News JetBlue Had a Strong 2016
JetBlue had a very strong 2016, according to the company’s year-end numbers. The carrier, which has continued to expand quickly in the Caribbean, reported 45.6 billion revenue passenger miles overall in 2016, a 9.4 percent improvement over 2015. Available seat […]
Carnival Repositioning Ships in Three Ports for 2018
Carnival Cruise Line is changing its Caribbean fleet. The company is repositioning three of its newest ships to new homeports in 2018, the company said this week. In September 2018, Carnival Vista will move to Galveston, Tex.; Carnival Breeze will […]
Caribbean Photo of the Week: Rodney Bay, St. Lucia
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Irene Wolters, who sent in this stunning photograph of Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, taken on Irene’s first-ever vacation in the Caribbean. (The first of many, we hope!) Have you taken a […]
News Hilton Expanding in Cancun
Hilton is expanding in Cancun as part of a wider growth push across Mexico, the company announced this week. Hilton plans to debut the new Hampton Inn by Hilton Cancun in Mexico in the second quarter of this year, according […]
VIDEO: A Moment on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
There’s a reason CJ readers chose this as the best beach in the Caribbean. Indeed, Seven Mile Beach is a sparkling, spectacular stretch of sand (even though it’s not quite 7 miles long), with calm waves and impossibly clear water. […]
New Villas to Try in St. Barth
There’s nothing quite like renting a villa in St. Barth — from the views to the local experience, it’s an unforgettable French Caribbean vacation. And now top villa purveyor St. Barth Properties has added a pair of new villas to try […]
News A New Culinary Tour in Aruba
Aruba is quickly gaining a reputation as a foodie hotspot, led most notably by restaurants like Screaming Eagle. Now, there’s a new way to experience the island’s culinary excellence. Aruba Wine & Dine has introcued a new culinary tour, hosted […]
Eleuthera’s French Leave Joins Autograph Collection
The boutique French Leave Resort in Eleuthera has joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The resort, located on Cupid’s Cay harbor, has 12 seafront cottages with British colonial interiors. It also features a restaurant called 1648. The resort represents the first construction […]
Rum Journal: In Martinique, A New Rum Is Born
“I always dreamed of making rums,” Yves Assier de Pompignan tells me, walking through the waving stalks of a sugarcane field. But in Martinique, an island where there are more rum distilleries in one place than anywhere else on earth, […]