There are not only several new cruise ports opening in the Caribbean and Bahamas over the next few years, but also several proposed ports where cruise lines are currently in negotiations with local governments.
Just in the first six months of the ongoing year, Cuba received 53,748 cruise passengers, 40,751 more than in the same period of last year.
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“I am literally waiting for the phone to ring to get final, final approval from the Cuban government,” Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio said.
The island of Trinidad received 30,493 cruise passenger arrivals from 25 cruises, while Tobago saw 70,298 passengers from 60 vessel calls, an increase of 115 percent over the 2014/2015 cruise season.
Royal Caribbean has signed an agreement with Miami-Dade County to build a major new cruise terminal on land leased from the county.
Fathom has added new shipboard activities for passengers on the cruise line's Cuba voyages.