Jamaica continued to see lower cruise tourist figures into the second month of this year as the ports of Falmouth and Montego Bay recorded heavy declines in arrivals. For the combined months of January and February, cruise arrivals have declined 8% to 293,000.
Data from the Jamaica Tourist Board show cruise arrivals in February declined 5% to under 132,000.
Falmouth, which is the biggest port for cruise arrivals in Jamaica, recorded a 16% decline in arrivals while Montego Bay saw its arrivals dip 13.5%.