The cruise pier partially reopened to cruise ships last November, with a total of 39 calls through April.

Norwegian Cruise Lines will ban single-use plastic straws across the fleet, as well as its two island destinations. The changes, to be implemented by August, will eliminate some 50 million straws each year.

Cuba's Havana was named the Best Cruise Destination in the Western Caribbean & Riviera Maya for the first time.

Princess Cruises has announced a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build two new cruise ships.

The government invested more than $6 million in post-hurricane site reconstruction to get tourist sites ready. Carnival has scheduled 10 calls in Dominica this summer.

Most Caribbean destinations were operating immediately after 2017's devastating hurricane season, and the hardest hit area—the Eastern Caribbean—has made impressive strides.