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St Kitts Cruise Numbers Keep Surging

Carnival Pushes Back Launch Date for Mardi Gras Ship

Carnival Cruise Line has pushed back its planned launch for its highly-anticipated new Mardi Gras cruise ship. The cruise line said shipbuilder Meyer Turku had informed it that delivery would be delayed, meaning the first revenue sailing of the ship …

MSC Meraviglia Makes First Cruise Call in St Maarten

MSC Cruises’ MSC Meraviglia ship made its inaugural call on St Maarten this week. It was the second inaugural call for Port St Maarten so far in the 2019-2020 cruise season. “Once again Port St Maarten and the destination have been able …

Thoroughbred Racing Is Coming to Saint Lucia

Just in time for its National Day, the island of Saint Lucia is set to launch its very own thoroughbred industry. Horse racing will officially launch in Saint Lucia beginning Dec. 12 with the launch of the 2019 Caribbean Equine …

Carnival’s New Caribbean Cruises From Fort Lauderdale

Carnival Cruise Line has brought its completely transformed Sunrise ship for a season of new Caribbean cruises out of Fort Lauderdale. Carnival Sunrise officially launched its season of four and five-day Caribbean cruises this week. Each four-day cruise will be …

Windstar Launches “Stretching” Process on First Ship

Windstar Cruises in in the midst of a unique fleet upgrade project — it’s “stretching” three cruise ships. The $250 million “Star Plus” Initiative will literally cut three of its ships in half and add new 84-foot midsections, effectively “stretching” them …

Princess Cruises Is Launching Another New Ship

Princess Cruises has another new cruise ship on the horizon: the newly-named Discovery Princess. The newest Princess ship will make its debut for the 2021-2022 cruise season, a schedule that will be focused on the West Coast in Los Angeles. …

Royal Caribbean’s Major New Cruise Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is bringing a significant new cruise ship to the Caribbean next year. The company’s 27th ship, the new “Quantum Ultra”-class Odyssey of the Seas, will make its debut in Fort Lauderdale in November …

MSC Is Adding Caribbean Cruises From Tampa

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-expanding MSC Cruises is adding Tampa as its newest homeport, the company said in a statement. Beginning in Nov. 2020, MSC will be sailing from Tampa to the Caribbean, Mexico and The Bahamas year-round. That …

Windstar Cruises Continues $250M Fleet Upgrade

By the Caribbean Journal staff Windstar Cruises has announced the cutting of the first steel on the transformation project of its MS Star Legend cruise ship. The company is redesigning and upgrading the ship as part of a $250 million …

St Maarten Continues Cruise Surge

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s all-important cruise sector continues to surge, according to the latest numbers released this week by Port St Maarten. The top-level Caribbean port reported close to 1.1 million cruise passenger arrivals between January and …

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship Nears Completion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship is nearing completion, having emerged for the first time from the Meyer Werft ship building dock in Germany. The new 1,100-foot-long Norwegian Encore is slated for completion by the end …

New Royal Caribbean Cruises in the Southern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is planning another major overhaul to one of its ships for Southern Caribbean cruises, the company said this week. Royal is spending $116 million on an “amplification” of its Freedom of the Seas …

Holland America’s Newest Caribbean Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Holland America is planning 160 cruises to the wider Caribbean region for the upcoming winter cruise season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Seattle-based cruise line will sail a range of itineraries from seven to 21 …

Celebrity Cruises Is Returning to Tampa Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff The soon-to-be-upgraded Celebrity Constellation cruise ship is headling Celebrity Cruises’ return to Tampa Bay. The Celebrity Cruises ship, which had been stationed in Asia, will be homeporting at Port Tampa Bay for the winter 2020 …

Princess Cruises Planning Big Wi-Fi Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises is planning a major expansion of what the company calls the “best Wi-Fi at sea.” The cruise line will be expanding its MedallionNet service to six new ships in 2020, including Grand Princess, …

Carnival Readies for Mexico Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is readying its Carnival Panorama cruise ship for its highly-anticipated expansion of Mexico cruises. Carnival Panorama has completed its sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in anticipation of its launch from Long …

Royal Caribbean Returning to New Orleans Year-Round

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is making a big return to the Big Easy. The cruise giant will be sending its Majesty of the Seas cruise ship to homeport in New Orleans year-round beginning in January 2020. The …

Royal Caribbean’s $165 Million Cruise Ship Overhaul

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is undertaking a 58-day, $165 million overhaul of its Allure of the Seas Oasis-class ship. Upon completion, the reinvigorated cruise ship will unveil a wave of new features, including the Ultimate Abyss 10-story …