By this time next year, you could be strolling the sunny streets of Havana, soaking in the wonders of Cuba.

Carnival Cruise Line will increase capacity by 34 percent on short cruises from New Orleans in April 2016 when it moves the Carnival Triumph from Galveston to the Big Easy. The 102,000-ton, 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph will replace the smaller 70,367-ton Carnival Elation, which accommodates 2,052 guests on a double-occupancy basis.

Royal Caribbean has announced that the Harmony of the Seas, the third in its Oasis class of ships -- currently the largest cruise ships in the world -- will launch in April 2016.

The Deputy Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), Luis D. Muniz Martinez, announced that the number of cruise visitors to the island reached another record high, with 17,847 passengers. Six cruise ships arrived today to the docks of Old San Juan.

American travel agents can now legally book their clients on Cuba Cruise, the Canadian company that offers seven-night circumnavigation sailings of Cuba.

Dominica welcomed Carnival Triumph of Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) last week as it made its inaugural call, arriving at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth. With a passenger capacity of 2,754 and crew size of 1,100, Carnival Triumph sailed to the “Nature Island” from Grenada.