Oceania Cruises will offer culinary tours and cooking classes onboard the Riviera when that ship returns to the Caribbean in late 2016. The excursion program includes in-depth tours in Honduras, Cozumel and San Juan.

Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 was greeted with excitement during her inaugural visit to Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, November 22.

The 2015/2016 cruise season in Trinidad has jump-started with the arrival of MV Adonia and the World Odyssey at the Port of Port of Spain this week.

Barbados is projecting a 12 percent increase in fly/cruise business from the European market for the 2015-2016 cruise-tourism season.

As the leading cruise lines launch another generation of ever-larger ships, ports of call across the Caribbean are launching new, expanded and revamped port facilities.

Crystal Cruises has purchased a Boeing Business Jet B777-200LR ahead of the launch of its new brand extension, Crystal Luxury Air. The move raises the new brand's air fleet to two planes, including the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner described in the initial announcement.