Cruise news (Freeport Bahamas-tagged)
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2 COVID-positive passengers on Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas
Two passengers aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Adventure of the Seas tested COVID-positive for Coronavirus (COVID) during routine testing and are...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line gets green light for test cruise on June 28
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line received a green light from the CDC agency to conduct a "simulated voyage". The test cruise was previously scheduled to...
June 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First cruise from the USA to be out of Palm Beach Florida
Port Palm Beach Florida is expected to lead the USA in resuming cruises, scheduled for July 2, 2021. Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is due to resume...
May 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line resumes USA-Bahamas voyages on June 2
The Florida-based company Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which normally operates 2-night voyages from West Palm Beach FL to Freeport (Grand Bahama...
April 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces 7-day Adventure of the Seas cruises from Nassau Bahamas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced a mini-season in summer 2021 of 7-night roundtrips of Adventure of the Seas (June through August) leaving...
March 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's mini-cruises from Florida and Texas in 2022-2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened bookings for new short cruises in the Caribbean, with a total of 17 itineraries leaving roundtrip from...
February 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reveals Summer 2023 itineraries
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale its summer 2023 itineraries while launching a Black Friday Sale, the company’s best deal of the year...
November 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line ship Grand Celebration sold for scrap
Reportedly, the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line ship Grand Celebration (previously named "Carnival Celebration" and "Costa Celebration") has been sold...
November 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line further delays return to service until November 4
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line on Tuesday, September 1 announced it would resume sailings with the Grand Celebration ship on November 4, 2020, and...
September 2, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Balearia Caribbean relaunches ferry service from Fort Lauderdale Florida to Bahamas
BALEARIA's subsidiary Balearia Caribbean relaunched cruiseferry services from Fort Lauderdale Florida to The Bahamas. The South Florida-based...
July 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
The Bahamas ready to welcome cruise ship tourists back on July 1
The Bahamas announced it might be ready to welcome passengers back on July 1. Like other tourism-dependent locations, the Bahamian islands have...
May 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Introduces New Cruise Destination in Freeport
Holistica Destinations, Royal Caribbean’s new joint venture, announced a US$300 million investment in Freeport, Grand Bahama that is due to...
March 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Signs 5-Year Agreement with the City of Norfolk
Carnival Cruise Line announced that it had signed a 5-year agreement with Norfolk VA for seasonal homeporting at Half Moone Cruise Center - 2020...
February 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Victory Cruise Lines Announces American Southeast Itineraries
Victory Cruise Lines announced its new American Southeast itineraries for 2020. Following the success of the line’s inaugural season on...
December 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
ALMACO to deliver 30 new passenger staterooms on Carnival Elation
Following the successful completion of a new stateroom project on Carnival Elation during a drydock refurbishment in 2017 (part of Carnival’s...
November 12, 2019