Tagged: Cayman Islands

Why Cayman Islanders Voted against a massive cruise ship pier is a rare and powerful story of reef protection over profit. (more…)

A pro-cruise pier campaign group, the Advancement of Cruise Tourism, held a public meeting in West Bay last week, where they alleged that the public is being misled about the importance of the sector and the need to expand infrastructure. (more…)

Parliament has unanimously voted to go ahead with the cruise berthing referendum, which will be held at the same time as the general election next year. (more…)

As cruise ships become larger, the number of ports they can visit gets smaller. Not only do ports have to have a deep enough draft or no bridge barring their entry, they need to have docking facilities for this big ships. (more…)

Government’s plan to hold a vote on cruise piers at the end of the year has triggered mixed reactions on the contentious issue. (more…)

The Cayman Islands appears to have hit a breaking point when it comes to cruise tourism. Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, the premier of the self-governing British Overseas Territory, Alden McLaughlin, said his government was likely to place limits on the number of cruise ships and cruisers that can visit the island destination when cruising resumes — a major policy shift that will have ramifications for more than half a dozen major cruise lines. (thepointsguy.com)

The restart of the cruise industry in North America is a moving target — and not in a positive direction — but one popular Caribbean cruise port has raised eyebrows by announcing that cruise ships are unlikely to be welcomed before 2022. (cruiseradio.net)

The Cayman Islands, a once-popular destination within the cruise industry, has announced that it will be closing itself to cruise tourism until the end of this year. This news comes as international cruise lines have only just started to return to the waters. (foxnews.com)

The Cayman Islands may be getting closer to a long-awaited dedicated cruise berth as goverment officials announced the Verdant Isle group as the preferred bidder for the project, which is expected to carry a $240 million price tag. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The Cayman Islands may finally have a cruise berth as local media reports said that Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Disney Cruise Line have come together to bid to finance the building and operation of a cruise berth facility in George Town. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Tourism officials are seeking bids from contractors to pre-qualify for the project to design and build a new cruise terminal in George Town harbor. The process is taking place in tandem with a study by KPMG to determine the precise funding formula for the project. (caymancompass.com)

Just as first-half 2016 data reports a surge in Cayman Islands cruise ship arrivals, the Caribbean island’s government this week took a significant step in its multi-million dollar plan to construct a modern cruise pier and terminal. (travelpulse.com)

Cruise ships don’t have the best image when it comes to being environmentally friendly. And a new video doesn’t help: It shows the anchor of the MV Zenith cruise ship dragging across a section of coral reef off Grand Cayman island. (yahoo.com)

The cabinet of Alden McLaughlin, the Cayman Islands’ premier, has granted formal approval of the government’s $150 million cruise ship port plan, McLaughlin announced at a press conference Wednesday. (travelpulse.com)

Government may have secured its first commitment from one cruise line for the development of piers in George Town, CNS has learned. (caymannewsservice.com)

The Cayman Islands will welcome 593 calls and nearly 1.7 million cruise passengers in 2015, according to Joseph Woods, manager of cruise operations and security for the port authority. (cruiseindustrynews.com)