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Yes, You Can Still Find a Villa for Christmas in St Barth — Here Are Our Favorites 

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St. Barth reveals its best self when you stay in a villa. The island’s elegance feels more natural, its charm more immediate, when your holiday unfolds from a private space designed for settling in rather than checking in. A villa gives you room to shape your own version of Christmas — whether that means cooking […]

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Disney Wish Arrives in Florida for Bahamas Cruises 

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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 […]

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Carnival Cruise Line Is Relaunching in the Caribbean

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Carnival Cruise Line is set to begin its long-awaited return to Caribbean cruising later this summer.  The cruise giant will resume cruise operations in the region with eight ships by the end of August, the company confirmed this week.  That will include sailings out of U.S. ports including Galveston, Miami and Port Canaveral.  It will […]

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Disney Is Bringing Its Newest Cruise Ship to the Caribbean

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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 […]


Carnival Cruise Line Is Relaunching in the Caribbean

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a plan to “phase-in service,” with its first cruises slated to resume on Aug. 1. The cruise brand made the announcement while also revealing all cruises in North America from June 27 to July 31 had been canceled.  The company said that the plan was “contingent on a number of […]

Carnival Planning Big Bermuda Expansion

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival is planning a big Bermuda expansion. Carnival Cruise Line will operate its largest Bermuda season ever in 2019-2020, with more than 40 voyages visiting the destination, including a total of 8 week-long cruises departing from both Baltimore and Charleston next year. In total, six different Carnival ships – Carnival […]

Carnival Pushes Back Launch Date for Mardi Gras Ship

Carnival Cruise Line has pushed back its planned launch for its highly-anticipated new Mardi Gras cruise ship.  The cruise line said shipbuilder Meyer Turku had informed it that delivery would be delayed, meaning the first revenue sailing of the ship would be Nov. 14, 2020.  The ship had been slated to make its first sailings […]

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 […]

Royal Caribbean Adds Two Ships in Port Canaveral

By the Caribbean Journal staff Port Canaveral is the new homeport for a pair of Royal Caribbean ships, following their first sailings from the Florida port this week. Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas are now homeporting at Port Canaveral. “We are excited to welcome these two magnificent cruise ships […]

Carnival Looks to the Past to Name Its Newest Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff The biggest ship Carnival Cruise Line has ever constructed will have an equally robust name. Carnival revealed the new name for its XL-class ship, slated to debut in 2020: Mardi Gras. The ship, which will be the first-ever cruise ship in North America powered by liquefied natural gas, will be […]

Carnival Breaks Ground on $163M Port Canaveral Complex

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has big plans in Port Canaveral. The cruise giant has officially broken ground on a new $163 million cruise complex called Cruise Terminal 3. The new terminal, called the “Launch Pad,” will be the homeport for Carnival’s upcoming Marid Gras ship beginning in 2020. The project, the […]

Carnival Launches Construction on Newest Cruise Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has cut the first steel on its newest, largest cruise ship. The as-yet-unnamed ship, which will be the first-ever operating ship in North America to run on liquefied natural gas, is being built at Meyer Turku in Finland. The ship is slated for delivery in 2020. “This […]