Martinique has reported a nearly 11 percent jump in cruise arrivals for the 2024-25 season, up from approximately 421,000 the previous year to more than 465,000 embarking and disembarking passengers across over 200 ship calls.

According to Martinique, the data is a clear sign of the island’s rising appeal as both a homeport and transit destination, which said in a press release that the French Caribbean island now ranks among the region’s fastest-growing cruise hubs.

The momentum was boosted by MSC Cruises’ recent announcement to resume year-round operations in Martinique starting in 2027.

Martinique said that the MSC Opera is set to launch itineraries from Fort-de-France for the winter 2026-27 and summer 2027 seasons, which are the first summer homeport operations in recent years.

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