Jamaica receives fourth World Travel Awards nomination
7th March 2007
Jamaica has received its fourth World Travel Awards nomination after record breaking tourist arrivals in 2006.
It is the third consecutive nomination for the country as the Caribbean's leading cruise destination.
Jamaica has previously won the award, seen as the Oscars of the travel industry, in 2005 and again in 2006.
The destination was also named the World's Leading Cruise Destination in 2006.
The nomination caps off a record breaking year for cruise ship arrivals in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Port Antonio.
An 11 per cent increase in ship calls resulted in a 18 per cent upswing in the number of passengers, far outpacing the Caribbean's average of 4.5 per cent.
At the end of January this year, cruise arrivals numbered 143,000, a seven per cent increase over last year's figures.
Later this year, Montego Bay will serve as the home port for two vessels: Ocean Village One from UK-based Ocean Village Cruises and the Sea Princess from Princess Cruises Lines.
Article taken from radiojamaica.com.
