Travel in Bahamas

If your 2026 cruise includes a visit to Half Moon Cay, you'll have some exciting changes to look forward to.

I took my first cruise in 2022 on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas. At the time, it was the world's largest cruise ship, but the title has since been replaced by the same cruise line's Icon of the Seas.

The Caribbean is a perennial dream destination for weary winter travelers and has a unique appeal at the start of a new year following the long holiday season.

Busy airports are already setting records this year, but there are still a few affordable destinations travelers can seek out in 2025.

Jan 9, 2025 • 3 min read

Fifty miles east of Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas that locals refer to simply as “the city,” lies Eleuthera, a slim island 110 miles long and under 1 mile wide at parts. Only about 11,000 people live on the stretch of land that gets its name from the Greek word for freedom.

Nassau welcomed a record-setting 5.6 million passengers to its cruise port in 2024. 

WHY IT RATES: The industry veteran brings years of experience to his new role, having held positions at premier hotels in popular destinations such as New York and Miami.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior Editor

Jan 4, 2025 • 6 min read

This past August, I went on a family vacation with my best friend's family for five days. It was organized by her cousin, David, and his wife, Ashley, for their wedding anniversary.

Dec 31, 2024 • 9 min read

Alaska Airlines’ footprint is growing both domestically and internationally.

Disney Cruise Line is rewarding Disney+ subscribers by offering half-price cruises for kids next year.

Several years ago, my family visited Turks and Caicos as part of a cruise itinerary. While researching things to do there, I read about a dog rescue where volunteers could walk puppies.

Margaritaville at Sea is celebrating the end of the year in style with 60 percent off cruise fares, up to $300 in onboard credits, and more perks.

About 140 miles east of Miami, Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, receives thousands of eager families virtually every day of the year.

MSC World America will bring a new world of cruising to Florida's shores when it makes its debut in April 2025, and we couldn't be more excited.

The history of art in the Bahamas was long defined by what tourists wanted—and did not want—to see. “Here it never rains, and the sky is always blue,” says John Cox, the executive director of arts and culture at the Nassau resort Baha Mar, with a rueful smile. We're sitting in ECCHO, the resort's second gallery space, launched a little over two years ago to showcase Bahamian artists interested in pursuing more complex ideas about life on the islands, like Kachelle Knowles, whose playful mixed-media portraits explore Black masculinity. In a section designed as a home away from home for the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB), where Cox was formerly chief curator, an installation is underway devoted to the painter Kendal Hanna, who died last summer. Often described as the Bahamas's first abstract expressionist, he painted vigorous canvases that would not look out of place beside a Rothko or a de Kooning.

Norwegian Cruise Line announced a second round of cruise cancellations on December 10, this time impacting winter 2025-26 sailings onboard the Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Encore ships, citing “fleet redeployments.” 

Dec 12, 2024 • 10 min read

Norwegian Cruise Line is redeploying several ships and canceling itineraries in 2025 and 2026 in the process.

Want to try out Royal Caribbean's new Ultimate Family Cabana? Join the club — the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, that is.