Officially an overseas region of France, Martinique’s 177,786 cruise ship visitors in 2014 ranks 25th among the 28 destinations tracked by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Yet last year’s cruise visitor total represents a 71 percent increase over 2013.

Cuba Cruise has made it easy for Americans to visit Cuba since the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) revision of travel protocols. Now that there are 12 categories of authorized travel to Cuba that require no formal application, prior permission, or post-trip report to U.S. officials.

The announcement settles speculation about the year-round homeport and itineraries for what will be Carnival’s biggest ship.

The Ruby Princess made her inaugural visit to Trinidad on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The ship which was christened in 2008 is part of the Princess Cruises cruise line and brought over three thousand passengers.

Cunard Line kicked off its 175th anniversary celebration with the historic meeting of the Queen Elizabeth and the iconic, permanently docked, Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif.

Following the new ship's inaugural season in the Mediterranean and New York, Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans to homeport Carnival Vista in Miami, the Miami Herald reports.