Falmouth dropped in inaugural Oasis of the Seas season

Delays in the completion of the new cruise port at Falmouth, Jamaica, mean that in the inaugural season of the world’s largest cruise ship, RCI’s 5,400 passenger capacity Oasis of the Seas, will call at Mexico’s Costa Maya instead, on her 16 Western Caribbean sailings from Port Everglades.  
Oasis of the Seas’ sailings start this December. However, from May through to November 2010 the vessel will call at Costa Maya instead of Falmouth. The itinerary also includes calls at Cozumel, Mexico; and Labadee, RCI’s private beach on the northern coast of Haiti.

On the modified itineraries, Oasis of the Seas will call at Costa Maya’s recently restored pier, providing passengers with easy access to shore without tendering operations. In Costa Maya, shore excursion options include diving in search of undersea life on Catamaran Sail & Snorkel, an all-terrain vehicle adventure before stopping to relax on a secluded beach with the ATV Jungle & Beach Adventure, or exploring the virtually unexcavated Chacchoben Mayan ruins in the jungle near the Belizean border on the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins.

Oasis of the Seas will alternate its Western Caribbean itinerary with an Eastern Caribbean itinerary, which will include calls at St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Nassau, Bahamas. The ship is now scheduled to resume her original Western Caribbean itinerary and make her maiden call at the historic port of Falmouth during the ship’s 11 December 2010 sailing.  

The new cruise berth at Falmouth, owned jointly by the Port Authority of Jamaica and RCCL, is located 22 miles east of Montego Bay in what is really a run down port area, but an area which is being rejuvenated to bring out Falmouth’s historic past. The new finger pier will be able to accommodate two RCCL Genesis-class vessels simultaneously.  Sphere: Related Content