OHPA removes cruise ships from master plan; looks to operating agreement for more revenue

Cruise ships will no longer dock at the Port of Fernandina, according to Ocean Highway and Port Authority Chair Danny Fullwood, as cruise ship business has been removed from the port authority's master plan, which OHPA hopes to approve in April. Submitted photo
Cruise ships will no longer dock at the Port of Fernandina, according to Ocean Highway and Port Authority Chair Danny Fullwood, as cruise ship business has been removed from the port authority's master plan, which OHPA hopes to approve in April. Submitted photo

After outcry from the public, the Ocean Highway and Port Authority has taken the step to remove cruise ship traffic from its master plan, OHPA commission chair Danny Fullwood announced at a March 8 me…