Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2021

1 7 9 ‘melting pot’ of restaurants serving tasty Jamaican cuisine. The beachside attraction, which has been dubbed the ‘ultimate chill spot’, has also been highly beneficial to the local community. Not only has it boosted the visual appeal of the shoreline of a main thoroughfare in Ocho Rios, but it has also created new job opportunities and significantly contributed to the livelihoods of many locals. In addition, the fisherfolks and shop owners who occupied the original facility are grateful for the improvements and the other support they were given, which included training in business best practices, financial management and customer service. Elsewhere, the Port Authority of Jamaica has developed a new cruise port at the Historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal. The main objectives were to create economic and social benefits in collaboration with other government agencies, enhance the unique assets of the town of Port Royal for the benefits of Jamaicans and visitors, and create Cruise visitors can now use a new environmentally friendly pedicab service to get around the town of Falmouth “ Pursuing community development initiatives that extend beyond ports to support locals has become a strategic imperative”