Historic Falmouth Port, Jamaica. Photo source: ©© Jack at Wikipedia
For the past 3 years, Royal Caribbean has been leading an initiative in collaboration with the Port Authority of Jamaica to create a brand new cruise port of call: “Historic Falmouth Jamaica”. The port is located on the North coast of Jamaica midway between Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. It is currently under construction and is designed to accommodate two large ships simultaneously. Locals call the coral-ringed lagoon on the north coast of Jamaica Glistening Waters. As night falls, bioluminescent plankton light the shallows. Oyster Bay is believed to be one of only four lagoons in the world where such a spectacle occurs.
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The problem-plagued Historic Falmouth Port has been plunged into a fresh round of controversy as green lobbyists are insisting that 20 hectares of coral and seagrass cover have been damaged due to the development.
At the same time, the environment advocates say the corals form a part of the material dredged from the harbour that is being used to reclaim lands in the area, as part of the $7.5-billion project…
