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6.1 Earthquake Near Cuba Causes Shaking From Cancun to Florida 

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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the northwestern coast of Cuba on Monday afternoon, causing shaking around the region, according to the US Geological Survey.  The quake was felt across Cuba, although causing no damage or injuries.  There were reports of shaking as far west as Cancun and the Riviera Maya, with a heavy concentration in […]

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Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua

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Crystal Cruises is continuing its Caribbean homeporting push, with plans to homeport the Crystal Symphony cruise ship in Antigua and Barbuda.  Crystal Symphony, which will sail a series of 15 10-night Caribbean cruises from St John’s, will be the first-ever ship to homeport in Antigua.  The cruise line will begin sailings from Antigua on August […]

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Norwegian Cruise Line Is Relaunching in the Caribbean

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Norwegian Cruise Line is relaunching operations in the Caribbean.  And continuing the post-pandemic trend, the cruise line will begin by homeporting a pair of ships in the region.  That will include Norwegian Joy, which will homeport in Montego Bay, and Norwegian Gem, which will be homeporting in La Romana, Dominican Republic.  Each itinerary will include […]

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Windstar Planning to Relaunch Caribbean Cruises

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Boutique firm Windstar Cruises is relaunching its Caribbean operations, the company said this week.  The company will be resuming cruises with a vaccination requirement for all guests.  “Looking at the science behind the virus, we see consistent recommendations for wearing masks, social distancing, testing, and enhanced cleaning.  In response, Windstar developed a new Beyond Ordinary […]


Norwegian Cruise Line Is Relaunching in the Caribbean

Crystal Cruises set a new single-day record for bookings with the launch last week of its new cruises in The Bahamas.  The company said almost 4,000 guests reserved staterooms or suites for one of its new seven-night voyages that cruise from either Nassau or Bimini, with more than 25 percent of all 16 voyages already […]

Crystal Serenity Is Getting an “Extensive” Redesign

By Alexander Britell Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity luxury cruise ship is getting an “extensive” redesign. Beginning in October, Crystal Serenity will enter a three-week dry dock that will mean dramatic changes for the ship. The news was revealed at the recent Seatrade Cruise Global summit in Fort Lauderdale. Among the changes will be the addition […]

Crystal Is Relaunching Cruises in The Bahamas This Summer

Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises will soon become the first cruise line to return to the Caribbean since the pandemic, with a new Bahamas-only itinerary exclusively for vaccinated travelers. The program, which launches this summer, is called Bahamas Escapes, and will include a series of 16 seven-night, round-trip cruises out of Nassau on the company’s […]

Crystal Cruises Adds More “Getaways”

By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has unveiled an expanded slate of its new Crystal Getaways shorter itineraries. The company has added new voyages for both 2017 and 2018, including a pair of cruises in the Caribbean in both years. In 2017, Crystal Serenity will sail eight-day voyages, with one journey […]

Crystal Launching Shorter “Getaway” Cruises

Crystal Cruises is launching a new kind of itinerary, aiming to give travelers the same experience with shorter time commitments and extra savings. They’re called “Crystal Getaways,” and they tend toward itineraries lasting closer to a week. That will include Caribbean journeys, from an eight-day Fort Lauderdale-Barbados trip to a six-day voyage from Barbados to […]

How to Go on a Cruise With Jean-Michel Cousteau

One of the world’s foremost oceanographic experts is partnering with Crystal Cruises for a series of unique cruising experiences. Jean-Michel Cousteau, the first son of ocean pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, will join two sailings in the Caribbean this year. The first will see Cousteau on Crystal Serenity on Oct. 27, sailing the “Amazon Escape” exploring the […]

The 5 Best All-Inclusive Cruises

There are different all-inclusive cruises for just about every kind of traveler. But at the end of the day, we all sail to explore, to see something new, to feel the water, to experience the joy of the unknown. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that cruise ships comes with a large amount of unlimited (usually culinary) […]

Crystal Redeploying Luxury Yacht to the Caribbean

Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises is redeploying its ultra-luxury yacht to the Caribbean. The Crystal Esprit will head to the Caribbean in November 2017 and all of 2018. The redeployment of the boutique 62-guest yacht comes after what the company said was “overwhelming feedback” from guests. The yacht with Cross Chartering will sail round-trip on Sundays […]