by LTC Writer | Nov 15, 2021 | Pulse
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...
by Charmaine Clarke | Nov 14, 2021 | Pulse
Increased demand for the destination has pushed Jamaica’s tourism players to change their forecast, predicting that by the last quarter of 2023 the country will earn $3.6 billion from 4.2 million visitors. This “return to normal” is a full three months earlier than...
by Charmaine Clarke | Nov 14, 2021 | Pulse
Chukka Adventures is betting big on the return of cruise ships, pumping millions of Jamaican dollars into getting ready to welcome passengers. “We are spending half-a-million US dollars on upgrades and restoration for the coming cruise ships. We will do it now,...
by LTC Writer | Oct 31, 2021 | Pulse
Almost 300,000 cruise passengers will visit Jamaica by the end of the year, according to Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett. “We have been heavily marketing Port Royal to our international investors during our various marketing engagements overseas. During our meeting...
by LTC Writer | Oct 24, 2021 | Pulse
Italian liner, Costa, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, will be making a much-anticipated call to the port of Falmouth, in Trelawny on November 8, following a year-and-a-half- month absence due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. “It has been a tough 18 months for...
