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Today is going to be the busiest day in the year in terms of cruise ship visitors. There are 4 cruise ships scheduled in town today.

Royal Caribbean’s Empress Of The Seas
Details:

Time: 7.00 am – 11.00 pm [12 hours in town]

Capacity: 2020

In service since: 1990

Celebrity Cruises’ Galaxy
Details:

Time: 7.00 am – 7.30 pm [12,5 hours in town]
Capacity: [...]

Traveling is becoming more and more difficult every day. Long lines and delays are more the rule then exception. It isn’t any different here in Aruba. Expect long lines, especially if traveling on Saturdays. The old cliché applies in this case: exercise patients, don’t get upset, it won’t do you any good. Bring a book, [...]

World airline association, IATA, recently published a report that suggests that the airline industry is facing a difficult year 2008. According to IATA airlines could expect to see a further increase in oil prices, consequently increase in air fare is inevitable, however, this is difficult to implement due to fierce competition. American air carriers are [...]

Aruba is expected to receive less cruise ship passengers this season according the schedules released by the various cruise lines. Aruba lost a major cruise line, Carnival Cruises, recently and that gap have been partially filled by smaller cruise lines.
This season Princess Cruises (owned by Carnival Cruises) is becoming the largest cruise line to visit [...]

At the end of the nineties officials announced the start of an extensive reconstruction of Aruba’s airport, dubbed Beatrix 2000, named after Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. The project took about three years to finish.
When the project was delivered people were pleasantly amazed with the newest architectural beauty, it was a building unlike anything else [...]

Following a recap of happenings over the weekend.

Spirit Airlines inaugurated its weekly flight from Fort Lauderdale last Saturday for the introductory price of $9 dollars each way. It’s the first time Aruba is connected directly with Fort Lauderdale since the demise of Air Aruba in the late 90’s.
US Airways started its winter schedule to Aruba [...]