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Six Carnival ships to add calls at Princess Cays

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Carnival Cruise Line said its ships will make greater use of Princess Cays, starting in May 2017.

The Bahamian island was developed by Princess Cruises prior to the acquisition of Princess by Carnival Corp. in 2003.

Carnival said that six of its ships will make calls at Princess Cays, with 40 calls scheduled this year and 98 next year.

Princess Cays will be featured on some seven-day cruises from Baltimore aboard the Carnival Pride, five-day voyages from Charleston on the Carnival Ecstasy, eight-day sailings from Fort Lauderdale on the Carnival Conquest, five-day voyages from Jacksonville on the Carnival Elation, four-day voyages from Port Canaveral on the Carnival Liberty, and four-day cruises from Miami aboard the Carnival Sensation.

The announcement comes even as Carnival Cruise Line is negotiating for use of a beach area in Grand Bahama to develop its own destination. In comments before the christening of the Seabourn Encore in Singapore last week, Carnival Corp. chairman Micky Arison said the deal was “very, very close” to being finalized.

Carnival Corp. also owns Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, which is used primarily by Holland America Line. Carnival Corp. developed the Grand Turk Cruise Center in the nearby Turks & Caicos islands in 2006.

Cruise lines alter plans because of Hurricane Joaquin

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Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 3 storm packing winds of 120 mph, has forced several cruise lines to alter itineraries. The storm was battering the Out Islands of the Bahamas on Thursday morning.

The Carnival Valor is skipping a stop in Grand Turk on Thursday and will have a sea day. The Carnival Pride is bypassing Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas and will remain at sea.

Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess is bypassing a stop at private island Princess Cays. The Norwegian Getaway will stay at sea Thursday instead of calling in Nassau.

The Disney Magic will substitute a call in Key West, Fla., and bypass Castaway Cay in the Bahamas.

American relaxed its change-fee policy for customers on flights to Nassau or Freeport through Oct. 2.

Different forecast models predict Joaquin will either veer northwest and hammer the mid-Atlantic states this weekend or track northeast over the Atlantic.

Carnival to build port on Haiti’s Tortuga Island

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Carnival Corp. has signed a letter of intent to develop a $70 million port facility in Tortuga, an island off the northern coast of Haiti.

The cruise company said it envisions a “new and exciting destination for ship itineraries traveling in the Caribbean.”

“The development will create an exciting opportunity for our guests to enjoy a new, secluded and stunning destination in the island of Tortuga that the company expects will become a very popular place for guests to enjoy for years to come,” said David Candib, vice president of development and operations for Carnival Corp.’s global port and destination development group.

“At the same time, this commitment will initially stimulate significant development and construction activities, and then tourism business once the port is open, that will create a tremendous economic impact for the people of Haiti.”

Other Carnival-owned ports in the Caribbean are Mahogany Bay, Roatan; Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos; and Puerta Maya, Cozumel. Amber Cove is under development in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic.