Cruise news (Ocho Rios Jamaica-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line adjusts itineraries of 4 ships for 2025-2027
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has implemented itinerary modifications for 4 ships (Venezia, Sunrise, Horizon, and Mardi Gras) affecting 12 voyages...
March 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Jamaica’s cruise tourism generates US$198M in 2023-2024 season
Jamaica has reinforced its reputation as a premier Caribbean cruise destination, with its cruise tourism sector contributing an estimated US$197.8...
November 21, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Brilliant Lady to offer North American cruises from USA homeports (NYC, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle)
Virgin Voyages' newest ship - Brilliant Lady debuts in 2025 with a range of North American itineraries with departures from various homeports in...
June 7, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages unveils inaugural cruise itineraries (2025-2026) for Brilliant Lady ship
Virgin Voyages has unveiled the itineraries for its 4th ship, Brilliant Lady, scheduled for launch in September 2025. Brilliant Lady's maiden...
May 2, 2024 - Accidents
VIDEO: Carnival Magic ship damages the cruise pier in Ocho Rios (Jamaica)
The cruise ship Carnival Magic, currently hosting the ShipRocked cruise, encountered adverse weather conditions upon her arrival at Ocho Rios...
February 7, 2024 - Cruise Industry
CCL's Carnival Legend ship to homeport in Galveston TX in 2025
In the ongoing rollout of its 2025-2026 deployment, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has announced that in the fall of 2025, Carnival Legend will join...
September 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises unveils winter 2024-2025 itineraries
Costa Cruises has unveiled the itineraries for winter 2024-2025, offering a range of vacation options in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the...
June 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Jamaica surpasses 1M visitor arrivals to date for 2023
At a destination press briefing held at the 41st CHTA-Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Barbados, Jamaica's...
May 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Bookings open for CCL's Carnival Venezia ship cruises from Port Canaveral (Orlando Florida)
In anticipation of introducing the exciting 'Carnival Fun Italian Style' experiences on its newest fleet addition, Carnival Venezia, CCL-Carnival...
May 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opens for booking Carnival Spirit ship's schedule 2024-2025 from Mobile...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is opening for sale Carnival Spirit's 2024-2025 voyages out of Mobile Alabama. The new sailings include 5...
May 3, 2023 - Accidents
New MSC cruise ship Seascape suffers engine problems in the Caribbean
One of the main engines of MSC Seascape, which was officially christened in New York in December 2022, failed last week and only a reduced cruising...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Seascape arrives in NYC New York ahead of naming ceremony
The world's currently newest cruise ship arrived on Monday morning, December 5, in NYC. MSC Seascape (MSC's US flagship) sailed past the Statue of...
December 6, 2022 - Accidents
8 American cruise ship passengers arrested in Ocho Rios (Jamaica) for trafficking $130M-worth...
Police on Wednesday, November 9, arrested 8 American cruise passengers who tried to leave Jamaica with cocaine (total weight 912 pounds/~414 kg...
November 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seascape cruise ship successfully completes sea trials
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seascape successfully completed her first intensive systems tests at sea during the line's multiple-day trial between August 17...
August 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Return of cruise ships to Cayman Islands to benefit Jamaica
Local tourism companies in the UK's Cayman Islands say the return of cruise shipping in 2022 could be a major boost for Jamaica's industry as well...
February 20, 2022