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Norwegian Launches Sales for Newest Cruise Ship's Caribbean Sailings

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Norwegian Cruise Line has launched sales for its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Aqua.  Aqua, part of the line’s expanded “Prima Plus Class,” will be setting sail in April 2025.  The company has launched sales for Aqua’s first sailings to the […]

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Royal Caribbean Has a Name for Its Newest Cruise Ship 

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Royal Caribbean has revealed the name for its newest cruise ship, set to debut in the summer of 2025: Star of the Seas.  The new cruise ship will be the second in the company’s new “Icon Class,” following Icon of […]

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Nassau, the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port, Is Booming

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It’s the premier cruise port in the Caribbean: the Nassau Cruise Port, which recently completed the first phase of a $300 million redevelopment project.  Now, the Bahamian port has hit another milestone: Nassau has already topped last year’s cruise passenger […]

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Martinique Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations 

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The cruise season has officially begun in one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean: the French Caribbean island of Martinique, one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean, particularly in the luxury sector. Seabourn Pursuit was the […]


Antigua Expecting Best Cruise Season Since Pandemic

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Cruise season has officially begun on the island of Antigua.  Luxury small-ship brand Seabourn kicked off the opening of the season with the arrival of Seabourn Pursuit this week.  The 264-passenger ship was the first to call on Heritage Quay […]


Four Seasons Yachts Will Launch in the Caribbean

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Following the debut of Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury cruise line, Four Seasons is set to launch its own boutique line, one that will begin operations in the Caribbean. Four Seasons Yachts will kick off its inaugural season in 2025-2026 with winter […]

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Celebrity Is Adding More Caribbean Cruises From Florida

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Celebrity Cruises is planning an expanded push to the Caribbean next year, with four ships sailing to the Caribbean out of Florida.  In the winter 2024-2025 season, Celebrity will send Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Summit out of ports […]


Jamaica Eyes New "Boutique" Cruise Port 

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Jamaica is looking to develop the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio, eyeing the port as a “boutique” style cruise for small-ship and luxury cruise lines.  The plan is to position the port as a small-ship and mega yacht destination […]


Celebrity Cruises Is Adding Two New Destinations in The Bahamas 

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Celebrity Cruises is planning a “revamped” Caribbean program next summer, one that will for the first time include stops at sister brand Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay destination in The Bahamas, along with the tiny island of Bimini.  The […]

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Royal Caribbean's Newest Ship Will Have a Different Focus: Short Getaways

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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 […]


Silversea Christens New Flagship, Silver Muse

Silversea Muse

Luxury cruise line Silversea has christened its new flagship, Silver Muse. The new ship, the ninth in Silversea’s fleet, was unveiled at a ceremony in Monte Carlo this week hosted by Silversea Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio. The ship, which accommodates […]


St Lucia Is Expanding Its Cruise Port

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Mega ships are coming to St Lucia. The plan is for a $15 million project to extend the Breasting Dolphin Berth at Pointe Seraphine to facilitate the berthing of so-called “mega” cruise vessels. If all goes smoothly, the island could […]