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Saint Lucia’s Visitor Form Is Going Digital

Saint Lucia is digitizing its embarkation and disembarkation form for visitors, in what is hopefully part of a broader Caribbean trend. The island has announced that, effective March 1, the immigration form for visitors is going digital. The new electronic […]

Carnival Cruise Line Tops 3 Million Passengers Since Restart

Carnival Cruise Line has welcomed more than three million passengers since its July 2021 restart, the company said this week. The news comes after what Carnival said was the “biggest booking week” in the cruise line’s 50-year history this past […]

Dominica Lifts Testing Requirements for Vaccinated Travelers

It just got a whole lot easier to visit the Eastern Caribbean destination of Dominica. Effective April 4, Dominica will waive pre-testing requirements for all vaccinated travelers. Vaccinated travelers must present their proof of vaccination at check-in at the airport […]

Aruba Just Lifted All Testing Requirements for Travelers

The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba has lifted all of its pandemic-related entry requirements for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. That means travelers no longer have to present a negative test or proof of vaccination in order to enter the […]

Traveling to St Kitts Just Got Easier

St Kitts and Nevis is updating its travel protocols effective April 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. The destination’s new rules mean travelers can now show proof of either a negative antigen test within 24 hours before arrival or a negative […]

Aruba Adds Antigen Testing Option for American, Canadian Travelers

The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba has announced another update of its entry rules for travelers, now effective in January 2022. The new rules, which apply to American and Canadian visitors, mean travelers will have two pre-testing options for visiting […]

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 […]

This Caribbean Destination Just Removed Its Quarantine Requirement

It’s getting easier than ever to visit St Kitts and Nevis. The twin-island federation has removed its one-day “Vacation in Place” quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travelers. The move, which took effect this weekend, also included the removal of an […]

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 […]

Princess Cruises Relaunches Another Ship

Princess Cruises has relaunched another ship, with the return of the Emerald Princess cruise ship. Emerald Princess departed this week from the Port of Los Angeles for a 15-day Panama Canal crossing concluding in Fort Lauderdale. “Princess has been a […]

Celebrity Cruises Is Returning to St Kitts

One of the Caribbean’s leading cruise ports is continuing its comeback. Another major cruise ship is returning to St Kitts’ Port Zante, Caribbean Journal has learned. Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox ship will make its official return to the island on […]

Celebrity Cruises Returns to Antigua and Barbuda

Large-vessel cruising has returned to Antigua and Barbuda. Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox ship called on the Antigua Cruise Port in St John’s this week, the first large vessel to visit the twin-island destination since the onset of the pandemic. The […]

First Cruise Ship Returns to Jamaica

The first cruise ship in Jamaica since the onset of the pandemic called on Ocho Rios this week. Carnival Sunshine’s return to Jamaica marked what officials called a “major step” in the phased reopening of Jamaica’s tourism sector. “We welcome […]

St Kitts Is Reopening for Cruise Tourism This Summer

St Kitts will be reopening its popular cruise port to cruise ships this summer, beginning with the return of Seabourn Odyssey, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. Seabourn will be sailing seven-day itineraries beginning in late July, with additional planned stops in […]

Barbados Partners on Pre-Testing Option for Travelers

Barbados has partnered with StageZero Life Sciences on a new plan aimed at making pre-testing easier for travelers from North America. The partnership will allow travelers from the United States and Canada to have their PCR tests expedited through a […]

Aruba Is Now Open for American Travelers

Aruba is now officially open for travelers from the United States. The Dutch Caribbean Island officially reopened for U.S. travelers on July 10, following a July 1 reopening for Canadian and European travelers, following an initial relaunch for visitors from […]

Antigua Updates Travel Protocols for Visitors

Antigua and Barbuda has released an updated set of health and safety protocols for visitors. Most notably, all passengers arriving by air must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result, taken within seven days of their flight. Travelers arriving by […]

Barbados Is Reopening for Tourism on July 12

Barbados is the latest Caribbean destination planning to reopen its borders for tourism. The Caribbean island will officially begin receiving visitors on July 12, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced. The move comes after Barbados has reported 35 days […]

P&O Cruises Extends Pause to October

P&O Cruises is extending its pause in operations until Oct. 15, the company announced in a statement. P&O Cruises, whose global cruise network includes sailings in the Caribbean, said it was working “in close coordination with all relevant public health […]

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Now Planning July 25 Relaunch

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is now planning to relaunch sailings on July 25, the company said. Cruises on its Grand Celebration ship will resume July 25, while its Grand Classica ship will relaunch on Oct. 2. The company has pushed […]

Carnival Cruise Line Gets Approval for Miami Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has received approval from the Miami-Dade Country Commission for what would be a significant expansion of its Cruise Terminal F at PortMiami. The expanded (and renovated) cruise terminal would be capable of […]

MSC Cruises Is Building a New Terminal in Miami

By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the lead of Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, cruise giant MSC has announced plans to build a new terminal of its own at PortMiami. MSC Cruises and Miami-Dade County have signed an agreement […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Breaks Ground on New Terminal in Miami

By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line has officially broken ground on a new dedicated cruise terminal at PortMiami. The 166,500-square-foot terminal will accommodate ships of up to 5,000 passengers, with technology aimed at speeding up faster embarkation and […]

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 […]

Carnival Adds More Tampa-Caribbean Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Thinking of a Caribbean cruise out of Tampa? Carnival has you covered. Carnival Cruise Line has kicked off a year-round program of seven-day Caribbean cruises from Tampa, doubling the line’s capacity at the port. Carnival […]

Celebrity Cruises Reveals New “Celebrity Edge” Ship

Celebrity Cruises has offered the first look at its planned “Celebrity Edge” cruise ship, which was designed completely in 3D. The 2,918-guest ship has dramatically expanded staterooms and a rather clever “magic carpet” moving ship-side platform. “Celebrity Edge is one […]

Carnival Launches First Wearable Cruise Tech

Carnival Cruise Line has launched the first-ever wearable tech for cruise ships. It’s called the Ocean Medallion, and the wearable includes a number of benefits, including allowing guests to access their staterooms without a key; locate friends and family on […]

Montego Bay Is Getting a New Riu All-Inclusive Next Month