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Carnival Cruise approved to Operate in No -Movement Day

The Carnival Sunrise cruise ship will arrive on Monday, September 13; although scheduled to dock on a no-movement day, Minister of Tourism Edumund says it will be safe for passengers and vendors alike. The Minister assures protocols and strict monitoring will remain in place for this and subsequent cruise ship calls.

Approximately one thousand, seven hundred (1,700) Carnival Sunrise cruise passengers are scheduled to arrive on Jamaican shores on Monday September 13, a no movement day. The safety of the operations was assured by senior advisor in the Ministry of Tourism Delano Seiveright

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett shares in a release that the cabinet decided to facilitate the cruise visit to honor the schedule for the season which had been agreed on with Carnival Cruise line prior to the imposition of the no-movement days. The arrival of the ship will bring economic benefits to approved vendors and businesses.

Arriving cruise visitors are permitted to travel only on transportation licensed under the tourist board act. To ensure protocols are followed, Tourism Product Development Company Ltd. (TPDCO) will be monitoring the visit.

This is the third cruise ship arrival following the reopening of cruise tourism in August 2021. For more details,

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