This is fascinating...learning lots about finance and aircraft!

Still why would a small country:
1. Embark on such a huge project that may damage its ecology/ beauty in the Trellis Bay Area when it is hugely unlikely that mass tourism will develop...and if it did would negatively affect its biggest tourist draw: charter yachting? The draw was 'natures little secret'.
2. Do so without ensuring employment/ involvement of a region where jobs / employment must be needed.
3. Looking at the more direct solution of ferries to St Thomas and flight link to SJU.

Building a new hospital is one thing... Not sure about the cruise pier - trying to get into bed with both the cruise industry and yacht charter industry might be risky ( both are potentially mobile enterprises). Time will tell. Love BVI but there are more interesting destinations than Road Town.

Not mine to say...it's their country but a shame to see their legacy sold. They have a special geography that works -would not capitalizing on their uniqueness work better that trying to be like the herd?