Tagged: The Bahamas

The Islands of The Bahamas today (Oct 31, 2020) announced streamlined entry protocols that will enable visitors to better and more seamlessly enjoy The Bahamas vacation experience. (more…)

A Bahamian environmental activist yesterday called for “a ban” on any further cruise line private islands in this nation, and demanded that the industry “clean up its act”. (tribune242.com)

It was only a year ago that officials in the Bahamas were complaining about the lack of money spent on the islands by cruise ship passengers. Now, however, those same officials are hopeful that when cruising returns, those ships will be making a return to ports like Nassau a priority. (cruiseradio.net)

Less than three weeks after reopening its borders to international visitors, the Bahamas on Sunday announced that it is closing all of its airports and seaports to tourists from the United States, effective Wednesday. (miamiherald.com)

Cruise tourism-dependent downtown Nassau businesses yesterday said they may close down until September with revenues down by up to 70 percent in a bid to survive until the industry’s return. (tribune242.com)

The Bahamas saw a big bump in cruise arrivals in 2019 and is expanding its diverse product even more. The islands already have one of the world’s most recognized cruise products, with ports in Nassau and Freeport and various out islands. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Many consumers might want to take a nice cruise to the Bahamas, but far fewer would want to be targeted for this type of vacation with relentless spam phone calls. That’s what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says happened in the case of Grand Bahama Cruise Line LLC (GBCL). (consumeraffairs.com)

Grand Bahama Shipyard today (Sep.30) announced that it drydocked its first vessel since reopening the shipyard after Hurricane Dorian hit The Bahamas. The Taipei Trader, a 9,932-ton container ship operated by Lomar Shipping Limited, docked at the No. 3 dock this week, for its ongoing drydock, which was interrupted by the hurricane. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) today (Sept. 12) announced it has officially resumed operations and welcomed back its first commercial vessel, the 57,062-ton Agathonissos owned by Greece-based Eletson, which returned to the yard yesterday to complete repair work that began before Hurricane Dorian arrived in The Bahamas earlier this month. (more…)

(7 p.m. EDT) — The cruise industry has pledged millions of dollars to aid relief and recovery efforts in the Bahamas, following Hurricane Dorian, which pummeled the islands for more than 30 hours, killing at least 40 people and damaging 13,000 homes. (cruisecritic.co.uk)

(9:30 p.m. EDT) — Cruise ports in the Bahamas are taking stock after Hurricane Dorian roared through the island archipelago as a high-powered storm over Labor Day weekend. Grand Bahama Island, where the popular cruise stop Freeport is located, received a full-on blast from Dorian on Monday, September 2. (cruisecritic.co.uk)