Key West officials are considering a plan to widen the shipping channel into Key West that would allow larger cruise ships to visit the iconic island.
The city council is considering the plan and wants input from its residents as well as consider the economical and environment impact dredging would have.
By enlarging the channel, ships like Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas could stop at Key West. Currently Oasis is too big for Key West, but dredging would allow a ship like Oasis to make a stop there.
City Manager Jim Scholl cautions the plan is still in its infancy but it's a step in the right direction, "It's just a presentation and discussion. The commission will hear about all the aspects of the channel-widening project and what the true impact of that proposal will be for Key West being a port of call for the cruise-ship industry. And really whether or not the commission will want to support the next step."
