CRUISE Geraldton’s Meet & Greet Volunteers (pictured) were presented the Active Citizenship Award at the town’s Australia Day Community Citizen of the Year Awards. Long considered a bastion of “cruise welcoming”, Geraldton’s volunteer group has been running for 15 years, since Geraldton’s first cruise ship, Maxim Gorkiy, arrived in 2005....
CRUISE Geraldton’s Meet & Greet Volunteers (pictured) were presented the Active Citizenship Award at the town’s Australia Day Community Citizen of the Year Awards.
Long considered a bastion of “cruise welcoming”, Geraldton’s volunteer group has been running for 15 years, since Geraldton’s first cruise ship, Maxim Gorkiy, arrived in 2005.
The city has since boomed as a cruise town, with work undertaken by the Mid West Port Authority allowing 100% of all cruise ships to now berth safely in the port.
Turning out rain, hail or shine, the volunteers pride themselves on “creating a great first and last impression” of Geraldton.
“The Cruise Geraldton Meet & Greet volunteers play an integral role in the passenger experience, which in turn determines a cruise ships rating of the destination,” explained Mid West Port Authority CEO Rochelle MacDonald.
“If we don’t get it right, these ships won’t return to Geraldton, and with the economic benefit that is derived from cruise.”
