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The 19 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2019

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 2, 2019
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Half Moon.

Montego Bay, Jamaica Yes, there are all-inclusives here – but Jamaica’s tourism capital has some of the most iconic hotels in the Caribbean, too — and they’re waiting for you to try them. That means celebrity favorites like Round Hill and Half Moon — and new additions like the soon-to-debut S Hotel, an injection of chic energy to Montego Bay’s famous Hip Strip. The area has also vaulted to the top of the Caribbean golf world of late, with arguably the region’s greatest concentration of world-class courses within a stone’s throw of each other.


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