Cruise news (West Palm Beach USA-tagged)
- Accidents
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line delays test cruise due to COVID-positive crew
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line had to postpone its closed group CDC test cruise and previously planned July 2 restart after one of its vaccinated crew...
July 1, 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
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 stops taking reservations
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which operates exclusively voyages from USA to The Bahamas (roundtrips from homeport Palm Beach Florida) has stopped...
November 7, 2020 - Accidents
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Sensation rescues 24 people off Florida coast
A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued 2 dozen people, including 2 kids, from a sinking boat 37 miles (60 kilometres) off the Florida coast, the cruise...
October 19, 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
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line resumes operations on July 25
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced that its sailings will resume onboard Grand Celebration on July 25 and onboard Grand Classica on October 2...
May 27, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line resumes operations on June 13
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced on Friday, April 24, an update to its passenger shipping schedule. Company's Florida tp Bahamas cruises...
April 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream II to Sail to Palm Beach in 2022
For the first time in more than ten years, SeaDream Yacht Club revealed plans to return to South Florida. The SeaDream II cruise ship is scheduled to...
January 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Florida Fast Train to Connect PortMiami with Orlando
Via partnership with Virgin Voyages, to the Florida's new high-speed railway system will be added a new train station at PortMiami linking directly...
October 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Sheds 5 Older Ships
The mass-market cruise company Costa Cruises by May 2021 will sell 5 of the fleet's oldest ships, including two Europe-based vessels and 2 Costa Asia...
October 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Grand Celebration's Sailings Cancelled Ahead of Another Humanitarian Cruise
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line cancelled its September 13, 15, 17 and 19 voyages aboard Grand Celebration due to another post-Hurricane Dorian...
September 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hundreds of Bahamians Kicked Off Florida-Bound Ferry
Over 100 Bahamians hoping to evacuate to Florida after Hurricane Dorian but not having visas were kicked off a ferry as operators failed to...
September 10, 2019