Your own pool. Your own kitchen. Your own living room in the Caribbean. But also beach clubs. Golf courses. Butler service. Spas. Restaurants. Housekeeping. Concierge desks. The fastest-growing luxury category in Caribbean travel right now sits somewhere between a private villa and a full-service resort — and travelers are increasingly choosing both at the same […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Viking Ocean Cruises ship Viking Sky will make its inaugural to Port St. Maarten on Monday, March 5. This will be the first inaugural call of a cruise vessel for the port since the passing of Hurricane Irma in September 2017. “The first inaugural call of a vessel from a […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The first commercial cruise ships called on St Maarten on Tuesday since Hurricane Irma, a major step in the island’s recovery. Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sea made its inaugural visit to St Maarten, welcomed by a delegation including Minister of Tourism Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher. Viking Sea is homeporting in San Juan, […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Things are looking strong for St Kitts’ Port Zante so far this season, according to tourism officials. Four inaugural ship calls will be made to Basseterre’s cruise port later this month and in early December, following the inaugural calls of Oceania Cruises’ Sirena, which made its first call to Port […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sea cruise ship will be making its first-ever call to San Juan this week, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company confirmed. The ship will arrive at the Port of San Juan on Oct. 26, when it will become the second ship to call on San Juan since […]
Viking Ocean Cruises has taken delivery of its fourth ship, the luxury small-ship brand announced this week. The new Viking Sky is sister ship to the company’s existing Viking Star and Viking Sea. The ship will set sail from Rome before heading later this year to the Americas and the Caribbean. “In the past two […]
Viking Ocean Cruises has a new ship. The cruise line’s Viking Sky made its maiden voyage from Rome’s Civitavecchia port to Barcelona. Viking Sky, which is the company’s third ship, will finish out the year sailing itineraries in the Americas and the Caribbean. “As we officially welcome our third ship to the fleet, it is […]
Viking Ocean Cruises has begun its first-ever Caribbean sailings with its Viking Star cruise ship. Viking Star arrived in the Caribbean last week, beginning its new 11-day West Indies Explorer itinerary out of a winter homeport in San Juan. The cruises will call on ports in British Virgin Islands, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Guadeloupe, St. […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Viking Ocean Cruises has announced the addition of ten new itineraries for its 2017 and 2018 sailings. Among the more than 30 new ports of call Viking is adding to its itineraries are several located throughout the Caribbean, including Cuba. “As we continue to grow our fleet, we have more opportunities […]
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