Cruise lines conquest restart for Mayotte

Mayotte would regain a spot between Madagascar and Zanzibar. As before when the island hosted the cruise ship for a one-day stop. In 2007, 26.75% of the tourists are in Mayotte with 10,879 cruise passengers in the group's arrival in Costa Indian Ocean.

The Royal Star Company Star line wets most frequently in the waters of Mayotte and has the highest number of call between 15 and 20 annually, with about 300 European passengers on board for cruise line.

But in 2008-2009, the market collapses. The Royal Star retires in 2008 and the final events of piracy in the area as well as elections and the departmentalization of Mayotte finish to complete the market.

To return cruise line ships, local authorities have renovated reception facilities for up to standards this fall. A pontoon 16m long and 10 wide, was built in Mamoudzou. It can accommodate at least two tenders of 150 passengers at a time. It is now operational.

Before the end of 2010, three cruise line ships will dock there. They flow down between 135 and 600 passengers for a day.
The tourist said he was ready to even planned a craft market and local produce where the cruise lines will find ylang, vanilla and pepper Mayotte

The head placed on another asset of the island to attract companies, "its unspoiled by mass tourism". Excursions can be purchased on Earth from which to explore the fauna and flora of Nature Reserve Caziley or swim with dolphins.

Three ports can accommodate ships depending on their size, that of Mamoudzou, Longoni or that of the Basse-Terre.
On Mamoudzou Mayotte and there is no passenger tax. What is today, an asset for the reception of cruise ships.

Besides the units expected by the end of the year, three other ships would dock in Mayotte in 2011. But the cruise line is not limited to that number. He would like to see return to the cruise lines especially French. He just directs to all an application involving its arguments.