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Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney

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American Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Known for Its Colorful Capital, White-Sand Beaches, and Cosmopolitan Energy

Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Opening a New "Beach Club" in Cozumel, Mexico

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Royal Caribbean already has one “Royal Beach Club” in development, a 17-acre destination in The Bahamas. Now, the cruise giant has announced plans for second one, this time in the Mexican Caribbean. The newest Royal Beach Club will be set on the island of Cozumel, with plans to debut in 2026. The beach club will […]

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Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Passenger Record

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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Lionel Messi Has a New Royal Caribbean Partnership

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has been named the official “icon” of Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship. The Inter Miami star will be welcoming the new Icon of the Seas cruise ship when it debuts in Miami next month, Royal Caribbean announced this week. “I’m thrilled and honored to join the Royal Caribbean family to celebrate […]

Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Passenger Record

Royal Caribbean’s new Utopia of the Seas cruise ship is set to make its debut is planning to set sail in July 2024. Like its sister ships in the company’s Oasis class, Utopia will have resort-style pools, copious bars and vast dining options. But Utopia will have a bit of a different focus: short getaways. […]

Royal Caribbean Moves Forward on New Bahamas Beach Club

Royal Caribbean is moving ahead with its planned Royal Beach Club development in The Bahamas. The beach club will be set on 17 acres at the far end of Paradise Island; the project was just approved by the government of The Bahamas. “The Bahamas has been a phenomenal partner since the very start, when they became our […]

Celebrity Cruises Is Getting a New President

Celebrity Cruises will soon have a new chief executive officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company’s existing President and CEO, Lisa Lutoff-Perllo, is transitioning to Vice Chair for External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group. That move will take effect May 1, with Laura Hodges Bethge, current executive Vice President for shared services operations, set to […]

Royal Caribbean Is Adding More “Short” Cruises

Royal Caribbean is adding more “short” Caribbean getaways beginning next year, the company said this week. The cruise giant has revealed its lineup of different “short” cruises to the region for 2024, with itineraries on eight different ships. That will include Caribbean sailings on ships like Allure of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Mariner […]

Royal Caribbean Cuts First Steel on New Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean has cut the first steel on its newest cruise ship, the second in its Icon Class. The as-yet-unnamed ship will be the second in the class; the first, Icon of the Seas, will take to the seas in January 2024; this ship will launch sailings in 2025. The new ship, which is being […]

Royal Caribbean Is Putting Starlink on Its Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Group will be implementing SpaceX’s Starlink internet service on its cruise ships, the company said this week. That would make the company the first in the cruise industry to adopt the high-speed, satellite-based service. Deployment of Starlink technology will begin “immediately,” Royal Caribbean said. “Royal Caribbean Group selecting Starlink to provide high-speed, low-latency […]

First Look: Royal Caribbean’s New Icon of the Seas Cruise Ship

It’s Royal Caribbean’s next major ship: Icon of the Seas, slated for delivery in late 2023. And now the cruise giant has revealed the first look at the ship, the first in the line’s new Icon class. “With each new ship, we raise the bar in the travel industry while enhancing what our guests know […]

Major Caribbean Resort Sold for $100 Million

A major Caribbean resort has been sold for $100 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The iconic Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, has been sold to Electra America Hospitality Group, the government of The Bahamas confirmed. The property’s sale comes about five months after Royal Caribbean’s initial deal to purchase the property […]