Biggest UK cruise ship docks in Jamaica for first time
Deputy captain Andrew Wolverson (dressed in white) share a photo moment with several Ocho Rios stakeholders.
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November 12, 2015

Biggest UK cruise ship docks in Jamaica for first time

ST ANN, Jamaica —The Britannia, the largest in the fleet of the P&O Cruises docked in Ocho Rios on Thursday with approximately 6000 passengers and crew on board.

More than 1000 people had disembarked from the nine-month-old ship before midday on Thursday; this included the ship’s captain.

Several stakeholders in Ocho Rios along with representatives from Lannaman and Morris Shipping, the ship’s agent in Jamaica, went on board the vessel about 10:30 am where they were hosted at a plaque exchange ceremony.

Renae Dixon

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