MSC Cruises' MSC Armonia will make its Miami debut this winter and will offer a seven-night Caribbean sailing that include Montego Bay, Jamaica; Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; and a weekend overnight in Havana.

New initiatives determined through collaboration by the FCCA and its partners will continue to use the campaign's multifaceted approach to target both travel consumers and stakeholders, as well as the media.

Disney Cruise Line has won preliminary approval from the Bahamian government to build a destination for its ships on the southern tip of the island of Eleuthera, about 75 miles east of Nassau.

Five trips next year are already open for booking. Some include port calls in either Cienfuegos or Santiago de Cuba; all include Havana. Most have an overnight in at least one port.

Cruise passenger arrivals continue to boom in Antigua and Barbuda, part of a concerted effort to turn the Eastern Caribbean port into one of the region’s leading cruise players. And the destination’s efforts seem to be paying off.

Following a 38-day dry dock in Cadiz, Carnival Radiance will enter service in 2020. Homeport and itinerary details for the new Carnival Radiance will be announced in mid-November.