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Cruise season ‘set for record bookings’

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HAMBURG – Cruise ships coming to Barbados for the 2025-26 winter cruise season are reporting strong occupancy bookings, says Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill.

Gooding-Edghill, who is leading a delegation at Seatrade Europe, in Hamburg, Germany, said: “Every cruise line representative that we have met with here at Seatrade Europe has confirmed that last year was a very good season with almost full occupancy. 

“Looking forward to the next winter season, we have been told by the cruise executives that the booking trend from last season will continue into this coming winter season, with the cruise ships reporting bookings of 100 per cent occupancy. 

This is very good news for Barbados as a destination as we seek to maximise the benefits from this sector.” (CMC)

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