Carnival Corporation, the parent company of Carnival Cruise Lines, has announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding last week with the Haitian government for a cruise port on Tortuga Island, off Haiti's north coast.
Carnival said the development would create a "tremendous economic impact" for Haitians, while also carving out a new spot for ship itineraries in the Caribbean. It said the company's new port would "directly or indirectly" employ more than 900 people.
The development would compete with Royal Caribbean's fenced-in Labadee cruise port and beach attraction, also on Haiti's north coast.
The development is to cost US$70 million.
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