ROYAL Caribbean International has received
regulatory approval from the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey to upgrade the Cape
Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey.
The plan pitched by the cruise operator is to
enable the facility to accommodate the firm’s
upcoming flagship Quantum of the Seas, which
will begin operating at the port from Nov 2014.
A new US$70m terminal will be constructed
on the site, along with expanded parking
offerings and will be jointly funded between
the cruise operator and the city of Bayonne.
Construction is expected to begin before the
end of Aug, for completion by early next year.
Upwards of 600,000 passengers annually are
expected to utilise the new facility once cruises
aboard Quantum of the Seas commence.
