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Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship Is Now Sailing to the Caribbean From Port Canaveral

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This Tiny Rainforest Town in Dominica Is Filled With Geothermal Hot Springs

You enter the pool slowly. One foot goes in, then you stop. The heat climbs your calf and holds there for a moment before settling. The watter is a light copper color. Steam lifts where the water meets air. You take another step, slower this time, and the surface closes behind you. By the time […]

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Princess Cruises Floats Out First LNG-Powered Ship

line’s first-ever LNG-powered ship. The new Sun Princess was floated out at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, representing the first phase of construction. Next on the agenda is a focus on building out the ship’s interiors. The 175,500-ton, 4,300-guest Sun Princess will include several new features for the brand: The Dome, an entertainment venue […]

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Royal Caribbean Cuts First Steel on New Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean has cut the first steel on its newest cruise ship, the second in its Icon Class. The as-yet-unnamed ship will be the second in the class; the first, Icon of the Seas, will take to the seas in January 2024; this ship will launch sailings in 2025. The new ship, which is being […]

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MSC Is Launching Another New Caribbean Cruise Ship

MSC Cruises is set to launch its newest cruise ship for the Caribbean, with plans to ultimately homeport in New York. The MSC Seascape will hold its naming ceremony in Manhattan on Dec. 7, 2022, with film legend Sophia Loren as its godmother. MSC Seascape will head to Miami immediately following ceremony for an inaugural […]

Royal Caribbean Cuts First Steel on New Cruise Ship

Silversea Has a New Cruise Ship Luxury cruise line Silversea has christen its newest ship: Silver Dawn. The new boutique vessel, the 10th in the company’s fleet, is the third Silversea ship to make its debut in the last nine months. “Silver Dawn is a jewel in the Silversea fleet and speaks to Royal Caribbean Group’s […]

Seabourn’s New Caribbean Cruise Ship

Luxury small-ship brand Seabourn has unveiled its newest cruise ship for the Caribbean: Seabourn Ovation. The new ship made its madden arrival to the US this week, where it will homeport in Miami for a series of voyages exploring the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America from November through March 2022. The 600-guest luxury ship will […]

Holland America Line Just Relaunched Another Cruise Ship

Holland America Line has relaunched its sixth ship in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The cruise line’s Zuiderdam returned to service this week for Mexico cruises out of the Port of San Diego, Calif. “San Diego is an important homeport for us, and we are excited to have two ships back in full-time […]

Royal Caribbean Group Is Planning a Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean Group is embarking on a major step on its sustainability push: Destination Net Zero, a comprehensive decarbonization strategy that includes pledging to establish Science-Based Targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The initiative “builds on decades of progress and a deep sense of responsibility to embed sustainability throughout the organization,” Royal said. That […]

First Cruise Ship Returns to Jamaica

The first cruise ship in Jamaica since the onset of the pandemic called on Ocho Rios this week. Carnival Sunshine’s return to Jamaica marked what officials called a “major step” in the phased reopening of Jamaica’s tourism sector. “We welcome this resumption as we know that thousands of Jamaicans depend on the cruise shipping industry […]

Holland America Line Takes Delivery of New Cruise Ship

Holland America Line has taken delivery of its newest ship, the Rotterdam. The ship, which was built by Fincantieri, will spend its maiden season in the Caribbean. Beginning this fall, the ship will sail out of Fort Lauderdale after a transatlantic crossing on Oct. 20. It’s the third ship in the company’s Pinnacle Class series, […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Floats Out Newest Ship

Norwegian Cruise Line has floated out its newest ship, Norwegian Prima. The new ship was floated out from her dry dock at Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, marking the first time the ship touched water. Prime is the company’s 18th ship, part of the new. Prima Class of ships. The 965-foot-long ship has capacity for 3,215 […]

Princess Cruises Is Relaunching in the Caribbean

Princess Cruises is set to relaunch its Caribbean cruises this fall, the company said this week. That will include sailings on the company’s Enchanted Princess, Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Caribbean Princess ships. Enchanted Princess will begin with two new cruises from Fort Lauderdale, with 10-day itineraries to the Southern and Eastern Caribbean. Sky Princes, […]