Celebrity Infinity Due to Return to Nanaimo, Friday, June 5th

Celebrity Infinity Due to Return to Nanaimo, Friday, June 5th
Jun 03, 2015

Mr. Bernie Dumas, President & CEO of the Nanaimo Port Authority sees the Celebrity Infinity’s second call in Nanaimo on Friday June 5th from 7 AM to 5PM as a great opportunity to showcase what we can offer in Nanaimo and the mid-island area.

Celebrity Infinity

“We are very excited to see the Celebrity Infinity return to Nanaimo after the last visit in 2011.” states Dumas. “We are working with our local community partners, the DNBIA and Tourism Nanaimo and others to make her call exceptional. Passengers will be going on shore excursions both locally and throughout the region but many will spend their time in our downtown. As we have done for every cruise ship call, the Nanaimo Port Authority has arranged for the RCMP in Red Serge for photo opportunities and we will be supplying a complimentary shuttle from the cruise terminal through the downtown, running until 4:45 PM.”

Cruise Nanaimo Facts:

The Celebrity Infinity is 294 metres with approximately 2200 passengers and 1200 crew.
She is on a 13 day cruise starting in San Francisco, and visiting ports in Sitka, Juneau, Skagway, Haines and Ketchikan Alaska, prior to visiting Nanaimo, then to Victoria and concluding in Vancouver.
The Old English Car Club will be displaying collector cars in the parking lot of the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf for the visitors. Organizers have a twice the amount of displays to feature this year, favourites that “attract a lot of attention.”
The Farmers Market will be in Pioneer Waterfront Plaza to attract passengers to downtown.
A special event at the Cruise Terminal, organized by Tourism Nanaimo, includes a Celebration of National Tourism Week with a small band entertaining in the morning, prizes available for the community between 12:30 and 2:30. At the same time Helijet will provide a Sikorsky -S76 for inside viewing on the Helipad.
Cannon firings will be held at noon, 1 PM, 2 PM and cruise passengers will have an opportunity to fire the historic cannons.
The Nanaimo Port Authority is one of 18 Port Authority’s across Canada, established under the Canada Marine Act, to promote and support the National, Regional and local economy and to ensure a safe and secure harbor for cargo operations.

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Mr. Bernie Dumas
President & CEO – Nanaimo Port Authority
250-753-4146