Tourism

Virgin Islands Native Wins Caribbean-Wide Poster Competition, Scoring Himself And Former School $6,000

ST. CROIX -- Tyrone Lake III and his former classmates at Alexander Henderson Elementary School had the time of their lives on Tuesday.  Taken aboard the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship in Frederiksted at about 10:30 a.m., the hours that followed saw Tryone and the other students being treated to a tour of the entire ship, beginning on the 13th floor, with stops at the ship's theater, restaurants, main lobby, casino, spa, and gift shop among a host of other spots on the sprawling vessel. Why the big treat? Tyrone won the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's (FCCA) Caribbean-wide "Children's Environmental Poster Contest", which was conducted in 2018. The competition saw participants from 17 Caribbean nations designing artwork built around an environmental theme, this year's assignment being "Weathering the Storm: Disaster Preparation for my Destination". Tyrone, family, former teachers and friends were treated to a tour of the Serenade of the Seas docked in Freder...