Carnival Cruise Lines took the lion´s share of the latest Porthole Magazine´s “Readers Choice Awards”, grabbing more prizes than any other cruise line for the seventh straight year.
This time around, Carnival took top honors in eleven different categories, with recognition in areas as diverse as Best Children´s Program and Best Computer Facilities to Best Entertainment and Best Caribbean Itineraries.
European cruise line EasyCruise said it was booked solid for its first winter season in the Caribbean and the majority of its bookings are from what it termed "young and independent-minded vacationers."
After completing a successful Mediterranean inaugural summer season, EasyCruiseOne, currently positioned in Bridgetown, Barbados, has now welcomed its first Caribbean winter season passengers.
Residents of Cozumel now have reason to celebrate as they prepare to welcome thousands of cruise ship passengers next week, proving that despite Hurricane Wilma, Cozumel remains a favorite Port of Call in the Caribbean.
Twelve luxury passenger cruise ships will anchor offshore and tender passengers to the island throughout the week, Including vessels from such companies as Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity.
Carnival Liberty arrived at Port Everglades on last week, the second-largest cruise ship by passenger capacity ever to sail from Broward County.
The 2,974-passenger Carnival Cruise Lines ship will alternate between six- and eight-night Caribbean cruises, after a two-night introductory cruise to the Bahamas.
The dance craze is moving from the television screens to the Caribbean seas with cruise lines now offering entertainment for travelers with dance fever.
As the popularity of TV reality dance shows surge, cruise lines are offering a variety of entertainment options in this area.
With the exchange of gifts and pleasantries underway and all the stakeholders present for the welcome party of the inaugural visit of the three-month old Norwegian Jewel, Antigua´s Tourism Minister Harold Lovell used the opportunity to forge closer ties with the cruise line.
The Norwegian Jewel is the fourth ship added to the Norwegian fleet, with Antigua & Barbuda being the only port of call in the Caribbean. This –Lovell said- speaks volumes and demonstrates the confidence and the trust that is developing between Antigua & Barbuda and the Norwegian cruise lines.