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Carnival Just Made Its First Post-Melissa Cruise Call to Jamaica

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Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]

VIDEO: The Amazing Pool at Anguilla's CuisinArt Resort

It’s perhaps the most striking feature at one of Anguilla’s most beautiful hotels: the endless infinity pool at the CuisinArt resort. It’s a dazzling stretch of water that goes all the way from the main building to the hotel’s signature beach bar. Here’s what it’s like.

How to Travel to the US Virgin Islands, For Less

It’s summer in the Caribbean, meaning the water is warm, the beaches are less crowded and the rates are often dramatically lower. And that’s true in the US Virgin Islands, which is now offering several incentives for summer travelers to the destination. The USVI’s Summer-Fall promotion includes a fourth night free offer, along with a […]

Royal Caribbean Building Three New Ships

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is expanding again. The cruise giant has signed a memorandum of understanding with shipbuilder STX France to build a fifth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the spring of 2021. The company also signed a deal to build two new Edge-class ships, scheduled for delivery in the fall of […]


How to Travel to the US Virgin Islands, For Less

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal Chris Roberts of Hollywood Florida, who sent in this beautiful shot of the Getsemani district of Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — […]

The Caribbean’s First Pizza Boat

A floating pizzeria? In a spot off the southeastern coast of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, it’s a reality. Pizza Pi, which debuted in Christmas Cove last year, is the Caribbean’s first-ever pizza boat. The brainchild of award-winning chef and culinary judge Tara Bouis, Pizza Pi is anchored in Christmas Cove Great St James Island, […]

A New Way to Taste Bonaire

Some of Bonaire’s top restaurants have banded together to create a new way to taste the island’s booming culinary scene. It’s called the Bonaire Culinary Passport, and it offers visitors the option of having dinner at three restaurants: Cuba Compagnie, Ingridients Restaurant [sic] and It Rains Fishes. At each restaurant, guests will get a passport […]

Royal Caribbean Ship completes $50 Million Revitalization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas has completed a $50 million revitalization, the company announced this week. The ship has now arrived in Miami, which will be its new home port. The ship will begin with a sailing to Royal Caribbean’s private island called CocoCay in the Bahamas, followed by […]

This New Carnival Ship Has a Two-Deck Spa (And a Hammam)

Carnival’s new Vista cruise ship has a major new amenity: a two-deck spa called Cloud 9. The spa includes everything from an infrared sauna to a Hammam Chamber, along with “experience showers” that even have their own fragrance elements. Carnival Vista, the line’s newest ship, debuted earlier this month in Europe. The spa also includes […]

How to Stay Longer at Petit St Vincent

It’s one of the most beautiful resorts in the Caribbean — the private island called Petit St Vincent in the heart of the Grenadines chain. And now it’s even easier to stay there — for longer. The resort has announced a new “7 for 5” offer, meaning if you book five nights you’ll get two nights […]

Choice Hotels Names New President

By the Caribbean Journal staff Global hotel giant Choice Hotels International has named a new president. The company has promoted chief operating officer Patrick Pacious to president and chief operating officer. In the new role, Pacious will “assume a greater role in operational and strategic leadership of the Company as well as global development,” the […]

At One Jamaica Hotel, The Art of the Vacation Memory

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor How do you remember your vacation? At Jamaica’s Hedonism II, the clothing-optional, adults-only all-inclusive resort in Negril, it’s done through hundreds of painted stones commemorating guests’ visits. Scattered in flowerbeds, along the beach, and beneath tropical trees on the 22-acre beachfront property, the colorful stones are either painted by a local […]