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Covid-19: The Bahamas gets strict

2021, August 1: As of September 3, 2021, The Bahamas will require arriving cruise passengers to be vaccinated. The new regulation by The Bahamian government...

Antigua Cruise Port resumes

Antigua Cruise Port resumes 2021, August 1: Antigua & Barbuda welcomed its first mega cruise ship since the CDC pulled the plug on cruise business....

Cruise destinations must be protected … and protection begins before boarding

Fear in Caribbean cruise ports about COVID-19 are of real concern. Yet Caribbean governments have found a strong and supportive ally in the cruise...

Cruise resumption: Lines given responsibility for safety

April 2, 2021: The long-anticipated CDC update for cruise did not mention a date for resumption. It did, however, put great responsibility on the...

Uncertainty abounds as Caribbean cruise ports plan for resumption

Cruise lines slashing prices up to 50% 2021, April 2: Cruise lines were aggressively slashing prices at the end of March 2021 in an all-out...

Cruise: Virgin’s Ladies for the Caribbean

Virgin’s Ladies for the Caribbean 202, April 2: The Virgin brand has entered the Caribbean cruise world. The flagship of Virgin Voyages mv Scarlet Lady, was...

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril

Cruise blues and COVID-19 – a global industry in peril 2020, April 2: On March 8, the global community paused to engage in its annual...

Port Royal – potential as Caribbean’s most famous destination

Port Royal's potential as the Caribbean’s most famous cruise destination By Mike Jarrett Port Royal was once the most famous city in the Western hemisphere. And,...

FALMOUTH: Decline signals readjustment

Falmouth decline signals readjustment 2019, November 1: Falmouth was expecting 19 fewer cruise calls in 2019 as compared with the previous year. And 2018 was...

Work in progress: Construction begins in Port Royal

Work in progress: Construction begins in Port Royal 2019, November 1: The floating, motorized articulated pier purchased by the Jamaican government as part of its...

Politics of cruise: How much tourism is overtourism?

How much tourism is overtourism? By Mike Jarrett  The sight of huge, state-of-the-art cruise ships sailing into port and disgorging thousands of passengers may understandably create...

New interest in developing Caribbean cruise ports

Recent deals reveal new interest in developing Caribbean cruise ports 2019, November 1: Having signed contracts with three Caribbean cruise ports in just 18 months,...