A smaller percentage of cruisers have booked Caribbean sailings for 2015, according to a forecast by Cruise Holidays International. The survey shows 50.5% of cruise bookings for next year have the Caribbean as their destination, down from 54.8% in 2014. …

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) has named Michael Bayley president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, transferring to the company’s largest brand from the helm of Celebrity Cruises. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo replaces Bayley as Celebrity’s president and CEO, promoted from her …

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The Sheldon family suffered ‘horrendous’ symptoms on two-week trip   They stayed at the Caribbean World Resort in October 2011 Amanda Sheldon is still suffering from symptoms three years later Sunsave Travel Limited denied liability but has now agreed a settlement  …

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Bayonne, New Jersey – Standing inside an elevated glass pod, perched 300 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, I looked down upon the Quantum of the Seas, and I thought to myself, “Wow, this is really cool.” I was referring to …

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Caribbean hoteliers welcome abolition UK travel tax for children Wednesday, December 03, 2014 | 2:35 PM     ‘+activeFrame.title + ‘‘); }else{ $(“.fotorama-caption”).addClass(“remove_caption”); } }) .fotorama(); KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association (CHTA) says it is celebrating the abolition …

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The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association welcomed on Wednesday an announcement that the United Kingdom will exempt children 12 and under from the Air Passenger Duty. “We welcome today’s announcement by Chancellor Osborne about the elimination of the Air Passenger Duty …

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