Another cruise ship with hundreds of Jamaican crew members aboard is due to dock in Falmouth Monday afternoon.

Their return is part of the Government’s stated objective to bring home all nationals stranded at sea before the tentative date of May 31.

Thousands of Jamaican ship workers have been unable to return home since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a ban on inbound travellers here two months ago.

Another Jamaican crew member, who also did not want to be named, said he has resigned himself to the mandatory 14-day quarantine, stating that he would rather “face isolation on home soil than on a ship sailing across the seas” for one more night.

“Jamaica’s standing in terms of its ability to deal with this virus is one of the best in the globe, and we have taken steps to bring all our nationals home in a very short period of time,” said Chang.