Ferries del Caribe to resume PR/DR service on May 3
April 27, 2017
Ferries del Caribe executives confirmed Wednesday it will resume maritime transportation services of passengers, cars and cargo between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on May 3.
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FCCA: Cuba cruise-ship surge could help, not hurt, P.R.
April 24, 2017
Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and Pearl Seas Cruises are all offering cruise-ship packages to Cuba — and giving ordinary Americans the chance to visit an island denied to them for half a century.
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Ferries del Caribe to re-launch PR/DR service in May
April 6, 2017
More than a year after a fire consumed the vessel used to provide transportation between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, maritime company Ferries del Caribe will resume the service in May, company officials announced.
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P.R. Tourism Co. expects record-breaking cruise season
September 30, 2016
Puerto Rico is on its way to break cruise passenger records for the second time in three years, Tourism Co. executives said Thursday, during the 23rd annual Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCAA) Cruise Conference and Trade Show in San Juan.
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FCCA: SJ convention will boost ’17 cruise-ship arrivals
September 21, 2016
More than 900 people have signed up to attend the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s 23rd annual Cruise Conference & Trade Show, set for Sept. 26-30 in San Juan.
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Tourism Co. pursuing increased air, sea visitor traffic
September 12, 2016
Saying the island’s tourism sector is the “first industry to come out of recession,” Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Ingrid Rivera said the work done over the past three-and-a-half years would result in record-breaking numbers by year’s end.
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DR could hit 10M visitors a year by ’22 if growth holds
April 11, 2016
The Dominican Republic is on track to meet or exceed President Danilo Medina’s goal of welcoming 10 million visitors annually by 2022 — solidifying its status as the undisputed leader in Caribbean mass-market tourism.
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Bahamas slowly recovers from Baha Mar fiasco
April 5, 2016
The Bahamas is still trying to get back on its feet ever since last year’s Baha Mar scandal, in which a $3.5 billion mega-resort on Nassau’s Cable Beach largely financed by China’s Export-Import Bank shut its doors and declare bankruptcy even before opening.
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Viking Star cruise ship to use SJ as homeport in ’16
December 2, 2015
Viking Ocean Cruises announced Tuesday it will expand its destination-focused cruising to North America and the Caribbean with five new itineraries launching in September 2016.
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Cuba travel quickly ramps up as carriers plot new routes
October 20, 2015
On Sept. 30, a mostly empty Boeing 747 lifted off from Baltimore-Washington International Airport bound for Havana — ushering in the first regularly scheduled air service between the U.S. and Cuban capitals since the two nations broke diplomatic ties more than half a century earlier.
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Fiscal crisis hasn’t dented P.R.’s tourism industry, so far
October 20, 2015
Puerto Rico is $73 billion in the hole, a sustained drought recently led to severe water shortages — at one point forcing some San Juan residents to limit their showers to two a week — and potential rival Cuba is about to open up the floodgates to U.S. visitors.
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Study: P.R. nabs $198M in cruise ship business in ’14-’15
October 8, 2015
Puerto Rico benefitted from $198 million in total cruise tourism expenditures during the 2014/2015 cruise year, which in turn, generated 5,209 jobs and $75 million in wages, according to a study released Wednesday by Business Research & Economic Advisors.
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U.S. travel execs ‘cautious’ of U.S. opening to Cuba
December 22, 2014
WASHINGTON — First, the good news: if you’re a U.S. citizen who’s already licensed to travel to Cuba, you may now come back to the United States with $400 worth of Cuban goods, including $100 in duty-free rum and cigars.
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San Juan port welcomes 28% more visitors in July, Aug.
September 15, 2014
Cruise ship passengers arriving at the port of San Juan increased by 28 percent in July and August, in comparison to the same period in 2013, a growth the Puerto Rico Ports Authority attributed to the “Low Season Rates Program,” established in May of this year.
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Cruise ship traffic, passengers spike at Port of San Juan
July 15, 2014
Cruise ship traffic and passenger arrivals at the Port of San Juan reflected significant growth in May and June, when they jumped by 53 percent and 49 percent year-over-year, respectively, Ports Authority Executive Director Víctor Suárez said Monday.
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