The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the death an American woman on board a Princess Cruises ship Tuesday as a possible murder.
The cruise industry is the fastest growing segment of the worldwide leisure travel market, with an average passenger growth rate of 7 percent per annum since 1980, according to the release.
Cruise tourism directly churned out a record US$3.36 billion in the Caribbean and Latin America in the 2017-2018 cruise season, over 6 percent rise from 2015 – as per the latest statistics from the Florida-Caribbean Association (FCCA).
Carnival Cruise Line has the first steel for its newest class of ship. At the same time, the American cruise giant revealed the new livery for the as yet unnamed 180,000-ton XL vessel.
The Norwegian Bliss, the latest ship by NCL, is heading to Miami to offer Eastern Caribbean cruises starting Nov. 17.
Additionally, in 2020, sister ship Carnival Sunrise (currently sailing as Carnival Triumph) will offer an expanded series of New York to Cuba cruises, and voyages to the Caribbean from New York and Norfolk.