Today is a special day for us as we see the first ship, Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas, arriving into the port town of Historic Falmouth, Jamaica. As you’ll see in my previous posts, my company, IDEA, was the project creator and vision planner. We also acted as the designer and architect, and we were retained by Royal Caribbean as the owner’s representative based in Jamaica. We worked for both stakeholders, the Port Authority of Jamaica and Royal Caribbean. The destination port took more than five years to create.
For more info please read The top 10 untold stories behind building the largest port of call in the Caribbean.
I’d like to share some photos with you all so you can see the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s ship and their passengers.
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas in port at Historic Falmouth, Jamaica, February 17, 2011. Source: Hill International
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas in port at Historic Falmouth, Jamaica. Source: Hill International
Royal Caribbean in port at Historic Falmouth, Jamaica. Source: Hill International
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas in port at Historic Falmouth. Source: Hill International
Cruise passengers on Falmouth Street walking from the pier into the town of Falmouth, Jamaica. Source: Hill International
Although the port is not yet completed, you can see our renderings in my posts below of what it will look like. We designed Falmouth to create a world tourism stage so that Jamaicans can tell their story, in an authentic historical context and in a clean, organized and designed environment. The perception of Jamaica has not been one with a lot of positives and I know that this project will create a new paradigm with an immediate positive impact.
Facts about the port of Historic Falmouth, Jamaica
• Historic Falmouth is the largest purpose-built port of call in the Caribbean
• It can accommodate 16,000 passengers
• The arrival area can accommodate 4,000 passengers
• Two ships at a time can be in port
• It can accommodate both Oasis and Freedom-class ships
• It is/will be featured on Western Caribbean cruises for Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity
• Princess Cruises & smaller lines are considering using the port
Here is a link to coverage we also saw today from USA Today Guest Editor Anne Kalosh.
Long-delayed Caribbean port Falmouth welcomes its first ship
