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Royal Caribbean Is Returning to St Thomas
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Thomas’ cruise industry will reactivate in a big way on Nov. 10, when Royal Caribbean will be the first cruise line to bring passengers to the island since Hurricanes Irma and Maria. St Thomas […]
St Maarten Cruise Port to Reopen in November
By Alexander Britell ST GEORGE’S — St Maarten’s cruise port will reopen on Nov. 11, according to St Maarten Director of Tourism Rolando Brison. Brison, who was speaking at the CTO’s State of the Industry conference in Grenada via Skype, […]
Azamara Is Expanding Its Fleet
By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean subsidiary Azamara Club Cruises has announced plans to expand its fleet of ships offering all inclusive cruises. Azamara has entered into an agreement to purchase a sister ship to Azamara Journey and Azamara […]
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Cruise Lines, Airlines Chipped in for US Virgin Islands Relief
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is extending its gratitude to its cruise and airline partners for their Hurricane Irma relief efforts, the territory announced in a statement. Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty thanked […]
Windstar: Best Caribbean Cruise Line: Readers’ Choice 2017
There’s a new leader in the Caribbean cruise industry: Windstar Cruises. The luxury small-ship cruise line has taken home Caribbean Journal’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Award as the Best Caribbean Cruise Line. The award is the result of surveys of Caribbean […]
St Lucia’s Big Cruise Port Expansion
St. Lucia is making progress on a significant expansion project at Port Castries. The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority is construction an extension of Cruise Ship Berth 1 at Castries’ Pointe Seraphine, aiming to facilitate the mooring of […]
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Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas Returning to St. Lucia
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas cruise ship is returning to St. Lucia. The ship had previously been unable to dock at the Pointe Seraphine port in Castries due to harbor depth concerns. Now, following a successful dredging operation, the […]
Royal Caribbean Is Returning to New Orleans
Royal Caribbean is returning to the Port of New Orleans after a three-year hiatus. The cruise line has repositioned its Vision of the Seas cruise ship for the 2018-2019 winter season. The 915-foot ship will sail seven-night itineraries to destinations […]
Royal Caribbean’s Tasty New Mojito
There’s no better way to celebrate Cuba than with a mojito. And there was no better way to celebrate Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas’ inaugural call into that country’s capital last week than with a coconut mojito, the specialty of […]