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Golf Star Darren Clarke Teams Up With Tradewind Aviation

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Tradewind Aviation has tapped professional golfer Darren Clarke as its newest brand ambassador, further strengthening its ties to The Bahamas. Clarke, who makes his home at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, will represent the luxury aviation brand across its growing private charter and scheduled service network in the islands. Beginning this summer, Clarke will […]

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Carnival Just Opened Celebration Key, With Crystal Water, Local Flavors and a Port Made Just for Cruise Guests

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You step off the ship and into another world. The beach stretches in front of you, lined with palm trees and pastel-colored shops. Steel drums echo softly from a beachfront bar. The scent of cracked conch drifts in the breeze. And just ahead, your private cabana is waiting — perched beside a calm turquoise bay […]

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Royal Caribbean’s New Cruise Ship Has a Rooftop Bar, a Waterpark and the Largest Pool at Sea

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You step into a glass dome floating high above the ocean. To your right, divers plunge from platforms. Above, aerialists twist through light. Somewhere behind you, a DJ is spinning beside a suspended infinity pool. This isn’t a dream — it’s Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest Icon Class ship, and it’s about to […]

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Margaritaville at Sea Is Adding Another Cruise Ship

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Margaritaville at Sea is adding a third ship to its growing fleet. In a major move announced on the third anniversary of the brand’s launch, the company has confirmed the purchase of the Costa Fortuna, a 102,500-ton vessel currently operated by Costa Cruises. The acquisition marks the next phase of the company’s fleet expansion strategy — […]


Royal Caribbean’s New Cruise Ship Has a Rooftop Bar, a Waterpark and the Largest Pool at Sea

Barbados is projecting a big cruise season ahead, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island’s tourism officials are anticipating a 22 percent jump in cruise arrivals for the 2025-2026 season, according to a press briefing at the recent Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference in Antigua.  The 22 percent jump would come across 467 different ship calls, totaling […]

Royal Caribbean Just Revealed the First Look at Its New Perfect Day Destination in Mexico, Including the World's Longest Lazy River

Royal Caribbean International has revealed new details about its forthcoming private destination, Perfect Day at Mexico. The project is currently under development in the coastal town of Mahahual, located on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Set to debut in 2027, the destination will be exclusive to guests sailing on Royal Caribbean cruises departing from Florida and Texas. […]

Cozumel Is Seeing Big Cruise Growth 

Cozumel is back in a big way.  The Mexican Caribbean island welcomed more than 4.6 million cruise passengers in 2024, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization—a 13.1 percent jump over the previous year. It was one of the largest year-over-year increases of any cruise destination in the wider Caribbean. The island, long […]

Jamaica Saw a Slight Decline in Cruise Passenger Arrivals — But There are Positive Signs 

Jamaica saw a slight decline in cruise arrivals in 2024, according to newly-released data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization.  But that’s not the full story.  Cruise passenger visits to the island saw a 1 percent decline last year, with a total of 1,253,297 overall arrivals, according to the Barbados-based organization’s annual tourism performance report for […]

Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Will Feature “Back to the Future,” a 1930s Chicago Supper Club and 40 Places to Eat and Drink

A Broadway musical. A jazz-infused supper club. And a towering curtain of water in the sky. That’s just a taste of what’s coming to Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest Icon Class ship, debuting in August 2025 from Port Canaveral in Florida. The ship will be the second in the Icon Class — the […]

Royal Caribbean Says 2025 Bookings “On Track” 

Bookings for 2025 have “remained on track,” Royal Caribbean President and CEO Jason Liberty said in its recent earnings report, in a positive sign for the travel industry amid global uncertainty.  The company cited record bookings during the key Wave season and sustained strength in April demand — including a notable uptick in close-in reservations. […]

Barbados Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination 

Tucked at the far corner of the southeastern Caribbean, Barbados isn’t as easy to reach as cruise ports like Nassau and Grand Turk.  But the island’s port in Bridgetown has very quietly become the fastest-growing cruise stop in the wider Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Cruise passenger arrivals rose by 40.8 percent to Barbados last […]

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship Is Now Sailing to the Caribbean From Port Canaveral

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Aqua, has officially arrived at Port Canaveral in Florida. The launch comes as Caribbean cruise demand continues to rise, with major lines expanding service from Florida ports, including the recent high-profile launch of MSC World America out of PortMiami.  The 3,571-passenger Aqua is the first in the company’s […]