Even as Covid-19 sickened passengers, the Costa Luminosa was slow to act to prevent infections, despite two previous serious outbreaks on its parent company’s ships.
Tag: Caribbean Area
Who Needs a Caribbean Yacht When You Can Take the Ferry?
In the British Virgin Islands, get cheap maritime thrills and rub shoulders with locals on one of the region’s most convenient ferry systems.
A Stunning St. Lucia Golf Resort Is Really Out of the Way. That’s by Design.
At a new development, the focus is on shoreline properties with breathtaking vistas — not ease of access.
5 New Standout Resorts in the Caribbean
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, many hoteliers in the Caribbean have regrouped and rebuilt — and are ushering in a new age of hospitality.
Cruise Line Bars Woman Who Climbed on Balcony Railing for Selfie
The episode is emblematic of the selfie culture in which some people have died trying to get the ultimate photo.
After a Caribbean Hurricane, the Battle Is Where, or Even Whether, to Rebuild
When Hurricane Irma crushed St. Martin two years ago, the French state vowed swift assistance. Aid has flowed in, but a fight has followed about recovery plans, exposing racial and class tension.
How One Bahamian Town, Nearly Destroyed, Is Coping After Dorian
The small community of Treasure Cay, left without power, water or communication, is wrestling with the vast destruction wrought by the hurricane.
One Handgun, 9 Murders: How American Firearms Cause Carnage Abroad
Hundreds of thousands of guns sold in the United States vanish because of loose American gun laws. Many reappear in Jamaica, turning its streets into battlefields.
She Was Duped and Shipped to a Brothel at 16. Then the Boat Sank.
In April, a boat smuggling dozens of people out of Venezuela, some entrapped by a human trafficking ring, capsized in the sea on the way to Trinidad. Only nine people survived.
U.K. Tribute to ‘Windrush’ Generation Draws Criticism
Events to honor the people invited from the Caribbean to help rebuild postwar Britain were overshadowed by criticism of their treatment under a migration crackdown.