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Cruise Season Begins in St. Maarten With Five-Ship Day

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The Caribbean cruise season is officially underway in St. Maarten. On Thursday, five cruise ships — Azamara Quest, Star Pride, Valiant Lady, Star of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas — docked at Port St. Maarten, bringing thousands of passengers and signaling the start of the 2025–2026 high season. “The port has done its […]

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Making Caribbean Transport Climate-Resilient

Caribbean Transport

The Caribbean Development Bank has approved funding to address the high incidence of damage to the road infrastructure in Caribbean countries by natural hazard events and the potential for loss of roads by rising sea levels. The Bank will fund a study on approaches for mainstreaming climate resilience into the road transport sector in its […]

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VIDEO: Inside St Barth’s Le Guanahani Hotel

Le Guanahani

It’s just about perfect. While St Barth is full of spectacular luxury hotels, one could argue that no hotel on this French Caribbean island blends food, spa, accommodations and the beach, better than Le Guanahani. This boutique property with just 67 rooms and suites is a colorful, decidedly Caribbean resort with inspired rooms and a […]

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Bahamas Plannning More Out Islands Airport Upgrades

Out Islands Airports

The Bahamas is planning a wave of new airport projects in the Out Islands. That includes design plans for North Eleuthera Airport, along with technical works for the selection of new airport sites for South Eleuthera and Long Island. The Bahamian government is also finalizing design plans for terminals and runway works for Moores Island, […]


VIDEO: Inside St Barth’s Le Guanahani Hotel

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Sandy Ruyack, who sent in this lovely shot at the Castillo San Cristobal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

VIDEO: Morning on Grand Cul de Sac Beach, St Barth

It’s early morning on one of the best beaches in St Barth – Grand Cul de Sac Beach, home to several of the island’s top hotels and a rather good beach bar called O’ Corail. Here’s what it’s like.

A Spectacular Spa on the Riviera Maya

Exploring Vidanta Riviera Maya’s Spatium spa By Angela Rodriguez CJ Contributor In Lak’ech is a traditional Mayan greeting that means “I am you, and you are me.” The physical ritual of placing one hand over your heart replaces the spoken greeting and it is frequently experienced when traveling throughout the Mayan Riviera. Nowhere in the Yucatan […]

Jamaica Needs a Serious Approach to Development

Time for a new approach for Jamaican Development By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The current government has economic growth as its main thrust. The phrase coined by the Growth Council — “Five in four” — refers to the objective to have five per cent growth in four years. If this is achieved this would be […]

Carnival Reveals Name for Newest Ship

Carnival has revealed the name for its newest cruise ship: Horizon. The 133,500-square-foot Carnival Horizon, set to be delivered March 2018, is being built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy. Carnival Horizon will be the second Vista-class ship for Canival, following the debut of Carnival Vista in May. “The name Carnival Horizon not only reflects […]

Hyatt Centric Hotel Coming to Barbados

A major new branded hotel is coming to Barbados. Hyatt has announced an agreement by a Hyatt affiliate with Vision Developments Inc. to open a Hyatt Centric hotel in Carlisle Bay. The project, which is slated to open in 2019, will be the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Barbados. It will be designed by SB Architects, […]

The Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Negril

Negril, Jamaica’s celebrated beach isn’t really seven miles long; it’s actually closer to six. But for throngs of visitors who’ve been drawn here since the bohemian resort town first became popular in the 1970s, its exact distance is immaterial. What really matters: the soft white sand; warm and clear waters; and the footloose and carefree […]

In Isla Mujeres, Marine Conservation Through Art

On a small island off the Caribbean coast of Mexico, a group of artists are working to promote marine conservation in a rather special way. It’s called Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, and it consists of a series of ocean-themed murals created by internationally-renowned street artists aimed at raising awareness for conservation of local marine […]