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Carnival’s Latest Ship Transformation

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Paradise is undergoing an extensive, multi-million-dollar refurbishment that will add a variety of spaces and innovations, the company announced this week. The changes include a water park, 38 new cabins, 98 balconies to existing […]

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Carnival Fascination Returns to San Juan After Dry Dock

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Fascination ship has returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a year-round schedule of Caribbean cruises. The ship recently underwent an “extensive” multimillion-dollar dry dock that added a host of new […]

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Princess Cruises Completes Private Island Renovations

By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises has completed a renovation project at its Princess Cays private island on the southern tip of Eleuthera in The Bahamas. The 40-acre beach has added a new marina, including a new channel and […]

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Norwegian Cruise Line Adding More Cuba, Caribbean Voyages

By the Caribbean Journal staff Looking for a cruise to Cuba? Norwegian Cruise Line has announced an expansion of its sailings to Cuba and the wider Caribbean, the company announced this week. This fall, Norwegian Sun will offer a combination […]


Carnival Expanding Mexico Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is making moves in Mexico. The company has announced plans to deploy its Carnival Panorama ship to Long Beach beginning next year, the first new Carnival ship based in Southern California in […]


Holland America’s Newest Ship Is Coming to the Caribbean

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Holland America Line’s newest cruise ship is coming to the Caribbean. The company’s brand-new Nieuw Statendam will launch its inaugural Caribbean season beginning in December 2018, according to a statement. The ship will spend the […]

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Celebrity Cruises Returns to St Maarten

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Celebrity Cruises returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday with the arrival of Celebrity Equinox, the latest cruise line to relaunch on the island in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Celebrity is set to bring more […]


MSC Cruises Makes Early Return to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In another boost for Port St Maarten, MSC Cruises has made an early return to the destination. The cruise line’s MSC Divina cruise ship made an early return to St. Maarten this week — even though […]


Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Construction on New Ship

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Cruise Line has marked the start of construction for its newest cruise ship. Norwegian Encore, the line’s new addition to its fleet will sail the Caribbean from Miami seasonally beginning fall 2019. “We are […]

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JetBlue’s Big New Cruise Partnership

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Air carrier JetBlue is making moves in the cruising world. JetBlue is partnering with CruisingStore to to help travelers customize their vacation experience and add flights and other offerings, all in one place. Through the […]


MSC Cruises Returning to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor MSC Cruises is returning to St Maarten. The company will be making its first post-Irma call on St Maarten on March 28 with its MSC Opera cruise ship. MSC Cruises will be making 29 port […]


Carnival Triumph’s New Voyages

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Triumph will operate a diverse itinerary schedule in 2019-2020, with a wide variety of cruises, including several to the Caribbean, according to the company. The options range from four- to 14-day […]


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