID-19 and the ordinary circumstances. You would have had a more memorable inaugural call, but not to stand in these circumstances. It is really great to have you on our shores, and we do hope that during the few hours that you're having Saint Lucia, you find something on our beautiful island to enjoy. Saint Lucia is my destination, but it's here. It's a little power free, so it's really great for me. I just returned from Panama, and I met some of the cruise ship lines. And certainly having you come in here for the first time, we encourage it. And even at the cruise seminar, we were able to learn some of the issues that you, the cruise ships face, particularly your crew. So I can say to you, not just the experience for the passengers would be increased, but also for the crew. We recognize the crew needs a place as well to relax, to feel comfortable. A Wi-Fi type of center is needed to feel very much at home while on port. So I say to you, welcome and continue to call over and over. Chairman of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Thaddeus Antoine, closing off highlights of the inaugural call of the MV Viking Orion Tuesday morning.