Transfer over Carnival: There are new, quick weekend cruise choices on the town. For the primary time, Superstar Cruises will sail three- and four-night voyages from Florida, year-round, starting in April 2024.
In providing these cruises, Superstar may even double its capability within the Caribbean by redeploying Superstar Reflection to the area all yr. It’s going to be a part of new fleet mate Superstar Past, which has been crusing there since November 2022.
The announcement comes only a week after sister model Royal Caribbean mentioned the brand new ship Utopia of the Seas will provide related quick sailings. It is uncommon for newer vessels to supply quick voyages, which frequently enchantment to passengers with restricted time or cash or new cruisers who aren’t certain they need to decide to a complete week.
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Catering to a current surge in traveler demand for shorter voyages, Superstar Reflection will provide a constant rotation of three-night weekend cruises (departing every Friday and returning every Monday morning) and four-night weekday sailings (departing every Monday and returning every Friday morning).
The ship’s itineraries will embrace stops at Key West in Florida, and Nassau and Bimini within the Bahamas, round-trip from Fort Lauderdale.
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Superstar Past will sail six- and eight-night voyages from Fort Lauderdale, calling on ports like Grand Cayman; Cartagena, Colombia; Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao; St. Lucia; St. Maarten and St. Kitts.
In one other first for Superstar, each ships may even go to Good Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s personal island within the Bahamas, which obtained a $250 million overhaul in 2019. The island options a number of seashores, a hot-air balloon experience, a lazy river, an enormous wave pool, a cluster of waterslides (together with North America’s tallest) and an unique seaside membership with elevated delicacies and floating cabanas.
“Our prospects are persistently asking for extra alternatives to go to this beautiful area year-round, have extra weekend choices to allow them to get away simpler, and have expressed a need for a non-public island vacation spot. By introducing this new program, we are able to meet this demand and provide one thing new and historic to all our friends,” mentioned Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Superstar Cruises, in an announcement from the road.
“Good Day is a vacation spot like no different, and we’re honored so as to add it to our portfolio.”
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