Newsday spoke to gabriela peralta, project coordinator of logos hope, on december 6. The worlds largest floating book fair the logos hope is returning to port of spain after three years. Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to. Since this is a christian mission ship, most of the titles, sourced from around the world, are christianthemed. In cooperation with the abu dhabi tourism and culture authority and with the support of abu dhabi ports company, the ship and. The logos hope is the fourth ship to be operated by good books for all, which began its floating library initiative in 1970, visiting more than 150 countries and and welcoming 46 million visitors.
Offering a wide variety of books, there were mostly bibles, fiction novels. The ship remains in each port for about two weeks and opens the gangways to hundreds and sometimes thousands of visitors each day. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is gearing up for its final visit to penang during this tour of south east asia. Logos hope logos hope, the largest floating book fair. Logos hope floating book fair reopens at subic bay logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair was ambushed by over 65,000 bookworms when it visited manila last march. The vessel, which is back in jamaica after a threeyear hiatus, will be in the second city until february 23.
The ship will dock in st vincent with 5,000 different titles of books for sale, all below market prices. Many people without the means to study have learned vital skills and been. The logos hope, because it sails around the world, has its own currency. Logos hope returns to guyana with new attractions inews. Meet the logos hope, a floating bookshop and an incredible international ministry. Press release the worlds largest floating book fair, mv logos hope, will be docked in saint lucia for the next twoandahalf weeks until november 5. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be welcoming persons on board from february 27 to march 17. Renowned for its expansive book fair, the mv logos hope offers more. Worlds largest floating book fair heads to five south.
Logos hope, the largest floating book fair will return to port of spain share it with your friends. Worlds largest floating book fair returns to the bahamas. The worlds largest floating book fair brings with it more than five thousand book titles. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60 countries on board, among them one jamaican. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be. Yes, a floating book fair inside a ship called the mv logos hope. Logos hope docks in montego bay jamaica information service. Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to jamaica.
Logos hope returns to ja in february news jamaica gleaner. Since the ship travels around the world, prices are marked in logos units, created for international ease. The ship will visit both montego bay and kingston up to march 15, 2020. Volunteering ship is changing young lives lifestyle. Logos hope floating book fair pulau lumut, selangor. Over the years they have welcomed over 45 million visitors to their floating book fair and have sailed to over 160 countries throughout the world. The worlds largest floating book fair ship, logos hope, will dock in colombo from 30th august until 22nd september. The ship, which includes an expanded selection of over 5,000 books, will be open to the public at the cruise ship complex from january 2nd to 26th, 2020. Unfortunately, the ship had to sail away once more. Gba ships have responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public.
The worldrenowned floating book fair, logos hope is expected to anchor in guyana next month, with new attractions and a range of charitable initiatives. Logos hope celebrates 10 years as worlds largest floating. Our correspondent in georgetown, jenny alfonso, reports. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon visit kingstown, st. When in manila, book fairs are aplenty but have you ever been on a floating one.
Logos hope, the fourth ship the organisation has operated and the worlds largest floating book fair, is a unique vessel and concept. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when a total of over 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports. Superkids 2010 and the 31st international book fair have you visited superkids 2010. Esther ehlert when logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60 countries on board, among them one jamaican. Welcome to logos hope, the worlds largest floating bookstore. The ship goes from port to port carrying the book fair with it. Book lovers are in for a treat in the new year as the logos hope, a nonprofit floating book fair, is returning to tt and opening its doors on january 2. The ship carries more than 5 000 book titles and over 500 000 volumes, and is operated by 400 crew members from 60 different countries. Mv logos hope docks in a port for approximately 2 weeks in each port. Volunteering ship is changing young lives logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, believes that actions speak louder than words published. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when more than 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports. In addition, there are childrens titles, academic texts, dictionaries, atlases. Nearly four decades ago, gba ships decided to bring the written word to the ports of the world through their floating book fairs. For the past two years she has worked on board the worlds largest floating book fair.
Logos hope is the only ship currently operated by gba ships e. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, has arrived in trinidad. Logos hope is operated by gba ships which is a charitable organisation that has been sailing the world since 1970. Mv logos hope, the floating book fair on a cruise ship, will offer a selection of over 5000 different titles of books at affordable prices. Logos hope floating book fair given the covid19 pandemic, call ahead to verify hours, and remember to practice social distancing parking. Logos hope to dock in montego bay on february buzz. Mv logoshope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is expected to return to jamaica from february to march 15, 2020, docking in both montego bay and kingston. Opening hours are tuesday to saturday, 10am to 9pm and on sundays from 2pm to 9pm. Last thursday, the mv logos hope reached manila and docked at the south harbor pier 15 at the back of the historic manila hotel.
Logos hope the mythical floating book fair here in the. Renowned for its expansive book fair, the mv logos hope offers more than 5,000 different book titles for sale at affordable prices. Gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany. For a significant number of visitors, it is their first ever opportunity to purchase good quality literature available at a fraction of its retail value. The logos hope, which carries a crew of international volunteers.
Floating book fair this is the mv doulos docked in pier 15 during her final visit to manila. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60. Arriving on the 2nd day of december, the book fair, in guyana, had a great turnout. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will be opened to the public in western jamaica from february to february 23. Choose from over 5,000 titles at the logos hope floating book fair in bangkok until 2 march 2014. Logos hope comes to tt in 2020 rachael espinet wednesday 11 december 2019. The ship will be opened to the public on friday, 4 september to allow visitors the opportunity to meet crewmembers and purchase books. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, in abu dhabi, uae. The worlds largest floating book fair, logos hope, will make its first visit to south africa in march. Floating book fair and more with logos hope little. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston jamaica. Kingston, jamaica the worlds largest floating book fair, the mv logos hope, will return to jamaica from february to march 15, docking in both montego bay and kingston. Logos hope to dock in montego bay loop news loop jamaica. The 400 volunteers making up logos hope s crew represent the worlds diversity.
Built in 1914 only a couple of years younger than the titanic the doulos was the worlds oldest passenger liner still sailing the seven seas until it retired in 2010 in. The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next steps are being decided. The vessels stay in the helen of the west is being facilitated by saint lucia and the caribbeans leading. The last visit of doulos in south africa was in 2005, where nearly 82,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangway across two ports in south africa. Book lovers in seychelles are not missing out on the opportunity to stock up on literature now that they can choose from over 5,000 titles while visiting the worlds largest floating book fair, the logos hope which docked in the island nations port capital of victoria, friday afternoon. The books will cover a range of subjects including science. Worlds largest floating book fair comes to kingstown in. All aboard the logos hope trinidad and tobago newsday. Eager and excited children and adults were seen heading to the port saturday afternoon, the first day.
Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, would return to port kingstown, and will be here from december, 2019, to december 29, 2019. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon make her first ever visit to south africa. Worlds largest floating book fair sails into yangons. Logos hope floating book fair comes to south africa. Visit the worlds largest floating book fair now in cebu philippines. Many may still remember doulos, logos hope s former sister ship. They are known as the worlds largest floating book fair and sell over 5,000 different titles of books at discounted rates in all the ports they visit.
If you didnt get a chance to make it this video will give you a look at what the worlds largest floating book fair looks like as well as a. Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships. The fair has an overwhelming selection of titles that ranges from childrens story books and pocket books like nancy drew to technical books. The logos hope floating book fair returns to bangkok. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docked at the montego bay pier on thursday february, with some 400 volunteers from nations around the world on board. The logos hope, which is known as the worlds largest floating book fair, returns to the bahamas, this time with three bahamians brandon kemp, shawna sands and vonette pierre, among the 400 volunteers on board who have traveled through asia, africa and the southern caribbean over the course of the last year sharing their lifechanging stories. They cover such areas as science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine and languages. The logos hope opened to the tt public on thursday. Seychelles welcomes largest floating book fair to port.
Over 45 million people in more than 150 different countries have walked up one of our ships gangways to visit our floating book fairs. I visited the bazaar this morning, it was a little bit. The selections is comprised entirely of englishlanguage books, covering a range of subjects including science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts. Worlds largest floating book fair will make stops in mexico. Not only does logos hope bring reasonably priced books at a. Ttt live online logos hope arrives in trinidad facebook. Bringing good literature to people is another key facet of the ships purpose. Vincent for the first time in almost a decade many may still remember the last visit in 2009, when over 43,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways during our 14day stay. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston buzz. Patrons are invited to browse its selection of over 5,000 educational books and. Unfortunately, the ship had to sail away once more superkids 2010 and the 31st international book fair have you visited superkids 2010. Now, logos hope will be making another voyage to st. The logos hope last docked in port of spain in 2017, when more than 91,277 people visited the ship. This unique vessel, with 400 volunteers from nations around the world, will offer events on board for jamaicans of all ages, in addition to the sale of 5,000 books at.
Thursday, january 02, 2020 kingston, jamaica the worlds largest floating book fair, the mv logoshope, will return to jamaica from february to march 15, docking in both montego bay and. Logos hope celebrates 10 years as worlds largest floating book. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston. Vincent before continuing to grenada, colombia and other ports in the caribbean.
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