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Princess Cruises Is Building Its Biggest Ship Ever

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 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 …

Disney Wish Arrives in Florida for Bahamas Cruises

Disney Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship has officially arrived at Port Canaveral in Florida to begin series of cruises to The Bahamas. The new ship will be offering three and four-night itineraries to The Bahamas, with stops at Disney’s private …

Carnival Relaunching Caribbean Cruises From New York

Carnival Cruise Line is set to relaunch its Caribbean cruise operations out of New York’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal. The company’s Carnival Magic cruise ship officially arrived in New York this week, with an initial four-day cruise to Bermuda. That will …

Atlas Ocean Voyages Adding New Homeport in Panama

Boutique cruise company Atlas Ocean Voyages will be adding Panama as a new homeport. The company plans to run at least four new homeport operations in Panama for the 2022-2023 cruise season. Atlas will be operating small-ship luxury cruises with …

Carnival Tops Two Million Cruise Passengers Since Restart

Carnival Cruise Line has now topped two million cruise passengers since restarting operations in July of last year. The company reached the milestone this week with a sailing on Carnival Freedom out of Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival says its guests …

Princess Cruises Has a New All-Inclusive Option

Princess Cruises has launched a new “premium all-inclusive” option, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called Princess Premier, and it’s a “premium add-on” that includes Wi-Fi for up to four devices, premium and top-shelf beverages, specialty dining and crew gratuities. That’s …

MSC Seaside to Homeport in Port Canaveral for Caribbean Cruises

MSC Cruises will homeport its Seaside cruise ship in Port Canaveral next year. The Seaside-class ship will be sailing three and four-night cruises to MSC’s Ocean Cay in The Bahamas, and seven-night sailings that stop in Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize …

Major Renovations for Two Oceania Cruise Ships

Oceania Cruises is undertaking a major renovation to two of its cruise ships, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company will be undertaking what it’s calling a “re-inspiration” of the 1,210-guest Riviera and Marina ships. Both ships are undergoing a “stem-to-stern” …

Oceania Has a New Cruise Option for Solo Travelers

It’s not always easy to take a cruise by yourself. But now premium cruise line Oceania Cruises has announced a push aimed at solo travelers. The company says it is adding dozens of new staterooms for solo travelers on each …

Oceania Has a New Cruise Ship

Oceania Cruises has floated out its newest ship in Italy. The new 1,200 guest Vista was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy this week. The ship will launch in April 2023 in Rome, before heading later …

Princess Is Adding New Summer Cruises to Mexico

Princess Cruises is adding its first-ever summer cruises to Mexico from Los Angeles. This summer, Sapphire Princess is adding several new cruises to the Pacific coast of Mexico, including seven-day cruises that stop in Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and …

Royal Caribbean Is Adding a New Southern Restaurant

Royal Caribbean is debuting its newest culinary concept on its Wonder of the Seas ship. The new Mason Jar Southern Restaurant and Bar will feature southern staples from Johnny cakes to fried green tomatoes and a lineup of 12 different …

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 …

Carnival Relaunches Caribbean Cruises From Charleston

Carnival Cruise Line has relaunched operations to the Caribbean out of Charleston, SC, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Carnival Sunshine ship has kicked off its return voyage with a four-day cruise to Nassau in The Bahamas. “We have been sailing …

Princess Cruises Just Relaunched Another Ship for the Caribbean

Princess Cruises has continued its Caribbean relaunch with the return of. Caribbean Princess to Fort Lauderdale. Caribbean Princess is saling roundtrip voyages from Port Everglades, with stops at destinations like St Kitts, Cozumel, St Thomas, Grand Cayman and Princess Cays …

First Cruise Ship to Return to Grand Cayman

The Cayman Islands is set to relaunch its cruise industry next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The destination has approved the Holland America Nieuw Statendam cruise ship to call on Grand Cayman on Dec. 28, 2021. It will mark the …

Windstar Cruises Is Adding an All-Inclusive Option

One of the Caribbean’s leading small-ship cruise lines is going all-inclusive. In a nod to the surging segment in the Caribbean travel space, Windstar announced it will be adding an all-inclusive option to its voyages. The all-inclusive program will include …