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Disney Cruise Line to Expand St. Maarten Calls After Destiny Debut
Port St. Maarten handled 1,597,940 cruise visitors across 592 calls in 2025, its strongest cruise year since 2019 and 16.3 percent above 2024.
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Holland America Opens 2027-28 Caribbean Season With Longer Routes
Created with Pan Am, Zuiderdam’s 28-day anniversary voyage departs Miami on October 30, 2027, visiting 19 ports in 13 countries.
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Disney Destiny Makes First San Juan Call, Bringing 2,500 Guests
San Juan Cruise Port hosted an onboard inaugural-call ceremony for the Wish-class ship, which is sailing weeklong Caribbean and Bahamas cruises from Port Canaveral.
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Key West Asks Navy to Consider Cruise Limits at Outer Mole
Key West’s current lease at the Outer Mole expires August 3, 2026, while the Navy seeks long-term proposals compensated through in-kind consideration.
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Ellen Kennedy to Retire as Port Everglades Names Successor
Kennedy cited the COVID-19 restart as a proud moment; Celebrity Edge sailed June 26, 2021, as the first oceangoing cruise ship from a U.S. port in 15 months.
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Former Royal Caribbean Crew Member Pleads Guilty to Sex Assault
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake scheduled sentencing for Sept. 18; Herrera faces up to 20 years in federal prison and remains in custody.
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Ambassador Cuts Fly-Caribbean Deposits to £99 for 2026-27
A March 14, 2027, Caribbean Highlights and Atlantic Discovery sailing spans 18 nights, visits seven ports in seven countries and ends in Portsmouth.
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Margaritaville at Sea Welcomes Its One Millionth Guest
At PortMiami, a Miami-Dade County committee advanced a five-year preferential berthing agreement covering about one hundred seventy Beachcomber visits at Terminal C.
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MSC Cruises Launches July 4 Sale for U.S. Homeport Sailings
Five sailings from United States homeports overlap July 4, including MSC Seascape from Galveston and MSC Poesia from Seattle in MSC's first year sailing in Alaska.
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Marella Discovery 2 Goes Adults-Only With Four New Venues
Marella Discovery 2’s children’s spaces will be converted into four adult venues, including a speakeasy and escape room, though final designs have not been released.
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Aman at Sea Plans Amangati’s First Caribbean Season
The ninety-four-guest vessel is being built at T. Mariotti in Genoa and will close the Caribbean season with a two-night anchorage at a private resort in Nevis.
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Radiance of the Seas Begins Year-Round Cruises From Tampa
After early four- and five-night Cozumel and Costa Maya runs, Radiance shifts in November to seven-night voyages reaching Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands.