The Tribune

AN all-inclusive weekend cruise from Miami to Nassau is being promoted for a second year to help attract crowds to the 2017 Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

The Bahamas Carnival Cruise package includes a four-day, three-night cruise from Miami on board the Carnival Victory, along with a VIP Carnival Package that contains a carnival costume, souvenir, ground transportation and more.

BlueMonkey Bahamas is offering the weekend cruise that it hopes would attract even more persons, including budget conscious partygoers, to Nassau for the Carnival weekend of My 5 to 8.

BlueMonkey Bahamas principals Stephan Rolle and Crystal Bleasdell said: “The Bahamas Carnival Cruise adds another method for people to get to Nassau for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival and that is our goal, to get more people to visit the Bahamas and participate in Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

“For many, cost is the major factor in deciding when and where to travel and travel isn’t cheap.

“For Bahamas Carnival weekend, airfare, hotel and ground transportation could easily cost over $750 per person, and that’s not even including the price of a carnival costume.

“So what we were able to do is create a cost effective package that includes transportation to Nassau, accommodations on the luxurious Carnival Victory, a carnival costume all for under $750. You really can’t beat that.”

The 2017 cruise will be the second year that BlueMonkey Bahamas offers its Bahamas Carnival Cruise and according to Ms Bleasdell, the support and interest thus far has grown tremendously.

“The interest has been spectacular. We’ve gotten calls and emails from all over the Caribbean and the United States, we’ve completed several bookings so far with the majority being from persons that sailed with us for the 2016 cruise.”

For more information, visit www.bahamascarnivalcruise.com.