Mahler Says Belize City Cruise Ports ‘in the Works’  

Just the other day, we mentioned that Belize is almost back to its pre-COVID tourist numbers. But, according to the Belize Tourism Board, there’s a snag – Belize City still doesn’t have a docking station, which is holding things back. The Ministry of Tourism has promised that these crucial ports are on their way to the old capital. The big question is, when? Today, we caught up with the Minister of Tourism, Anthony Mahler. Here’s what he had to say.

 

Britney Gordon

“Is there any updates on possibly implementing the cruise port in Belize City? Because speaking to BTB cruise director, that’s the main part that’s holding us back from surpassing pre-COVID numbers in terms of tourism.”

 

Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism

“The ships are getting bigger, so tendering is more difficult. And we’ve said this over and over but we have a plan and we’re working on that right now. We’ll have more information in January. We’re working on a master plan. And we’ll have more information in January.”

 

Britney Gordon

“Any insight that you can give us into those plans? Like something that we can expect?”

 

Anthony Mahler

“I can tell you that it has the support and the commitment from all the major cruise lines right now.”