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St Maarten Continues Cruise Rebirth With Five Inaugural Calls

St Maarten’s cruise rebirth is going strong, with more and more new calls to the island’s port. That includes five inaugural port calls in the last month, including two so far in January: AIDAbella and Celebrity Apex, which both visited […]

St Maarten Forecasting 1 Million Cruise Passengers

Port St. Maarten Group is forecasting one million cruise passengers to visit the island from November 2022 through April 2023, Caribbean Journal has learned. The high season forecast arrivals are tied to the occupancy levels of cruise ships stabilizing overthe […]

St Maarten Cruise Numbers Are Outpacing Projections

St Maarten’s cruise rebirth is continuing in 2022, according to new data from Port St Maarten. The Dutch side’s cruise port has received 316 cruise calls so far in 2022, bringing in a total of 493,000 passengers. That outpaces the […]

Royal Caribbean’s New Ship to Make First St Maarten Call

The world’s largest cruise ship is making its first call in St Maarten. Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas ship will be calling on St Maarten on March 21, according to Port St Maarten officials. It’s the fifth Oasis-vessel by […]

Another Big Step in St Maarten’s Cruise Comeback

St Maarten’s cruise comeback took another big step this week with its first six-ship day of the season. Indeed, it was the first time six ships had called on St Maarten in a single day since the onset of the […]

What’s Next for Four Seasons in the Caribbean?

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]

Carnival Cruise Line Returns to St Maarten

Cruise giant Carnival Cruise Line has made its return to the island of St Maarten. The company’s Carnival Freedom arrived at Port St Maarten this week, the first Carnival call on the island since the onset of the pandemic — after […]

St Maarten Has a New Minister of Tourism

St Maarten has a new Minister of Tourism, following the swearing-in of new Minister Roger Lawrence. Lawrence’s portfolio also includes Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunications. “We need to create stable instruments of cooperation to develop and promote our tourism sector,” […]

Port St Maarten Has a New CEO

Cruise and shipping industry veteran Alexander Gumbs is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Port St Maarten Group, charged with leading one of the region’s top cruise destinations. Gumbs’s track record made him the ideal choice to lead one of the generators […]

Anguilla Is Reopening for Tourism on May 25

Anguilla is set to reopen its borders for tourism on May 25, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island had closed its borders for a month to manage a cluster of active cases identified on April 22. Anguilla said it had […]

Anguilla Launches “Vacation Bubble”

Nov. 1 marked the next phase of Anguilla’s tourism reopening, one that began in August. Crucially, the new phase includes the introduction of what the island’s tourism official are calling a “Vacation Bubble,” designed to allow hotels and resorts on […]

Want to Travel to Anguilla? Here’s How to Apply.

Anguilla is reopening for tourism this month — but with no active or suspected cases of COVID-19 the island, it’s rightly doing so very carefully. So Anguilla has launched an “application” process for visitors. Those who wish to visit Anguilla for […]

Anguilla Is Reopening Its Borders. Visitors Will Have to “Apply” for Entry.

Anguilla is reopening to tourism on Aug. 21 but with some of the most stringent COVID-19 entry rules in the Caribbean — rules that may well leave many Americans stuck at home. Anguilla Tourism Secretary Quincia Gumbs-Marie announced on Aug. […]

CSHAE Names New President

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean tourism industry professional Stacy Cox has been elected president of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives for the next two years. Cox took office early last year following an unscheduled leadership change, and […]

The Best Meal Deal in Anguilla

Culinary joy (and value) at Andy’s Restaurant in Anguilla They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But in Anguilla, there’s one that costs only $8. And on this famously pricey isle, that’s almost the same thing. Every […]

Rum Journal: A Rum Reading Room at the Four Seasons Nevis

The sound of the shaker. It’s something you don’t hear that often today, lost amid the noise and the bustle of most bars. But at the end of the night in the Caribbean, when the heat lessens, there are still […]

Bahamas, Puerto Rico Top Taste of the Caribbean Competition

Above: the Bahamas team celebrates their victory By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition brought together some of the region’s top chefs at the Hyatt Regency Miami last weekend. The competition, presented by the Caribbean […]

St Maarten Has a New Government

Above: St Maarten’s new government By Alexander Britell It’s been almost four months since voters in St Maarten headed to the polls to choose their next government. And after a chaotic process, the country finally has its new government led […]

A Unique Food Truck in Anguilla

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Typical food truck fare might include French fries, sandwiches, cupcakes and burgers. But Hungry’s, in Anguilla’s capital, The Valley, is no typical food truck. Irad Gumbs’ painted green 1984 Grumman, parked next to the […]

St Maarten Joins ECLAC

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten has officially been conferred associate membership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. St Maarten Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Cornelius de Weever […]

Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition

Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition Above: the Barbados culinary team By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ culinary team took home the award for Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year this weekend at the Taste of the […]

CSHAE Elects Leadership for 2013-14

Above: the Atlantis Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives recently elected its new officers for the 2013-2014 term. The elections took place at the organization’s Annual General Meeting ahead of the Caribbean Travel […]

St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Reports Increase in Assets

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank is reporting a growth in total assets from $840.7 million to $918.5 million as of the end of June. Net income before and after tax […]

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