Who Owns the Caribana Name?
Question of the Decade Who Owns the Name "Caribana"? By Stephen Weir On the job at the Caribbean Camera I received a head-scratching question recently (not uncommon): "could we answer a shipping inquiry?" An aging ocean-going cargo ship named Caribana Express was sold a few months ago, and the reader wondered if the seller had any connection to Toronto’s annual Caribana festival. We gave a quick “No,” and zoom — the email sank to the bottom of our trash bin. A week later, we spotted something curious on the Caribana Toronto website. Even though Toronto’s 2025 carnival season has only just begun with the launch of Mas Bands, the site was already advertising that 85% of its "3 Night Quad Packages" at downtown hotels had been sold. The package — priced from $545 to $765 per person — includes a three-night hotel stay and three event tickets per person (four people per room, luxury accommodations with two double beds). Obviously, the website (which is not ...