Cruise ships are coming back to the Cayman Islands next month. 

The British Overseas Territory’s government says it is projecting the first ships to return to Cayman beginning March 21, pending formal Cabinet approval. 

It’s been almost two years since the last cruise ship called on Grand Cayman before the onset of the pandemic. 

In the first phase of the cruise industry relaunch, ships will be limited to 40 percent of previous passenger volumes. 

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The leading luxury resort on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera is back, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. 

The Cove, Eleuthera, long the most celebrated luxury resort on the island of Eleuthera and among the top hotels in The Bahamas, reopened this week. 

The 55-room hotel is set about 20 minutes from the island’s chief air portal, North Eleuthera International Airport. 

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Cayman marked the arrival of the first American Airlines flight at Owen Roberts International Airport since the borders closed in 2020.

The flight, from Miami, touched down around 2pm on Thursday afternoon.

It comes after United Airlines returned to the jurisdiction on Saturday, marking the resumption of its routes from Newark, Washington (Dulles), Chicago and Houston.

Later on Thursday, Premier Wayne Panton announced that Cayman would be dropping the post-arrival lateral flow testing on days 2, 5 and 7 for securely verified travellers.

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Bermuda is set to ease its travel protocols starting March 7. 

The Atlantic island will require all visitors to show proof of full vaccination and a negative test (either antigen or PCR) within two days before arriving on the island. 

Full vaccination is a change from the island’s existing rules, which had effectively required a booster shot for most travelers. 

Now, any travelers who received their second dose more than 14 days before travel can enter the island. 

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