THE Sea Adventurer cruise ship, formerly the Clipper, docked at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf Saturday, allowing over 100 tourists from around the world the opportunity to view the beautiful capital city, Georgetown. The Sea Adventurer is an ice-strengthened ship suited to soft adventures in and around Antartica, and this is the third time a cruise ship has arrived in Guyana thus far for the year. The MS Hamburg (formerly the Vista Mar), came twice with hundreds of passengers.

Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Indranauth Haralsingh, visited the ship and extended a warm welcome to Captain Peter Ushke who described Guyana as an excellent destination.
“This ship has a draft of about 4.5 meters, and it’s ideal for Guyana’s very shallow and silt-laden rivers… And we know that these ships are customised for soft adventures as well,” Haralsingh told media operatives who were given a tour of the ship.
Haralsingh noted that persons will have the opportunity to tour the city, and were scheduled yesterday to visit the Botanical Gardens for bird watching. He told Captain Ushke that Guyana has over 877 bird species and that Georgetown is one of few of the world’s capitals that has a bird sanctuary in the Botanical Gardens. The ship will set sail for the Essequibo River, where passengers will be allowed to tour the Baganara Resort, before heading for the legendary Kaieteur Falls.
“We are very happy that this ship, the Sea Adventurer, chose Guyana, and is again working with Evergreen Adventures; it shows just how ready and responsive we are at a short notice,” Haralsingh said.
Captain Ushke said that the boat was to have initially docked at Essequibo, but because of the low tide, they were forced to come to Georgetown.
However, he said docking at Georgetown was the best solution, since the passengers were afforded the opportunity to view the beautiful capital city. “So far,” he said, “this seems to be an excellent destination to come more often to in the future; and we are looking forward to see whatever there is to see: Birds and waterfalls and all the natural things.”
He noted that Sea Adventurer has been long looking for a place like Guyana that is not over-developed, and where the nature and wildlife is not so much disturbed.
He said the ship travels among the Arctic, Antarctica and southern areas, and is always on the lookout for new destinations. The vessel will be heading north to Trinidad and Tobago and then to Europe.