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Carnival Fantasy’s New Homeport for Caribbean Cruises
Carnival’s Fantasy cruise ship has arrived in its new homeport: Mobile, Ala. The ship has launched a new schedule of year-round four- and five-day cruises to the Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean. The 2,056-passenger ship began with a five-day cruise […]
VIDEO: On Shell Beach in Canouan, a Caribbean Fantasy
Finding serenity at Shell Beach, Canouan By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s the quintessential Caribbean cliché. But in a good way. Here on Shell Beach, on the southeast side of Canouan in the Grenadines, every Caribbean beach fantasy is […]
In the Grenadines, the Caribbean’s Ultimate All-Inclusive Private Island Resort
The sky is purple as the boat makes its way from tiny Union Island, and we’re met by torchlight and smiles as we make our way onto the dock. For the next few days, this will be our island, our […]
Your Own Private Island in The Bahamas for $400K
The Bahamas has, unsurprisingly, remained the top private-island market in the wider Caribbean since the pandemic, as more and more investors look for the security and sanctuary that only private islands that can provide. To access this content, subscribe now. […]
The 25 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean, from Adults-Only to Boutique
What is an all-inclusive resort? In recent years, the answer to that question has changed dramatically. Today, all-inclusive means a resort that is at the cutting edge of travel trends, one that is catering to the demands of a massive […]
The 25 Best Caribbean Beach Bars for 2024
What is the first thing you want to do after you land at an airport in the Caribbean? For many, it’s a pretty simple answer. Make your way, by car or boat, to your sandy chair, cocktail in hand, at […]
The 20 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana for 2024
The Dominican Republic welcomed more visitors last year than any in the country’s history, with most travelers descending on one place: Punta Cana, the tourism hotspot on the country’s eastern coast. Punta Cana has always been the most popular place […]
The 25 Most Romantic Resorts in the Caribbean
There are necessary ingredients to the perfect romantic retreat: a degree of privacy, a hint of seclusion, the right amounts of design and service. But these are not always sufficient. The most romantic getaways in the Caribbean have an extra […]
The 10 Best Family Resorts in Punta Cana
Keeping children of every age entertained may be one of the biggest challenges to crafting a great family vacation, but these 10 resorts in Punta Cana give parents an edge by offering a wide variety of kid-friendly amenities and activities, […]
The Best Credit Cards for Caribbean Travel
If a Caribbean vacation rates as a dream, the fantasy is to get the trip paid for by someone else. And one way to do that is by signing up for a credit card where you earn points that can […]
Antigua’s Cruise Port Is Booming
Antigua and Barbuda is breaking records for stay over visitors, but the country is also seeing surging cruise passenger arrivals. The destination welcomed more than 500,000 cruise passengers during the 2022-2023 winter season, according to new data from the Antigua […]
This Caribbean Jazz Festival Is Back
The popular Jazz ’n Creole music festival is back in Dominica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 12th edition fo the event will be held April 30 at the stunning Fort Shirley in Dominica’s Cabrits National Park. The festival, which first […]
Disney Cruise Line Adding New Bahamas Cruise Destination
Disney Cruise Line is adding a new cruise destination in The Bahamas beginning next year. In June 2024, the company will begin its first sailings to Lighthouse Point at the southern tip of Eleuthera. The “vibrant beach retreat” is designed […]
Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Escape in The Bahamas
There are beaches, and then there is Old Bight Beach. Here on the southwestern coast of Cat Island in The Bahamas is a nearly five-mile-long stretch of perfect white sand dotted with casuarina trees. The water is the kind of […]
Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny British Virgin Islands Resort
It’s a dream that has a way of sneaking into our psyches particularly on frigid days in February: a trip somewhere far off the grid to a castaway-style retreat, just you and your flip flops and an appropriate beverage. On […]
The 20 Most Romantic Beaches in the Caribbean for 2023
What makes a beach romantic? The best way to answer that might be to define what does not make a beach romantic: huge crowds. Towering resorts. Artificial noise. The Caribbean’s most romantic beaches tend to be tucked away; quiet; serene. […]
The 50 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean – 2023
All-inclusive resorts have never been more popular. Major brands around the world have been scrambling to add all-inclusive resorts to their portfolios, a nod to sizzling demand for the all-inclusive concept from travelers. But all-inclusive resorts have also never been […]
Beach Journal: In Guadeloupe, The Art of the Tiny Islet
There’s no ferry here. Just a group of eager fishermen happy to take you on the minute-long journey to one of the greatest little beaches in Guadeloupe. This is Ilet du Gosier, a sandy islet off the coast of Guadeloupe’s […]
The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023
It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That […]
Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Lodge in St Martin
It’s one of the most iconic beach bars in all of the Caribbean: Karibuni, the legendary bar and restaurant on the sandy sliver of Pinel Island, just off the coast of French St Martin. Accessed only by a short ride […]
The Cayman Islands’ Star-Studded Culinary Festival Is Back
One of the Caribbean’s most celebrated culinary festivals is making its triumphant return this week in Grand Cayman. Cayman Cookout, the Eric Ripert-hosted gastronomic experience at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is back for the first time since the onset of […]
From the Cayman Islands to Jamaica, 15 Tiny Beach Resorts to Try
Tucked-away bungalows on a minuscule island in Cayman. A secret oasis in St Barth. An eco-retreat on a perfect stretch of white sand. These are the tiny beach resorts we all dream about during months of endless blizzards. So […]
The Cheapest Private Island You Can Buy in The Bahamas
It’s one of the ultimate Caribbean fantasies: your own private island, just you and the beach, off the grid, Crusoe-style seclusion and privacy. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive […]
17 Great Caribbean Beaches You Can Only Reach By Boat
They’re tucked away in tiny corners of the Caribbean, set off far in the middle of the sea, hidden beneath cliffs. They’re those rarefied beaches that are a bit harder to reach, the ones you can’t fly to, the ones […]
10 Caribbean Beach Resorts for Your Next Vacation
It’s one of the best times to visit the Caribbean: the so-called “shoulder season,” when the storms are typically behind us but the winter tourism season hasn’t yet begun. That means you can find great value — and smaller crowds —in […]
In St Barth, a Caribbean Rum Festival Like No Other
It begins at the edge of the beach in St Barth, with a rooftop oceanfront party at Le Barthelemy Hotel presented by the world’s most sought after rum distillery, Martinique’s Rhum Neisson. What follows is a full-fledged fantasy for rum […]
In Turks and Caicos, a Classic Caribbean Beach Resort
It began early after TCI’s tourism reopening during the pandemic, with travelers drawn to the archipelago’s rare combination of sanctuary and seclusion, a spread-out, sand-filled fantasy. Since the summer of 2020, Turks and Caicos has seen a wave of new […]
From Turks and Caicos to St Martin, the Best New Caribbean Vacation Villas
Just after Labor Day, the fantasy returns: travelers begin plotting their Caribbean winter escapes, dreaming of that next unforgettable island vacation. And for most frequent Caribbean travelers, particularly families, it’s hard to beat a villa vacation, with the combination of […]
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