“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.

Fathom has announced new onboard activities for travelers on the Adonia on the company’s Cuba cruises. In addition to the new programming, the line is also now offering travelers exclusive access to Cuban-made merchandise from a local design store, Clandestine, onboard the ship.

Aqua Expeditions has announced plans for a third river cruise ship to sail on the Amazon River. Set to begin construction in December 2016, the all-suite ship is slated to launch in December 2017.