August 18, 2017
(Photo by Anne Kokko during 2016 Cruise Ship Season)
The first of this season’s cruise ships is set to arrive in the Northwest Territories (NWT) next week and the territory’s coastal communities are ready to make the most of the economic opportunities.
Between late August and early September, five cruise ships will stop in the NWT. Four will stop in Ulukhaktok and one will stop in Paulatuk and Tuktoyaktuk.
- August 24: Bremen ship arrives in Ulukhaktok (155 passengers)
- August 26: Crystal Serenity ship arrives in Ulukhaktok (1,000 passengers)
- September 5: Le Boreal ship arrives in Ulukhaktok (199 passengers)
- September 6: Ocean Endeavour ship arrives in Ulukhaktok (150 passengers)
- September 6: Polar Prince ship arrives in Paulatuk, and on to Tuktoyaktuk on September 9-10 (60 passengers)
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has been working with the Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization (ICEDO) to prepare each community.
This year, the Department provided hospitality training, a pricing your art workshop and cruise ship readiness workshops.
ITI also invested in event infrastructure in Ulukhaktok and Tuktoyaktuk, such as tents, bleachers, tables, chairs, stages, a speaker system and signage.
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The successful results of preparations and investments in 2016 have contributed to continued visits from cruise ship to our coastal communities this fall - creating economic opportunity for local artisans and crafters to sell directly to customers from around the world.
Cruise ship visits provide a significant opportunity to advance economic development and diversification in our coastal communities and provide an opportunity to profile our territory’s Aboriginal tourism product to the world.
The Department of ITI is supporting the ICEDO’s work to develop a cruise ship strategy for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
