Two Carnival Corporation & plc port projects – the Grand Turk Cruise Center (GTCC) and Puerta Maya Cruise Center in Cozumel — have been recognized for excellence by the readers of Porthole Magazine.

The Grand Turk Cruise Center earned the “Best Cruise Center” award and Puerta Maya Cruise Center “Best Comeback Port” honors based on surveys of thousands of Porthole readers.

The awards were presented earlier this week at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami convention, an annual gathering of cruise line executives, vendors and suppliers.

In the photo at left, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Port and Destination Development Giora Israel (far left), Porthole Editor-in-Chief Bill Panoff (second from left); GTCC General Manager Mike Reimers (second from right) and Carnival’s Director of Operations and Port Development Graham Davis pose with the Grand Turk award.

In the photo at right, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Port and Destination Development Giora Israel (far left), Porthole Editor-in-Chief Bill Panoff (second from left); Puerta Maya General Manager Alberto Uch (second from right) and Carnival’s George Abuabara Director of Port Operations are shown with the Puerta Maya award.

The tales  recounted  from her Western Caribbean sailing, including this  recollection : “Relaxing in the sunshine, four six-toed cats appear to be under a spell”, not only includes great information on what to do in Key West but also highlights a fun day visiting Cozumel.  To read the entire article visit: “For islanders, relaxation is Key”.