Posted: Feb. 8, 2024 5:15PMDenis Berube was excited to see a giant new vessel arrive in Nanaimo’s harbour Thursday, and hoped it was a docking cruise ship.“That’s why we built this pier,” said Berube, a Nanaimo resident.Story continues belowAccording to the Nanaimo Port Authority, many calls have come in asking about the towering MS Isabelle since it dropped anchor overnight Wednesday.
But the MS Isabelle is no cruise ship. The vessel is actually a floating hotel built for hundreds of construction workers who will be tasked on a Squamish woodfibre LNG project. “It does look like a cruise ship. It’s about the same size as the cruise ships that we’re targeting for our 2024, and 2025 and beyond seasons,” said Andrea Thomas, head of cruise development for the Nanaimo Port Authority.
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