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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

The Baths in Virgin Gorda.

You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

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Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Passenger Record 

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The Caribbean’s most popular cruise port just set another record, with The Bahamas’ Nassau Cruise Port marking 4.4 million cruise passenger arrivals in 2023.  That represented an all-time record for the cruise port, which recently completed a $250 million port transformation that included everything from a Junkanoo Museum to a new concert space. That included […]

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Antigua’s Cruise Port Is Booming 

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Antigua and Barbuda is breaking records for stay over visitors, but the country is also seeing surging cruise passenger arrivals.  The destination welcomed more than 500,000 cruise passengers during the 2022-2023 winter season, according to new data from the Antigua Cruise Port.  That number was boosted by Antigua’s growing position as a top homeporting destination […]

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Disney Cruise Line Adding New Bahamas Cruise Destination 

a rendering of lighthouse point, disney's new bahamas port

Disney Cruise Line is adding a new cruise destination in The Bahamas beginning next year.  In June 2024, the company will begin its first sailings to Lighthouse Point at the southern tip of Eleuthera.  The “vibrant beach retreat” is designed for families, with what Disney said was a “commitment to conservation at its core.” The […]


Antigua’s Cruise Port Is Booming 

Disney Cruise Line is bringing a new ship to Port Everglades next year.  The company’s Disney Dream cruise ship will homeport for the first time in Port Everglades beginning in November 2023.  On Nov. 20, 2023, the ship will begin a series of four and five-night cruises to both the Western Caribbean and The Bahamas.  […]

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 island, Castaway Cay.  The first sailing from Port Canaveral will be on July 14, stationed […]

Bahamas Celebrates Inaugural Voyage of Disney Wish 

The Bahamas is celebrating the inaugural voyage of Disney Wish to the destination.  Disney Wish is Disney Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship.  It’s sailing out of Port Canaveral, Fla., with a combination of three and four-night itineraries to The Bahamas.  All of the cruises stop in Nassau and at Disney’s private island in The Bahamas, […]

Disney Wish to Sail Bahamas Cruises in 2023 

Disney’s new Disney Wish cruise ship will be sailing its first full summer from Port Canaveral next year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Disney Wish, the company’s newest cruise ship, will be homeporting at Port Canaveral for a series of three and four-night cruises to The Bahamas.  The cruises will stop in Nassau and at Disney’s […]

Disney Is Bringing Its Newest Cruise Ship to the Caribbean

Disney Cruise Line will bring its newest cruise ship to the Caribbean next year.  Beginning in the summer of 2022, the new Disney Wish ship will sail Caribbean itineraries out of Port Canaveral, Fla.  The first cruises will launch June 9, 2022, with a five-night cruise to Nassau, The Bahamas and Disney’s private island of […]

Disney Signs Agreement for New Bahamas Cruise Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line has signed a heads of agreement with the Bahamas for a proposed cruise destination in Eleuthera. The agreement would cover a cruise port and entertainment facility at Lighthouse Point in southern Eleuthera, a project with an estimated investment of between $250 million and $400 million. Disney has […]

Disney Has Big Plans at Port Canaveral

By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line has reached a new 20-year agreement with Port Canaveral, part of a plan to expand operations and add new ships. The new deal will keep annual calls at 150 until 2023, when Disney will increase operations to 180 calls, with 216 calls on track in 2024 going […]

Disney to Sail Caribbean Cruises from New Orleans

By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line is coming to Louisiana. For the first time, one of the cruise brand’s ships will homeport at the Port of New Orleans. In 2020, the 2,400-passenger Disney Wonder cruise ship will launch a range of both Caribbean and Bahamas cruises out of the city. “Not only will […]