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The cruise industry is now open for business, as registration is officially open for the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show. (more…)
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The ocean is calling louder than ever before. A massive wave of travel is about to hit the shores of the sun-drenched islands. (more…)
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A new spirit of collaboration is shaping the future of the Caribbean cruise industry. (more…)
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A man who jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Port of San Juan over the weekend — allegedly to avoid paying off more than $16,000 in gambling debt to the cruise line — has been charged with a federal crime, authorities said. (more…)
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Excitement is growing for the opportunity to get on cruise lines’ radars at the Caribbean’s premier industry event, as leading executives from Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) and the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) joined on Thursday at a press conference about the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show, taking place in San Juan from October 20-24. (more…)
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Puerto Rico’s upgraded pier can now host the world’s largest cruise ships — and soon, the newest Icon-class vessels. (more…)
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Registration is officially open for the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show, the only official cruise conference taking place in and representing the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. (more…)
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San Juan Cruise Port (SJCP), operated by Global Ports Holding (GPH), reaffirmed its status as the Caribbean’s leading cruise port during Seatrade Cruise Global 2025 in Miami. (more…)
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Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan announced, Wednesday, that San Juan Port’s Pier-3 West remains closed to cruise-ships until further notice pending requested satisfactory assessment studies followed by a Coast Guard on-site inspection of the facility. (more…)
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San Juan Cruise Port (SJCP) President and Global Ports Holding Chief Financial Officer, Jan Fomferra, announced the appointment of Puerto Rican Clarivette Díaz as the new General Manager of SJCP, the local subsidiary of Global Ports Holding and operator of the San Juan cruise piers since February of this year under a Public-Private Partnership Agreement with the Government of Puerto Rico. (more…)
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Princess Cruises today announced its return to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a season of Southern Caribbean cruises onboard Grand Princess, from October 2025 through March 2026. (more…)
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Global Ports Holding Plc (“GPH”), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary San Juan Cruise Port LLC (“SJCP”) has successfully reached financial closing of the PPP Agreement and simultaneously concluded the debt financing for the initial phase of its investment in San Juan Cruise Port. (more…)
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The largest cruise ship in the world — Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas — has yet to welcome her first paying guests, but she’s already making waves in the Caribbean. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today the arrival of its second Prima Class ship, the all-new Norwegian Viva, to the beautiful shores of San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a season of Caribbean sailings through April 2024, making it the newest ship to sail from “La Isla del Encanto.” (more…)
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Puerto Rico’s Port of San Juan has a new cruise line: Emerald Cruises, which is now homeporting its Sakara superyacht in the capital. (more…)
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Leading river cruise line, AmaWaterways, proudly announced it received four prestigious accolades at the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) Global Convention on May 4, 2023, including the highest honor of Partner Company of the Year for the fifth time. (more…)
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ASTA is using Norwegian Cruise Line’s $250,000 donation to attract new talent, said ASTA CEO Zane Kerby at the ASTA Global Convention here (Puerto Rico Convention Center). (more…)
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Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) will reveal its revamped initiative to boost employment in its represented destinations at the FCCA Cruise Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (more…)
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As part of Carnival Cruise Line’s highly anticipated return to guest operations, the line’s newest and most innovative ship Mardi Gras arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today (August 3, 2021), marking the ship’s first port of call on its maiden voyage. (more…)
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Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is pleased to share that the FCCA Cruise Conference – the only official cruise conference representing the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America – will return to San Juan, Puerto Rico next year. (more…)
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Galveston Wharves Port Director Rodger Rees will be touting the benefits of Galveston as a cruise homeport to cruise executives from around the world at the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) annual conference and trade show Oct. 21-25 in Puerto Rico. (more…)
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Several cruise lines have canceled port stops in San Juan ahead of planned protests Monday in Puerto Rico, aimed at forcing the governor to resign. “Due to the planned protests scheduled for today in San Juan, Puerto Rico, we have cancelled Celebrity Equinox’s call (a charter cruise) to San Juan,” Royal Caribbean spokesman Owen Torres told USA TODAY in a statement. (eu.usatoday.com)
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The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is juggling multiple scenarios to manage its cruise traffic in the near future as protests in San Juan have led to a handful of cancelled cruise calls in what is predicted to be a record cruise year for the island. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas was 3 miles outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, when it turned around. The cruise line made a decision to cancel the planned port stop due to riots in Old San Juan, instead calling on Tortola. Cruise Critic member John&Lala posted a photo of the letter they received in their stateroom regarding the change. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 26th annual FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show, the largest and only official cruise tourism conference and trade show in the region. (more…)
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Bacardi Global Travel is increasing its investment in the cruise channel with the creation of a new dedicated Bacardi rum experience at the San Juan Cruise Port within the SMT Duty Free Flagship Pier 4 store, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The Norwegian Epic cruise ship, based out of Port Canaveral, is stalled in San Juan after reports of engine trouble at sea and crashing into a dock in Puerto Rico. (floridatoday.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority last week to make improvements to the Navy Frontier Pier and East Pan American Pier at the San Juan cruise terminal. (cruisecritic.com)
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The top five finalists have been selected for the 2019 Bacardi Legacy Cruise Competition, and are now set to compete in the finals in Puerto Rico in February 2019. The competition is now in its 14th year and is the longest running event of its kind in the marine hospitality sector, Bacardi said, in a prepared statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Pierfrancesco Vago, the executive chairman of MSC Cruises, delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the FCCA’s Cruise Conference & Trade Show in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During his speech, Vago talked of combating market saturation and the need for partnership within the tourism industry. (travelagentcentral.com)
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With the final countdown on for the largest and only official cruise tourism conference in the Caribbean, the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show, the FCCA is pleased to announce more details about the social functions and tours included in the agenda’s blend of business and fun. (more…)
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Cruise tourism stakeholders are one step closer to a glimpse of the industry’s inner workings, as workshop topics and panels have been finalized for the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show, the largest and only official cruise conference and trade show in the Caribbean, taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico this November 5-9. (more…)
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The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is proud to announce that new registration numbers indicate its upcoming FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show-the largest and only official conference and trade show in the Caribbean focused on cruise tourism, taking place in San Juan this Nov. 5-9-is expected to have both the most cruise executives and high-level government representatives in the event’s 25-year history. (more…)
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The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), the trade association representing the mutual interests between the cruise industry and destinations and stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America, is pleased to announce that registration is open for its 25th annual FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show, the largest and only official cruise tourism conference and trade show in the region. (more…)
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The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) announced the incredible strides the cruise industry has made in Puerto Rico. “Puerto Rico has made a momentous rebound because of the collaboration between the FCCA, our Member Lines, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and other government entities,” said Michele Paige, president, FCCA.
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The cruise business in Puerto Rico is seeing a solid recovery as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced that 35,000 cruise guests on 11 different ships visited the port of San Juan between Jan. 15 and 21, representing an economic impact of more than $4.5 million. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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With the vast majority of the Caribbean untouched by recent storms and open for business, the region’s momentum continues as cruise line brands from Carnival Corporation & plc begin returning this month to Grand Turk, St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico. (more…)
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The cruise resurgence is continuing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the port hosted four megaships on August 23. The Allure of the Seas was joined at the Port of San Juan by the Carnival Magic and Carnival Glory, along with the MSC Divina. Together the ships make up more than 16,000 passengers. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The Puerto Rico Ports Authority confirmed that it would upgrade the Pan American II Pier in San Juan in partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruises in supporting the deployment of the Freedom of the Seas to San Juan for the 2018 cruise season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The world’s biggest cruise ship has docked in Puerto Rico for the first time as the U.S. territory reports a boost in tourism amid an economic crisis. (dailymail.co.uk)
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