BAYONNE – The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and Royal Caribbean Cruise line dedicated the new $55 million passenger terminal at Cape Liberty Cruise Port on Friday, Oct. 24.
Port Authority Director of Port Commerce Richard Larrabee, Royal Caribbean’s President and Chief Operating Officer Adam Goldstein and Vice President of Port Operations Juan Trecastro, and Mayor James Davis represented their organizations.
The terminal will feature updated technology which will allow passengers to board their vessel only minutes after arriving if they have already registered online, officials said.
The facility will welcome guests for the first time after the cruise line’s Quantum of the Seas arrives in New York Harbor on Nov. 10.
Mayor Davis said the investment in the port will pay great dividends for the city.
“This is phenomenal from an economic standpoint,” Davis said. “This is going to help change Bayonne drastically. Now it’s up to us as a city to help them.”
The mayor said that meant more development of the broader former Military Ocean Terminal site, including the building of a hotel for passengers to stay at before and after their cruises. – Joseph Passantino
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