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LuLu · 11-06-2009, 07:40 PM

When will FALMOUTH be ready for cruise ships?

Char · 11-06-2009, 11:45 PM

LuLu, is that where they will dock the Oasis of the Seas?

If so, I hope it's finished soon!

*Lars* · 11-07-2009, 08:12 AM

Yes, thats where the Oasis and the Alure will dock.

Apparantly the terminal will not be finished before (November) late 2010.

This is from an artcle I read about the ports of call for the Oasis.

Oasis will begin operations in December, making its maiden cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Nassau.

The ship will alternate that Eastern Caribbean itinerary with a Western Caribbean sailing, beginning next May, to its private destination, Labadee, Haiti, as well as to Mexico’s Costa Maya and Cozumel.

In late 2010, it will drop Costa Maya and begin sailing to Falmouth, Jamaica, a port being built especially for the Oasis and its upcoming sister vessel, the Allure of the Seas.

Each of those ports has made infrastructure investments, ranging from a $2 million pier lengthening n Costa Maya to major dredging projects in the Eastern Caribbean ports and Cozumel, to a $75 million investment in a state-of-the-art terminal at Oasis’ homeport, Port Everglades, and the new, $121 million port of call in Falmouth.

The port cities believe those investments, along with the controversies some have created, will be more than worth it.
“The terminal will enhance the profile of the Jamaican tourism product,” said Pat Belinfanti, the Port Authority of Jamaica’s assistant vice president for public and government relations.
Once Falmouth is completed, which after a setback is now slated to be in November 2010, it will be the only port in Jamaica capable of accommodating the Oasis-class ships.

Belinfanti said the construction phase, which includes building a new pier, terminal and landside facilities, will create some 600 jobs. Upon completion, the project will create 1,000 jobs in the new retail outlets and additional attractions being developed for visitors, he said.

Jamaica will recoup its investment with the revenue from the two Oasis-class vessels alone, he said, although he didn’t specify a time frame.

*Lars* · 11-07-2009, 08:14 AM

Char · 11-07-2009, 08:26 AM

Thanks, Lars!

Look at the size of that ship!

*Lars* · 11-07-2009, 08:56 AM

Well, thats the Oasis and Alure for you

Its a good thing the arrival of those 2 ships and the new port facilities that it creates so many new jobs.

LuLu · 11-08-2009, 11:37 AM

Thanks, Lars!

Will other RCCL ships ... and, possibly Celebrity ships ... be using Falmouth as well?

*Lars* · 11-17-2009, 05:45 AM

You`re welcome, Lulu.

I am not sure, but I believe the other Royal Caribbean and Celebrity ships will be using the terminal as well.