Search results for : bahamas cruise nassau bahamas
Carnival Corp appoints Grand Bahama native to new top post
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Carnival Cruise Corporation has announced that Grand Bahamian Philcher Grant-Adderley has been named Director of Public Affairs and Community Engagement, a new role that the company said will be crucial to its ongoing efforts to deepen its relationship with The Bahamas. Grant Adderley, a well-known and respected figure throughout the Grand Bahama [...]
Nassau Cruise Port confirms record breaking 2023 close out with 4.4 million cruise visitors
Nassau Cruise Port confirms record breaking 2023 close out with 4.4 million cruise visitors
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Nassau Cruise Port has confirmed that it closed out 2023 with a record-breaking performance by welcoming some 4.4 million cruise visitors. According to the Nassau Cruise Port, it closed out 2023 by welcoming 4,490,802 passengers aboard 1,210 vessels. This figure represents a 14 percent increase over the previous record set in [...]
Visitors and Vendors Sound Off On Cruise Tax Increase
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Last year the passenger tax for cruise passengers traveling through Freeport, Bimini, and Nassau's cruise ports was $18 per passenger.
Phil Stubbs Headlines At Nassau Cruise Port
Phil Stubbs Headlines At Nassau Cruise Port
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A grand concert featuring the legendary Bahamian artist Phil Stubbs this January expected to help the Nassau Cruise Port transform its concert space into the epicenter of Bahamian entertainment.
December To Remember Continues At The Cruise Port
December To Remember Continues At The Cruise Port
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Christmas at the Nassau Cruise Port proving to be a December to remember. This as they prepare to roll out even more visitor and family friendly activities leading right on up to Christmas eve.
Severe weather costs Nassau Cruise Port 10,000 passengers
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Nassau Cruise Port's top executive said that severe weather impacting The Bahamas in recent days cost the capital roughly 10,000 cruise visitors, with the cancellation of three calls this past Friday. Mike Maura told Eyewitness News: We lost three calls last Friday due to the heavy winds. That said, we had five [...]
BHTA president: Convert more cruise passengers into stop-over visitors for sustained tourism growth
BHTA president: Convert more cruise passengers into stop-over visitors for sustained tourism growth
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association President Robert 'Sandy' Sands yesterday suggested that by converting just five percent of cruise visitors into stopover guests, The Bahamas could inject millions into the local economy, leveraging the current cruise visitor arrivals boom for sustained tourism growth. Tourism officials announced earlier this week that The Bahamas has...
Nassau Cruise Port Sees Record Passenger Arrivals
Nassau Cruise Port Sees Record Passenger Arrivals
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - As The Bahamas sees new record-breaking tourism numbers, the Nassau Cruise Port is also setting new records.
Nassau Cruise Port reports record-breaking cruise visitor arrivals
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) CEO Mike Maura has revealed that NCP has broken its all-time cruise visitor record with a total of 3,869,003 so far for the year. This year's count beat the 2019 record of 3,859,183 cruise visitors Maura's announcement coincides with the tourism minister's announcement that the country has recorded over 8 [...]
Carnival Cruise Lines GB cruise port likey to surpass 2.2 million annual visitor projections
Carnival Cruise Lines GB cruise port likey to surpass 2.2 million annual visitor projections
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Carnival executives said yesterday that its Celebration Key cruise port destination in Grand Bahama will likely surpass the initial projections of 2.2 million annual visitors, noting that the goal is to make the $500 million development "authentically and uniquely Bahamian." Carnival Cruise Line held a Town Hall meeting at Margaritaville Resort Monday [...]