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The Saint Lucia Cruise Port Has a New Operator 

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The world’s largest cruise port operator has officially taken over management at Saint Lucia’s Port Castries, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  Global Ports Holding, which has a growing portfolio of ports across the Caribbean from Nassau to Antigua, is now running […]

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Margaritaville Set to Launch New Mexican Caribbean Cruises Including Cozumel Stops

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Margaritaville’s second cruise ship will soon be taking guests to the Mexican Caribbean out of Tampa Bay.  Margaritaville at Sea, which began in 2022 with cruises to Grand Bahama, is unveiling its new flagship ship next month for cruises that […]

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Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney 

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Jamaica’s cruise industry is showing strong signs of growth, according to new numbers released by the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  Last year, the island welcomed 1.26 million arrivals, up 48.3 percent compared to the previous year, according to Tourism Minister […]

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Princess Cruises Is Adding Another Caribbean Ship 

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Princess Cruises has another ship headed for the Caribbean this winter season.  The new Sun Princess, what the company bills as its “newest and most innovative” ship, has already officially debuted in the Mediterranean ahead of its Caribbean winter.  The […]


Celebrity Cruises Has a New Destination in the Bahamas 

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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 […]


Dominican Republic Cruise Tourism Keeps Growing 

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It’s no secret that the Dominican Republic is the most popular destination in the Caribbean, as measured by air visitors.  But the country’s cruise industry has quietly been seeing rapid growth, too.  Indeed, the Dominican Republic welcomed just under 867,000 […]

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The US Virgin Islands Cruise Industry Is Booming 

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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 […]


Carnival Just Revealed More Details on Its New Grand Bahama Cruise Port

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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 […]


Norwegian Cruise Line Is Adding Caribbean, Bahamas Cruises From a New US Homeport

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Norwegian Cruise Line is adding a new homeport next year: Jacksonville, Fla, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company has signed a three-year agreement to homeport its Norwegian Gem cruise port in Jacksonville, beginning in November 2025.  The 2,394-guest-capacity ship will […]

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St Barth, Aruba to Headline Four Seasons’ Luxury Caribbean Cruises 

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Following the lead of Ritz-Carlton, whose Yacht Collection is already sailing the region, Four Seasons is getting into the ultra-small-ship luxury cruising space, with its first “yacht” under construction in Italy.  Now, the company has announced its first lineup of […]


Antigua Cruise Port Just Broke Its Single-Day Record

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Antigua’s fast-expanding cruise port just set an all-time record for visitors in a single day, Caribbean Journal has learned. The St John’s port welcomed 15,808 passengers last week, with a total of five different cruise ships in t John’s — […]


The Nassau Cruise Port Just Made History Again 

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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, […]