is officially in at Dior. The designer is stepping into the role of Creative Director and will oversee women's, men's and couture, presenting his debut collection for Dior men's on June 27th in Paris. It's the first time in the house's history that a single person will oversee all three categories.
Disney Cruise Line now has not one, but two exclusive Bahamian destinations. Norwegian Cruise Line is in the middle of a major project to upgrade and enhance cruising’s original private island in The Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay.And most recently, MSC Cruises revealed a new project to expand its Bahamian private island footprint, turning a natural sandbank into a new luxury cruise destination.
Although the Bahamian government has been a key partner in all of these projects, its leaders are now recognizing that the returns their country and its people are seeing as cruise visitor numbers to The Bahamas climb are minimal compared to the profits Royal Caribbean and other cruise lines make.Now, Bahamian leaders are seeking to change that through a new tax compliance crackdown designed to promote fairness and equity in tourism.Doug Parker shared more details on The Bahamas’ private island tax crackdown, and other cruise news including a significant change in Jamaica’s travel advisory, on the June 3rd edition of Cruise News Today.
This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker.Good morning, here's your cruise news for Tuesday, June 3rd.
The Bahamas is tightening tax rules for cruise line private islands and destinations.
Yeah, Prime Minister Philip Davis says cruise passengers now make up 83% of all visitors, but the tax revenue hasn't quite kept up.So, what’s on the top secret playlist? “None of your business!” the
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“A lot of people will be pulling on you, and you need to be in a good space mentally and spiritually in order to handle that,” she explained. “Especially on those lady days! You really just want to fight people because you’re dying. There’s a funeral happening, and nobody knows but you!”FGI’s star-studded luncheon honored rising talents in fashion, beauty, accessories and fine jewelry. Among them was Texas-born designer