Unfortunately the brand new port at Falmouth, Jamaica is still not ready for cruise business yet, a fact that cannot sit well with Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean has tried infusing the project with millions of dollars to get things going and the port is still not ready for cruises due to a number of construction delays.
All was expected to be ready in time to welcome 1,800 passengers from P&O’s Aurora and another 1,250 from Holland America’s Ryndam on November 3, but those visits have now been canceled and the ships will divert to Ocho Rios.
The new plan is to have Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas make the inaugural visit to the port on January 7, with Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas following in March.
