Carnival Cruise Line is building a new cruise port facility in the Bahamas.
The line signed an agreement with the Bahamian government for the development on Grand Bahama Island.
Carnival said it will be the largest purpose-built cruise facility ever built in The Bahamas.
It will be able to handle two of Carnival’s largest cruise ships at the same time and will eventually serve about one million cruise passengers a year.
"This new development will not only provide a one-of-a-kind destination experience for our guests but it will further solidify our partnership with the people of The Bahamas," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
"In 2017, along with Carnival’s sister lines, Carnival Corporation will bring close to 3 million guests to The Bahamas via calls to Nassau, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays."
The as-yet unnamed project is still to be signed off officially pending a public discussion process and an environmental impact study.
It will take about two years to construct at a cost of about $200 million.
