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Marriott Is Opening a New Royalton All-Inclusive in Barbados, With a Rooftop Deck, Swim-Out Suites, and Adults-Only Spaces

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The west coast of Barbados runs on clear water, steady trade winds, and long ribbons of white sand, where small hotels and beach bars line the shoreline. On June 1, a new resort will join that stretch in St. James: Royalton Vessence Barbados, an adults-oriented all-inclusive that brings a more layered, experience-driven approach to this […]

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Cruise Ships Return to St Vincent and the Grenadines

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Cruising has returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines.  The first cruise ship to call on St Vincent since the onset of the pandemic was Seabourn Odyssey this week, which visited the island of Bequia with a fully vaccinated ship.  Passengers and crew who disembarked the ship were part of an organized “bubble,” which saw […]

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Cruises Are Back in St Kitts and Nevis

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The cruise industry in St Kitts and Nevis is back. The twin-island federation welcomed back its first ship this week with the arrival of Seabourn Odyssey, and there are more to come. That will soon be followed on July 29, when Celebrity Summit arrives at Port Zante.  That will be followed by Royal Caribbean’s Allure […]

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Seabourn Returns to Antigua

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Boutique cruise firm Seabourn has returned to Antigua, part of the island’s cruise relaunch.  Seabourn Odyssey visited St John’s on July 20, the second cruise ship to call on the island since cruising restarted earlier this month.  The 11-deck cruise liner brought 111 fully vaccinated passengers to the island.  “It is a great opportunity for […]


Cruises Are Back in St Kitts and Nevis

Cruise passengers visiting St Kitts and Nevis will participate in “bubble tours” to ensure the destination’s safety.  From July 22 onwards, passengers will visit specific destinations in designated transportation, according to Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant.  “When the passengers alight from the cruise vessel, they are going to go into bubble tours, and it means that […]

Seabourn Plans July Relaunch in the Caribbean

Luxury cruise line Seabourn will relaunch its Caribbean cruises in July, the company said this week. The company’s Seabourn Odyssey ship will kick off Caribbean cruising in Bridgetown, Barbados on July 18. Seabourn is opening its Seabourn Odyssey voyages to any guests that are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Sailings will include a series of seven-day […]

Seabourn Ovation to Operate Caribbean Cruises From Miami

Luxury cruise line Seabourn is set to homeport its Seabourn Ovation cruise ship out of Miami.  Beginning in November, the ship will operate a series of Caribbean itineraries through April 2022.  That will include stops in Caribbean destinations including San Juan, Guadeloupe, Jost Van Dyke, St Kitts and Nevis and Antigua, among others.  In December, […]

AIDA, Carnival, Holland America, Seabourn Launching New Cruise Ships

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four of Carnival Corporation’s cruise brands will launch new ships in 2018, the company announced this week. The expansion is part of a wider push to add 18 new ships to the fleet between now and 2022. “On top of the three new ships we launched in 2017, we look […]

Nevis Expecting Cruise Boom

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Nevis is projecting record-breaking cruise passenger traffic in 2017-2018, tourism officials said this week. There are 100 scheduled cruise calls to the island for this upcoming season, a 72 percent increase compared to 2016-2017, according to Devon Liburd, director of sales and marketing at the Nevis Tourism […]

Grenada Poised for Big Cruise Ship Increase

By Alexander Britell ST GEORGE’S – The Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada is poised to see a big jump in cruise ship calls this coming season. Grenada is expecting to see an additional 28 cruise ship calls in the 2017-2018 cruise season, according to Patricia Maher, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority. Maher, who was […]

Cruise Lines Return to St Thomas

Above: Seabourn Odyssey in Charlotte Amalie on Friday By the Caribbean Journal staff When the Seabourn Odyssey cruise ship arrived in St Thomas on Friday, it was the first non-relief vessel to berth in the US Virgin Islands since Sept. 17, before Hurricane Irma. Indeed, St Thomas’ cruise industry is rebounding quite quickly from the […]

Cruise Ships Returning to St Barth

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s port of Gustavia will soon be welcoming back cruise ships to the island, according to officials from the St Barth Tourism Committee. The first ship to call on St Barth will be Crystal Serenity, which will sail in on Oct. 30. While seven calls have been canceled in […]

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