Barbados has emerged as the fastest-growing cruise destination in the Caribbean so far this year, posting the strongest passenger growth of any destination in the region through the first three quarters. According to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Barbados welcomed 496,256 cruise passengers through three quarters, representing year-over-year growth of 31.5 percent. The increase […]
The Caribbean’s top cruise destination has unveiled a completely reimagined destination in the heart of the Bahamian capital: after three years, the new Nassau Cruise Port is open. The new-look port in Nassau has a sixth cruise berth, a new terminal building, and an array of offerings including a Junkanoo museum; event and entertainment spaces, […]
The region’s most popular cruise destination is getting a major new port, Caribbean Journal has learned. Azul Destinations and Calypso Cove Destinations have broken ground on a new cruise port on the island of Long Island. The new Crystal Cove Cruise Port project will feature what Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis called an “expensive port […]
Global Ports Holding has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Saint Lucia for a 30-year concession to operate the cruise port in Saint Lucia. GPH, which also operates the Antigua and Nassau cruise ports, says it is planning a “material upgrade” of the cruise port facilities, including the expansion of the existing […]
