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.
Holland America Line is expanding its sun-splashed cruises to Mexico in 2007 by offering more wildlife-abundant Sea of Cortez sailings and adding a third ship featuring Mexican Riviera cruises.
The Zaandam returns to the Mexican Riviera to join the Oosterdam and Ryndam in 2007 to offer a total of 42 Mexico cruises -10 more than in 2006- sailing roundtrip from the convenient homeport of San Diego.
NCL Corporation (NCL) announced that its New York year-round ship Norwegian Dawn will begin calling into Bermuda for the 2006-2007 summer seasons.
Norwegian Dawn´s new seven-day itinerary with calls both into Bermuda and the Bahamas is an industry exclusive and will feature a day in Bermuda, a day at NCL´s private island Great Stirrup Cay and an overnight in Nassau.