Carnival Corporation to Inject Major Tourism Boost
Carnival Corporation the world’s largest cruise line, has committed to sending 110 or more cruises, by its various brands, to Jamaica between October and April 2022. CEO of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald, announced during a meeting on Tuesday, September 28, with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and other executives.
The agreement is contingent on Jamaican Authorities and Carnival continuing to work closely on logistics and public health issues. Senior Communications Strategist and advisor in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright says the latest partnership will provide a well-needed financial injection for stakeholders in the Jamaican Cruise sector.
The meeting with Carnival forms part of a series of engagements with travel industry professionals in Jamaica’s key source markets, the United States and Canada, including major airlines and investors. This is being done to encourage more people to visit the destination in the coming weeks and months, as well as to encourage further investment in the local tourism industry.
Bartlett was joined by the Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch; Director of Tourism, Donovan White; Senior Strategist in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright and Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Donnie Dawson. Seiveright says the development is quite timely.
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