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Royal Caribbean Cruises orders fourth Quantum-class ship

June 19, 2019 at 8:20 p.m.

Miami-based Royal Caribbean International is poised to get a fourth ship in its new Quantum-class of vessels. Parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced an agreement with German shipyard...

The water park on Deck 15 on the new Norwegian Cruise Lines ship Breakaway, making its first docking at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, October 15, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B583258058Z.1

Carnival Corp. plans nine new ships

May 12, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

The world's largest cruise company wants to get even bigger. Carnival Corp. & PLC said Thursday that it has signed agreements with two European shipyards to add nine new ships...

Amara Cay Resort reopens after multimillion-dollar facelift

August 23, 2019 at 12:04 p.m.

Amara Cay Resort, a boutique upscale resort in Islamorada, has opened following a multimillion-dollar remodeling. In addition to remodeling its 88 standard rooms, 22 suites, restaurant and lobby, Amara Cay...

Cruise line leaders have sights on Cuba

May 12, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

Cruise lines are looking to send their ships to Cuba as soon as general tourism is allowed, executives said Tuesday at the industry's biggest annual convention in Miami Beach. Travel...

Holland America’s new Koningsdam ship heading to Port Everglades next year

August 23, 2019 at 11:58 a.m.

Port Everglades will welcome another new cruise ship in late 2016 — Holland America Line's 2,650-passenger ms Koningsdam. The ship, under construction at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in Italy, marked a...

Carnival Vista's RedFrog Brewery features its own craft brews made on the ship. Three or four craft brews are created on the ship every 2 1/2 weeks.

Carnival will base its largest ship in Miami

August 18, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

Carnival Cruise Line's largest cruise ship to date — Carnival Vista — will call Miami its home in November 2016, after a spring launch in Europe, the Miami-based cruise line...

Images from Norwegian Escape's inaugural cruise from PortMiami.

Cruise lines expect 1 million more passengers

May 12, 2019 at 12:18 p.m.

Almost a million more people will take cruises this year compared with 2014, a trade group forecasts. Some 23 million consumers around the world will cruise in 2015 — with...

The Costa Altantica ship at the Port of Miami.

Carnival Corp. aims to build ships, develop ports in China

May 12, 2019 at 12:18 p.m.

In another move aimed at expanding cruising in China, Carnival Corp. & PLC is exploring two potential joint ventures with a Chinese transportation and real estate development company. The Miami-based...

CLIA picks Royal Caribbean’s Adam Goldstein as spokesman during transition to new chief

May 12, 2019 at 12:18 p.m.

Trade group Cruise Lines International Association has announced a transition plan for the organization after the departure of Christine Duffy as president and CEO on Jan. 31. Duffy is leaving...

Travel trends in 2015: more millennials, cheap European fares, frequent flier restrictions and more mobile technology

April 24, 2019 at 7:40 a.m.

2015 will bring changes on airplanes, aboard cruise ships and in hotels, and South Florida is expected to benefit. Travel trends will include more millennial and business travel, more river...

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