The Boss Of Cruise Ships Silversea Received At The Presidency

President Edward Fritch, accompanied by ministers Nicole Bouteau and Jean-Christophe Bouissou, received on Thursday President of the luxury cruise company Silversea, Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio.
Michel Monvoisin, CEO of Air Tahiti Nui, and Bud Gilroy, President of the Tahiti Cruise Club, also attended the meeting.
The head of Silversea knows the destination he has had the opportunity to visit several times. In addition, vessels in its fleet sail regularly in our waters. The Minister of Tourism had the opportunity to meet with Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio last March in Fort Lauderdale at the Seatrade cruise global 2017, where he had reaffirmed his interest in the destination.
The President of the Country was able to highlight the advantages of the Polynesian islands, which are well suited to the luxury cruises operated by Silversea, which owns and manages nine luxury cruise ships ranging from 100 to 540 passengers. Over the last few years, the destination has been improving its operating environment, particularly from a regulatory point of view. For example, since the entry into force of the “Cruise Law” in 2010, the tax regime of the destination has managed to find a coherent, stable and lasting balance allowing shipowners to have visibility on their operations.
A rationalization of the provisions related to the immigration of crews linked to customs and transhipment schemes, phytosanitary controls, supplies and the opening of casinos on board during the stopover will also make it possible in the past five years to demonstrate the regularity of Efforts in this sector.
In 2016, the cruise business generated more than 12 billion francs worth of economic spin-offs to Polynesia. More than 20% of tourist revenues are directly dependent on the volume of stops and passengers. And nearly 5 billion Fcfp are injected directly into the local economies of our islands, directly to the service providers, traders, craftsmen, and tourist carriers. This activity is crucial and structuring for our islands of call. It provides providers with the necessary clientele to make their investments profitable and thus offer their services also for terrestrial accommodation.
 
(Source: Tahiti News ReleaseTourism 11 August 2017)