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Christophe Harbour Blog

St. Kitts and Nevis Welcomes Another Year of Record Growth in Yachting Sector

By Katherine Verano in Marina, Shopping, St. Kitts, Yachting

For the fifth consecutive year, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and Christophe Harbour report another banner year in yachting and 20% continued growth YOY since marina operations launched at the Eastern Caribbean resort community.  This positive news comes despite a reportedly slower charter season in the region.

In-season repeat visits to Christophe Harbour’s new state-of-the-art marina on the rise as are the average length of stay (4 nights) and the increased average length now surpassing 50m. The marina is homeport to the Perini Navi sloop S/Y Perseus^3, which has the world's third largest carbon mast and the world’s largest single sail, and played host to several high profile yachts this season such as 72.6 m...

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New Custom Home Breaks Ground at Upper Pavilion Hill

By Katherine Verano in Community, Real Estate, St. Kitts

Earthwork underway at upper Pavilion Hill. Photo credit: Caribbean 3D Design Drone & Photography

The exclamation point to the summer's flurry of construction activity has to be the groundbreaking and beginning of earthworks for a new private home to be constructed in the upper Pavilion Hill area at Christophe Harbour. Designed by Morehouse MacDonald and Associates and built by Bennett Hofford Construction, the 5,500-sq ft custom residence will overlook The Pavilion, beautiful Sandy Bank Bay and the harbour, and when complete in Fall 2018 will be the first custom home built on the upper hillside and the first to be built for full-time residents. 

The home's multi-level custom design fits gracefully...

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New Recipes and New Techniques Result of Culinary Team Professional Development Sessions

By Katherine Verano in Dining, St. Kitts

There's nothing quite like picking up new skills or broadening horizons to reignite a passion.  For the culinary team at Christophe Harbour, professional development is a part of daily life, and top priority for Executive Chef Barnaby Jones.

Beyond the day-to-day training that he delivers on the job, Chef Jones has also organized a roster of seasoned professionals who throughout the year will come into the kitchen and share their knowledge with the team.

Christophe Harbour Executive Chef Barnaby Jones (left) and visiting chef Miguel Somoza

The Pavilion F&B staff has a few new tricks up their sleeve thanks to a recent professional development session led by Chef...

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Christophe Harbour Hosts Nevis Primary School Students

By Katherine Verano in Christophe Harbour Foundation, Community, St. Kitts

Christophe Harbour was pleased to welcome nearly 100 Nevis primary school students for a site visit this week. The students represented Joycelyn Liburd Primary School, Nevis Academy and Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School as part of the Nevis Tourism Education Program, sponsored by the Nevis Ministry of Tourism.  The Tourism Education Program teaches various tourism-related topics throughout the year and culminates at the end of each school year with a number of field trips that help expose students to the operations of the tourism industry. 

The students enjoyed their very own personal tour of the property and showed much enthusiasm and excitement as they learned bits and pieces about Christophe Harbour and the areas of...

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Christophe Harbour Welcomes New Assistant Guest Services Manager

By Katherine Verano in Adventure, Community, Events, Hotel, St. Kitts

Christophe Harbour welcomes Viera Galloway as the new Assistant Guest Services Manager. 

We are pleased to welcome Viera Galloway as the new Assistant Guest Services Manager for the Christophe Harbour Club. A native of St. Kitts, Viera graduated from Florida Memorial University with an undergraduate degree in Communications and a Master’s in Business Administration, both of which serve her well in her new role.

Viera is well known for her leadership, professionalism and dedication to excellence. We are thrilled to have her as part of the Christophe Harbour family.

Viera is available by phone at +1 869.466.6958 or via email at [email protected]. She is headquartered at The Pavilion.

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