The process by which cruise-ship passengers who visit Jamaica are transported from all ports to attractions and other locations will soon be streamlined.

In making the disclosure, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said: "The current system where various entities are responsible for the transfer of these visitors will cease and by the start of the 2011-2012 Winter Tourist Season, a new arrangement will come into being."

The minister outlined that "the arrangement which now obtains at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny where ground transportation for cruise passengers is handled by one company is the model that I would like to see replicated at the island's other ports, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Port Antonio. This will create more efficiency for the operators and reduce harassment of the visitors".