Caribbean Traffic Control—How to Avoid Cruise Ship Traffic
While one of the brightest spots in the travel industry has been the enormous growth of the $15 billion cruise industry, it has caused traffic jams in some Caribbean islands, according to the Wall Street Journal. The article by Reed Albergotti and Candace Jackson provides a good guide to which islands have the most and the least cruise ship traffic, as well as some tips on how to avoid the traffic on islands that do have heavy cruise traffic
One of the advantages of renting a vacation villa on one of the islands is that they tend to be out of the flow of traffic from cruise ship crowds. Many are located on islands or areas of islands never frequented by cruise ship passengers. For vacation rental owners with Caribbean properties, this should be a good selling point for attracting guests.
