Dominica to welcome over 14,000 Cruise passengers this week

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This week is shaping up to be a busy one for Dominica, with Saturday expected to be the peak day as three cruise ships arrive, bringing more than 4,000 visitors

Dominica: The weekly tourism schedule from March 23 to March 29, 2026, indicates that 11 cruise vessels will bring more than 14,000 visitors to the island.  

Dominica’s cruise tourism industry continues to see significant growth with the number of cruise ships that are seen docking in the Nature Island week after week. This week, Dominica will receive a total of 14,424 cruise passengers.  

The cruise weekly schedule shared by the Ministry of Tourism reveals that no vessels are scheduled for Tuesday and Sunday. Moreover, Saturday, March 28, 2026, will be the island’s busiest day with three ships set to dock, bringing a little over 4,000 visitors for the day.  

Commencing on Monday, March 23, 2026, the schedule shows that three cruise ships arrived at Roseau Cruise Ship Berth, Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth and Woodbridge Bay Port. MV AIDASol arrived carrying 2,600 passengers, while MV Royal Clipper carried 260, and MSY Windsurf 214 passengers.  

According to the schedule, three ships will also be coming in on March 25, bringing a total of 3,652 visitors. The listed ships include MV Jewel of the Seas (2,496 visitors), MV Viking Sea (1,000 visitors) and MV Wind Spirit (156 visitors).  

Additionally, the schedule reflects that MV Grand Princess is slated to make port at Woodbridge Bay on March 26, carrying 2,600 cruise passengers, and on the following day, March 27, MV Seven Seas Splendor will berth at Roseau with 818 cruise passengers.  

Saturday, March 28, will bring three vessels (MV Mein Schiff 2, MV Vision of the Seas and SY Sea Cloud II), with a total of 4,194 passengers to the Nature Island. 2,894 of those passengers will be aboard MV Mein Schiff 2, while 1,000 passengers will be aboard MV Vision of the Seas.  

And arriving later during the day, SY Sea Cloud II will close the weekly schedule as she docks at the Cabrits Cruise Ship (CAB) with 300 visitors.