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VIDEO: The Caribbean’s Best Cruise Port Beach
There are so many great cruise ports around the Caribbean, but few of them have a great beach in close proximity. While you can explore in Old San Juan, shop in St Kitts, find your duty free desires in St […]
Celebrity Cruises Has a New Destination in the Bahamas
The Bahamas’ Perfect Day at CocoCay has been one of Royal Caribbean’s most popular cruise stops in the Caribbean in recent years. Until now, though, Celebrity Cruises itineraries didn’t visit the port. That just changed this week with the first-ever […]
The US Virgin Islands Cruise Industry Is Booming
If you’re on a cruise to the Caribbean, chances are you’ll be making a stop at one of the ports in the US Virgin Islands, where the cruise industry continues to boom. Both St Thomas and St Croix experienced 13 […]
The Cayman Islands Is Planning a New Boutique Cruise Destination
Set 90 miles from the Cayman Islands’ tourism hub in Grand Cayman, a new cruise destination could soon be emerging in the Caribbean. The Cayman Islands is planning to develop a cruise pier on the island of Cayman Brac, Caribbean […]
Carnival Just Revealed More Details on Its New Grand Bahama Cruise Port
Carnival Cruise Line is in the process of developing a major new cruise destination on the island of Grand Bahama, and now the company has revealed more details on the project. Carnival’s Celebration Key will be featuring a retail destination […]
The British Virgin Islands Has a New Watersports Destination
You may not know that Marina Cay, the beloved eight-acre island off the coast of Beef Island in the BVI has relaunched. Now run by Mainsail, it’s home to the Marina Cay Bar and Grill, a popular yachting and day […]
A Low-Key, Lovely Adults-Only Beach Resort in Aruba
When Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort opened in 1987, it made sense for the hotel’s restaurant to be built in the shape of a boat shipwrecked on the sand: while Eagle Beach didn’t exactly resemble a desert island back […]
Royal Caribbean Is Opening a New “Beach Club” in Cozumel, Mexico
Royal Caribbean already has one “Royal Beach Club” in development, a 17-acre destination in The Bahamas. Now, the cruise giant has announced plans for second one, this time in the Mexican Caribbean. The newest Royal Beach Club will be set […]
The Nassau Cruise Port Just Made History Again
Nassau’s booming cruise port just made history again on Tuesday, when a record-breaking seven ships called on the recently-revamped downtown port. More than 20,000 passengers came to Bahamian shores on ships including Carnival Liberty, Vision of the Seas, Disney Wish, […]
For Cayman Islands Real Estate, a “Year of Opportunity”
“2023 can be described as a year of resilience,” Jeremy Hurst, the president and broker/owner of Cayman Islands-based IRG International, tells Caribbean Journal. “If you look at the past two decades with Hurricane Ivan here in 2004, the financial crash […]
Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Passenger Record
The Caribbean’s most popular cruise port just set another record, with The Bahamas’ Nassau Cruise Port marking 4.4 million cruise passenger arrivals in 2023. That represented an all-time record for the cruise port, which recently completed a $250 million port […]
The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2024, From Tiny Beach Towns to Hidden Gems
Maybe you’ve been to the Caribbean a dozen times. Maybe you’re planning your first Caribbean vacation. The Caribbean continues to reinvent itself, to rewrite its story. The Caribbean just keeps getting better. As the region comes off what was a […]
The Bahamas Is Breaking Tourism Records as Cruise, Air Arrivals Boom
From the shores of Nassau Paradise Island to the sandbars of the Exumas, The Bahamas is booming. And as cruise passengers and air arrivals continue to flock to the country, The Bahamas just set an all-time record for visitors in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Disney Cruise Line Adding New Bahamas Cruise Destination
Disney Cruise Line is adding a new cruise destination in The Bahamas beginning next year. In June 2024, the company will begin its first sailings to Lighthouse Point at the southern tip of Eleuthera. The “vibrant beach retreat” is designed […]
Norwegian Cruise Line Has a New Ship: Prima
Norwegian Cruise Line has officially christened its newest ship: Prima, a 965-foot-long, 143,535-ton vessel that’s the first of six ships in the company’s new Prima class. Prima, which has capacity for 3,100 guests at double occupancy, has what Norwegian says […]
Windstar Expanding in the Caribbean, Adding Cruises From Miami
Small-ship cruise line Windstar is expanding in the Caribbean, including its first-ever homeport in Miami. The company is adding a new itinerary in the winter of 2023: Beach Fun and Sun: a Caribbean Getaway, that will feature seven days in […]
Carnival Cruise Line Tops 3 Million Passengers Since Restart
Carnival Cruise Line has welcomed more than three million passengers since its July 2021 restart, the company said this week. The news comes after what Carnival said was the “biggest booking week” in the cruise line’s 50-year history this past […]
Carnival Is Bringing Costa Cruises Ships to the US
Carnival Cruise Line is bringing two of Costa Cruises’ ships to the United States next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The plan is for a new concept called “Costa by Carnival,” which will see ships sailing from New York and […]
Royal Caribbean Is Tripling Its Cruise Calls to St Croix
In a boost for St Croix’s cruise industry, Royal Caribbean has announced plans to nearly triple its calls on the island’s cruise port in Frederiksted, according to the Virgin Islands Port Authority. The announcement was made in a press conference […]
Virgin Voyages Opens New Cruise Terminal in Miami
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has officially opened its highly-anticipated cruise terminal at PortMiami. The new Terminal V is a major addition to the Miami skyline, a LEED Gold project that comprises three stories on the northwestern corner of Miami’s […]
Margaritaville to Launch Bahamas Cruises in April
The new Margaritaville at Sea cruise line is planning to launch in April, Caribbean Journal has learned. The cruise line, the product of Margaritaville’s acquisition of the former Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, will launch its first sailings to Grand Bahama […]
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