GOAL: 3 million cruise visitors by 2025

GOAL: 3 million cruise visitors by 2025

Jamaica has its sights set on welcoming three million cruise ship visitors by 2025 through the combined efforts of the country’s tourism ministry, its various agencies and the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ). Tourism minister Edmund Bartlett made the announcement...
Port Royal ready for Nieuw Statendam

Port Royal ready for Nieuw Statendam

Port Royal is set to join the list of Jamaican ports welcoming visitors as its first cruise ship since the start of the season, the Nieuw Statendam, one of Holland America’s newest vessels, will dock on Thursday, November 25. The ship, which departed Florida’s Port...
LOTS OF SHIPS

LOTS OF SHIPS

Buoyed by the arrival of half a dozen cruise ships in one week, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is pushing to add Kingston to the list of ports welcoming vessels. “The return of cruise shipping to our ports is further proof of the growing demand for our...
POP-UP: Falmouth Artisan Village

POP-UP: Falmouth Artisan Village

The welcome extended to crew and passengers of the Emerald Princess on November 14 was made extra special with the addition of a pop-up version of the soon-to-be-unveiled $700-million Artisan Village being planned for Falmouth. Jamaican culture on show Located...
CRUISE: Falmouth back in the game

CRUISE: Falmouth back in the game

The Emerald Princess docked at the Port of Falmouth on November 14 with 1,700 passengers and 1,719 crew members on board, the first cruise ship to call there in more than a year. The luxury vessel’s arrival is being described by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett as a...