I have been interested in the port town of Falmouth in Jamaica for the past many years after cruise giant Royal Caribbean convinced Jamaica to invest well over $200,000,000 (U.S.) to accommodate its Oasis class cruise ships, The project involved the dredging of the port’s waters, the destruction of mangroves, the dislocation of its fishing
Falmouth Jamaica: Victim of the Royal Caribbean System
The AP published an article today regarding the plight of Falmouth. The world’s biggest cruise ships are sucking most of the money out of the Jamaican port and leaving little behind except crushed expectations of the local community.
“World’s Biggest Cruise Ships Drop Anchor in Caribbean, But Ship-to-Shore Feud Brews Over Cash” takes
Will Jamaica’s Cruise Ship Woes Be Solved By A Margaritaville?
Jamaica’s Gleaner newspaper reports that the average amount of money spent by a cruise ship passenger in Jamaica has dropped to just $71.
The hardest hit Jamaican port has been Falmouth where Royal Caribbean convinced the county of Jamaica to spend over $160,000,000 so far to develop the port (at great destruction to
Royal Caribbean’s New Port in Falmouth, Jamaica – At What Cost to the Environment?
I have written about Royal Caribbean’s new port development in the town of Falmouth Jamaica before. It seems to me that the new development for the cruise line perpetuates the historical master (cruise line) – servant (Jamaica) relationship which continues to exploit the Jamaican people.
My tour of Falmouth reinforced those beliefs. Most of the
Passenger Goes Overboard From NCL’s Norwegian Sun in Falmouth Jamaica
Cruise expert Professor Ross Klein reports that a NCL passenger went overboard from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sun shortly after the cruise ship pulled out of the Falmouth shipping pier in Jamaica late Wednesday.
Professor Klein has the most complete list of passenger overboards over the course of the last ten years.
Professor Klein’s website refers to an
Will Royal Caribbean Ever Live Up to Its Promises to Falmouth Jamaica?
Last week I traveled to Jamaica to visit clients in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. During our trip, we also attended to some matters in the port town of Falmouth where Royal Caribbean parks its new mega-ships, the Genesis class Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas.
Falmouth is the capital of
Cruise Law Visits Montego Bay Jamaica
I just returned from a three day trip to Montego Bay.
My co-counsel, Jonathan Aronson, and I met with several of our clients who were seriously injured while working for Miami based cruise lines and have been languishing in Jamaica after being dumped back at home. Seeing our clients, in their local communities, with their
Historic Port of Falmouth – Jamaica’s “Crapital” for the Oasis of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Cruises plans on using Falmouth, in Jamaica, as a port for its new monster of a cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. There is a concern in Jamaica that Royal Caribbean is exploiting it’s historic town in the process.
A Historic and Quaint "Colonial" Town – Sugar, Rum & Slaves
Falmouth is the chief town and capital