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25 City Hotels Where You Can Experience the Caribbean Beyond the Beach

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You sense it the second you step off the waterfront and into the pulse of the street, when the Caribbean shifts from its familiar coastline to a routine built on markets, galleries, rum shops, town squares and cultural crossroads. The region’s cities hold an entirely different kind of escape, one shaped by history and architecture, […]

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Carnival to Start Sailing to Private Bahamian Destination

Princess Cays

Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans to begin sailing to the private Bahamian destination of Princess Cays. Carnival ships will make 40 calls to the destination called Princess Cays in 2017, and 98 calls in 2018. Princess Cays is located on the far southern tip of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, operated by Carnival’s sister line, […]

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It's Time to Think About Visiting Martinique for Carnival

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If you’re thinking of coming to the Caribbean for a carnival, it’s time to think about Martinique. The French Caribbean island has a raucous carnival festival at the end of February, but Martinique’s carnival season actually lasts for weeks. “The February 26 to Match 1st period marks the apex of our Carnival, but the fun actually starts weeks […]

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Carnival Launches First Wearable Cruise Tech

Carnival Cruise Line has launched the first-ever wearable tech for cruise ships. It’s called the Ocean Medallion, and the wearable includes a number of benefits, including allowing guests to access their staterooms without a key; locate friends and family on the ship; purchase merchandise without cards or paper; power interactive gaming and entertainment experiences and […]


It's Time to Think About Visiting Martinique for Carnival

Carnival Cruise Line has named Taylor Bux its newest vice president of marketing services. Bux joins the company after having served most recently as global director of digital and social media marketing for Old Navy/Gap Inc., where he was responsible for all digital, social and mobile marketing for the Old Navy brand. In the new […]

Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle Is Coming to Carnival Cruise Ships

Carnival Cruise Line is partnering with Spike TV’s show “Lip Sync Battle’ for a unique new cruise ship experience. The partnership is a recreation of the show, which pits contestants in a head-to-head competition to create the “most unforgettable lip-sync performances.” The experience includes elaborate props and costumes, high-tech lighting and sound effects and even […]

Carnival Orders First LNG-Powered Cruise Ships

Carnival Corporation has announced a new multi-ship order for its first-ever liquefied natural gas-powered cruise ships. The company is scheduled to take delivery of two 180,000-gross-registered-ton cruise ships in 2020 and 2022 which will be the largest in the company’s fleet. Both ships will be powered by the company’s “green cruising” design, and will mark […]

Carnival Extends Agreement at Port Everglades

Carnival Corporation has signed an addendum to its terminal agreement at Port Everglades in Florida, the company announced. The deal extends the cruise company’s contract at the port through 2030 with an additional five years of sailings. Carnival had previously signed a 15-year agreement in 2010 at Port Everglades, which has more than 3.6 million […]

Carnival Is Partnering With Build-A-Bear

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new partnership Build-A-Bear Workshop to launch the retail-entertainment experience to the company’s cruise fleet. The first Build-A-Bear Workshop at sea is being launched on Carnival Dream, with plans to launch fleetwide on all 25 Carnival ships by summer 2017. The workshop provides kids the chance to make their own […]

Carnival's Fathom Cruise Brand Delivers on its Promise

By Simons Chase CJ Contributor I have to confess my skepticism when I decided to cruise aboard Carnival’s new cruise line, Fathom, on a “voluntourism” or “social impact” journey to the Dominican Republic. After all, in an industry that seems to be obsessed with size and endless buffets, I was not quite sure what to […]

How to Travel to St Lucia Carnival

This July, St. Lucia hotels are offering travelers a variety of ways to celebrate Lucian Carnival, the premier cultural event of the year celebrating the island’s African and Catholic heritage, with promotional deals up to 50 percent off standard rates. The St Lucia carnival takes place July 13-19, and offers visitors the opportunity to live […]

This New Carnival Ship Has a Two-Deck Spa (And a Hammam)

Carnival’s new Vista cruise ship has a major new amenity: a two-deck spa called Cloud 9. The spa includes everything from an infrared sauna to a Hammam Chamber, along with “experience showers” that even have their own fragrance elements. Carnival Vista, the line’s newest ship, debuted earlier this month in Europe. The spa also includes […]