Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the inaugural call of the cruise ship, Marella Discovery II, to the historic town of Port Royal on Monday (January 20) as a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said the feedback from the visitors indicate that they were pleased with the day\u2019s activities, which included a tour of various sites in the Corporate Area and nearby parishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday has been, no pun intended, a dry run and I think it has gone very, very well. Port Royal is now open for business. Port Royal has a rich heritage, and all our guests who arrived today, they are in awe,\u201d Ms. Grange said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPort Royal is a gateway for the city of Kingston. There were tours outside of Port Royal and those tours went very well,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Grange was speaking to journalists at a reception for the cruise-ship passengers at the new Port Royal Naval Dockyard, which culminated their day\u2019s experience in Kingston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She noted that with more cruise ships expected to call at Port Royal, this will create opportunities for artisans, performers, fishermen and others living and working in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister said that a number of persons were trained in preparation for the arrival of the Marella Discovery II and \u201cit has paid off for them\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe residents of Port Royal, right now they are saying that they are so happy. They are overwhelmed and those who were not as involved, they now want to be involved and be given the opportunity,\u201d Minister Grange said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President and Chief Executive Officer of Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, agreed that the day was a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll of our technologies and systems worked well. The Sea Walk [and] the ground transport system, all of that has gone well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe culture of Jamaica was on show today and our guests felt it was wonderful,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Approximately 1, 900 passengers were on board the Marella Discovery II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the areas they visited were Emancipation Park, Devon House, National Heroes Park, Fort Clarence Beach and Ocho Rios<\/p>\n\n\n\n
January 22, 2020 Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the inaugural call of the cruise ship, Marella Discovery II, to the historic town of Port Royal on Monday (January 20) as a success. She said the feedback from the visitors indicate that they were pleased with the day\u2019s activities, which included a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":71778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,29,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investments","category-policies","category-wealth"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Written by: Ainsworth Morris
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