Sailings to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii and the California Coast range from three to 28 days.

The vast majority of those ships came from the U.S. but the port authority also recorded arrivals from European cruise ships. The inclusion of Costa Rica as a boarding port added a total of 20,015 tourists.

Built at a cost of more than US$1 billion for 5,479 guests in 2,747 staterooms, and weighing 227,000 gross registered tons, Harmony of the Seas was unveiled at a delivery ceremony yesterday in Saint Nazaire, marking the debut of what will be the 25th ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet.

Carnival Corp.'s Fathom brand announced additional sailing dates, extending the 704-passenger Adonia's stay in the Caribbean region through December 2017.

Luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent has added a Cuba land-cruise package and an expedition cruise to Japan, Hong Kong and the Ryukyu Islands.

MSC Cruises has announced that it will be homeporting a second ship in Havana from the winter 2016-17 season in light of rising demand.