The former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of Seychelles, Alain St. Ange, has delivered an address to the passengers of the cruise ship THE WORLD. The event took place in the ship’s main auditorium, XXCC.

The address was simultaneously also beamed to the residences on board and was filmed for viewing by passengers as and when they want.

The 45-minute address started with the history of the islands before moving into the selling of the islands tourism attractions. As the former Minister St. Ange was addressing the passengers the large TV screens behind and on his sides were beaming the beautiful sights of the islands. 

Mr St. Ange highlighted the need for passengers to land in Seychelles as the ship docks in Mahe this weekend and to also disembark on Praslin and La Digue when their ship anchors of these islands next week.

He spoke about the sustainable approach of Seychelles Tourism and emphasized on the diversity of the population saying that the Seychellois lived as the ‘Rainbow People’ where colour of the skin, religious affiliation, sexual preferences and political affiliation was always respected.  

St. Ange boarded the ship in Maldives and will disembark in Seychelles on Sunday the 5th after the ship drops anchor at 3pm. 

“I enjoyed my stay on board. It is more a floating resort with private villas than a traditional cruise ship. It has been a great cruise where I had time with many of the passengers to guide them with their time exploring Seychelles” said Alain St. Ange.

On January 31, 2023, it was reported that Alain St. Ange was already onboard THE WORLD and was schedule to deliver a lecture to the passengers on the cruise ship. The well-revered tourism guru is expected to launch his autobiography, “Alain St. Ange, My Journey” later this year.