Holland America Line has received approval to begin sailing to Cuba from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting with the Dec. 22, 2017, 12-day holiday cruise aboard ms Veendam.

Four of the 12 ships - Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Caribbean Princess and Island Princess - will be OCEAN Medallion enabled for this fall 2018-spring 2019 season.

Abercrombie & Kent scheduled two departures of its Cuba cruise and land combination itinerary in 2018, citing the successful launch of the product this year.

Carnival Cruise Line said its Carnival Elation will offer a unique itinerary next spring that includes cruising to Bermuda and the Bahamas from Jacksonville, Fla. The Elation typically does three-, four- and five-day cruises to the Bahamas.

Disney Cruise Line will go to the Caribbean island of Bermuda for the first time late next year, offering sailings out of New York on board the 1,754-passenger Disney Magic.

US Virgin Islands (USVI) government and tourism officials are revamping a tourism strategy after the destination’s 2016 land-based visitor growth didn't extend to the critical cruise ship sector.