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Elation one minute, melancholy the next. Exhilaration then heartache… My October 2022 trip to Vieques was a rollercoaster of emotions. One that I imag...

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If you know your colonial-era Caribbean forts, then you might think this pic is from Puerto Rico. After all, the iconic sentry boxes at El Morro and S...

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Of the 30 or so “View With a Room” posts we’ve shared over the years, this one from Kokomo Botanical Resort Cottage 201 definitely shows the least. In...

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Music, as much as anything, guides the aimless wanderings emblematic of my Caribbean travels. Drums, in particular, draw me down paths I’d previously...

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Key Aspects: In a first for Carnival Cruise Line, one of its ships will call at North African ports in 2027. Carnival Sunshine will visit Tun...

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Key Aspects: The Miami Marathon will cause traffic congestion and delays near PortMiami on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Carnival Cruise Line has...

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Key Aspects: Norwegian Encore was unable to call at Costa Maya, Mexico, on January 21 due to port availability. Instead, the ship will turn i...

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Key Aspects: Previously, Amsterdam imposed limits on ship calls and made plans to relocate the cruise terminal. But now, the local government...

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When the final tallies come in, more than 35 million people will likely have visited the Caribbean as overnight guests in 2025 — around 4 percent more...

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Key Aspects: Margaritaville at Sea announces an expanded lineup of bars, lounges, and music venues for its new ship, Margaritaville at Sea Beach...

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Key Aspects: The Port of New Orleans welcomed more than one million cruise passengers in 2025. This is the ninth year in a row (disregarding...

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Key Aspects: MSC Cruises’ MSC Opera is set to deploy year-round to the Dominican Republic. The ship will begin sailing from La Romana in Nove...