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The Bahamas’ Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Passenger Record 

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Cruise passengers are flocking to the revamped Nassau Cruise Port in The Bahamas, with the Caribbean’s most popular cruise destination topping its all-time record with a month to spare in 2023.  So far this year, Nassau Cruise Port has received […]

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Celebrity Cruises Has a New Ship Heading for the Caribbean

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Celebrity Cruises has a new ship headed for the Caribbean this winter.  Celebrity has officially taken delivery of the new celebrity Ascent, the fourth ship in the company’s Edge Series.  The newly-built ship will be heading to Fort Lauderdale in […]

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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 […]

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 […]


St Kitts Is Expecting a Big Cruise Season 

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It’s one of the top cruise ports in the Caribbean: Port Zante, the popular stop on the island of St Kitts.  Now one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the region is expecting another big years, tourism officials said this […]


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 […]


More Cruise Ships Are Coming to Trinidad

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Trinidad is projecting a significant jump in cruise passenger traffic this season.  The island’s tourism officials say “all signs point” to major gains in traffic, with the season set to begin in October and run through April of 2024.  The […]

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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 […]


Virgin Voyages Has a New CEO

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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has a new chief executive officer, following the retirement of founding CEO Tom McAlpin.  The company’s current president, Normal Saverimuttu, has been named as its new CEO.  McAlpin is transitioning to the role of chairman […]


The Bahamas Is Seeing “Explosive” Visitor Growth 

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Tourism is booming in The Bahamas, with visitor numbers ahead of where they were before the onset of the pandemic.  The country’s erformance has outpaced projections for the first seven months of 2023, with more than 5.89 million total visitors […]


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