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St Kitts Is Expecting a Big Cruise Season

It’s one of the top cruise ports in the Caribbean: Port Zante, the popular stop on the island of St Kitts. Now one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the region is expecting another big years, tourism officials said this […]

Carnival Adding More Cruises With Grand Bahama Stops

Carnival Cruise Line is adding more cruise itineraries to the Caribbean including its in-development new port on Grand Bahama. The new Celebration Key, set to open in Grand Bahama, will be featured in a number of cruises starting in 2025 […]

Expansion Projects for St Croix, St Thomas Cruise Ports

The US Virgin Islands’ Port Authority has received the green light for an expansion for its cruise ports in St Croix and St Thomas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the […]

Nassau, the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port, Is Booming

It’s the premier cruise port in the Caribbean: the Nassau Cruise Port, which recently completed the first phase of a $300 million redevelopment project. Now, the Bahamian port has hit another milestone: Nassau has already topped last year’s cruise passenger […]

Martinique Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations

The cruise season has officially begun in one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean: the French Caribbean island of Martinique, one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean, particularly in the luxury sector. Seabourn Pursuit was the […]

Antigua Expecting Best Cruise Season Since Pandemic

Cruise season has officially begun on the island of Antigua. Luxury small-ship brand Seabourn kicked off the opening of the season with the arrival of Seabourn Pursuit this week. The 264-passenger ship was the first to call on Heritage Quay […]

Turks and Caicos Keeps Up Strong Cruise Growth

The Turks and Caicos Islands continues to show strong growth in cruise passenger traffic, according to newly-released numbers from the destination’s tourism officials. Turks and Caicos’ cruise industry is centered in the port of Grand Turk, which has welcomed 143 […]

More Cruise Ships Are Coming to Trinidad

Trinidad is projecting a significant jump in cruise passenger traffic this season. The island’s tourism officials say “all signs point” to major gains in traffic, with the season set to begin in October and run through April of 2024. The […]

Oceania Launches Sales for New Caribbean Cruise Ship

Oceania Cruises has launched sales for what will be its newest cruise ship in the Caribbean: Allura, which will be joining the company’s fleet in 2025. The 1,200-guest Allura Class ship follows the recently-launched ship Vista. Allura will be heading […]

A New Cruise Port Is Opening in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s newest cruise port will welcome its first cruise ship in December, according to Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader. The Puerto Cabo Rojo port will welcome a Royal Caribbean ship on Dec. 18 carrying around 3,000 passengers. Passengers’ […]

Norwegian Launching Caribbean Cruises From Baltimore

Norwegian Cruise Line is adding a new port for Caribbean cruises: the Port of Baltimore. Norwegian has begun its first-ever season cruising out of the Port of Baltimore, from which it will be kicking off a Caribbean season beginning in […]

Carnival Is Opening an Exclusive Cruise Destination on Grand Bahama

Carnival Cruise Line has revealed the name for its planned destination in Grand Bahama: Celebration Key. The new destination, the first-ever port destination exclusively designed for Carnival Cruise Line guests, will be set on a one-mile-long stretch of beach in […]

Celebrity Is Adding More Caribbean Cruises From Florida

Celebrity Cruises is planning an expanded push to the Caribbean next year, with four ships sailing to the Caribbean out of Florida. In the winter 2024-2025 season, Celebrity will send Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Summit out of ports […]

Norwegian Cruise Line’s New Caribbean Cruise Ship

Norwegian Cruise Line has officially launched what will be its newest cruise ship in the Caribbean. The new Norwegian Viva welcomed its firsts guests in Europe this week, the second ship in its new Prima class. Norwegian Viva will be […]

Margaritaville at Sea Is Back for Bahamas Cruises

Margaritaville’s first-ever cruise ship has returned to the water after a multimillion-dollar round of improvements. The 658-cabin Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship is once again sailing to The Bahamas out of the Port of Palm Beach. This summer, the […]

Jamaica Eyes New “Boutique” Cruise Port

Jamaica is looking to develop the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio, eyeing the port as a “boutique” style cruise for small-ship and luxury cruise lines. The plan is to position the port as a small-ship and mega yacht destination […]

Celebrity Cruises Is Adding Two New Destinations in The Bahamas

Celebrity Cruises is planning a “revamped” Caribbean program next summer, one that will for the first time include stops at sister brand Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay destination in The Bahamas, along with the tiny island of Bimini. The […]

Carnival Venezia Kicks Off Caribbean Cruises From New York

Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship has launched its first-ever Caribbean cruises from New York City. The new Carnival Venezia is home-porting at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. It’s the product of a new initiative by Carnival to deploy Italy’s Costa Cruises […]

Nassau, Bahamas Has a Brand-New Cruise Port

The Caribbean’s top cruise destination has unveiled a completely reimagined destination in the heart of the Bahamian capital: after three years, the new Nassau Cruise Port is open. The new-look port in Nassau has a sixth cruise berth, a new […]

Travel Agents: Small-Ship Cruises on the Rise in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Tourism Organization recently reported that the large cruise companies are starting to recover a lot of lost revenue from the last two years. And now several travel advisors are reporting that the smaller cruise lines and expedition ships […]

Caribbean Cruises Are Back in a Big Way

The Caribbean tourism industry has rebounded spectacularly from the pandemic – and so, too has the cruise sector. Plainly, Caribbean cruises are back in a big way, according to travel agents. More cruise ships, some larger, are sailing, operating at […]

Antigua’s Cruise Port Is Booming

Antigua and Barbuda is breaking records for stay over visitors, but the country is also seeing surging cruise passenger arrivals. The destination welcomed more than 500,000 cruise passengers during the 2022-2023 winter season, according to new data from the Antigua […]

Celebrity Cruises Launches Travel Advisor Appreciation Month

By the Caribbean Travel Advisor Staff Celebrity Cruises has kicked off a month-long travel advisor appreciation program, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. The company is marking National Travel and Tourism Week (from May 7-13) with a new Travel Advisor Appreciation […]

“Strong Recovery” for Jamaica Cruise Industry

The cruise industry continues to recovery in Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island is seeing an uptick in cruise passengers, following the arrival of 855,000 people in 2022. Another 1.4 million passengers are projected to arrive during […]

MSC Launches Bahamas Cruises From New York

There’s a new way to cruise from New York to the islands of The Bahamas. MSC Cruises has launched a new homeport at New York’s Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, meaning the line will now be operating year-round cruises to the region […]

Celebrity Cruises Is Getting a New President

Celebrity Cruises will soon have a new chief executive officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company’s existing President and CEO, Lisa Lutoff-Perllo, is transitioning to Vice Chair for External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group. That move will take effect May […]

St Thomas, St Croix Seeing Strong Cruise Growth

Both St Thomas and St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands are seeing continued cruise growth, according to new data from the USVI Department of Tourism. St Thomas received more than 1.6 million cruise passengers through its two ports […]

Antigua’s Cruise Industry Is Booming

The cruise industry in Antigua and Barbuda is booming, with surging passenger arrival numbers and a burgeoning position as one of the Caribbean’s top home-porting destinations. This year has seen a 78.7 percent increase in cruise arrivals to Antigua and […]

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