by Charmaine Clarke | Sep 21, 2021 | Pulse
Jamaica’s cruise ship sector continues its steady pace back to recovery with two vessels calling at the port of Ocho Rios this week. The MSC Meraviglia, the last cruise ship to dock before the novel coronavirus pandemic, makes its first trip back on September 21. This...
by LTC Writer | Aug 26, 2021 | Pulse
The Bahamas will kick off multi-season-long additions to its cruise shipping industry with a seven-night voyage, ‘Bound for Paradise’, that will launch on November 26. The route will cover New York City to Nassau with stops in San Salvador, Great Exuma and Bimini....
by Charmaine Clarke | Aug 16, 2021 | Pulse
Ocho Rios today welcomed the first of 25 eagerly-anticipated cruise ship calls scheduled for Jamaica between August and October. Carnival Cruise Line is the first back after a more than 16-month hiatus because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. There will also be...
by LTC Writer | Aug 13, 2021 | Pulse
The long wait for cruise ships to return to Jamaica is expected to end next Monday. Between August 16 and October 26, ports in Falmouth, Ocho Rios and Montego Bay are expected to welcome a combined total of 25 calls from Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean...
by Charmaine Clarke | Jul 29, 2021 | Pulse
The hunt is on for skilled labour to fuel a tourism recovery whose pace has surprised many. In an exclusive interview with LetsTravelCaribbean.com Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett revealed that the sector will need to hire 50,000 workers within the next three months. “We...
