Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announced that yet another cruise ship was to dock in Kingston harbour yesterday, December 11.
Mein Schiff 6, operated by German TUI Cruises with more than 2,000 passengers docked at the port at around 6:00 p.m.
This was shortly after MS Monarch, operated by Spain's biggest cruise line, Pullmantur Cruises, with just over 2,700 passengers onboard departed yesterday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m.
The news came on the heels of the growth of cruise tourism in Port Antonio, Portland with 2 cruise ships visiting during the last 3 weeks and another 2 later this month.