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Meet Goldwynn, the Sleek Residential Resort Changing the Hotel Experience on Nassau’s Cable Beach

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Goldwynn Resort and Residences brings 81 rooms, apartment-style accommodations and a low-rise boutique experience to one of Nassau’s most famous beaches. There is another side of Nassau, one that feels residential, sleek and strikingly close to the water. It is on Cable Beach, but removed from the larger resort scene nearby. And it may be […]

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Carnival Relaunching Caribbean Cruises From New York

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Carnival Cruise Line is set to relaunch its Caribbean cruise operations out of New York’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal. The company’s Carnival Magic cruise ship officially arrived in New York this week, with an initial four-day cruise to Bermuda. That will be followed by a series of 15 different sailings in the summer and fall, the […]

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Former Caribbean Margaritaville Resort to Be Sold 

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The former Margaritaville Beach Resort in Grand Cayman will be sold.  Cayman-based FTI Consulting announced that David Griffin and Iain Gow have been appointed receivers of the former Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman.  FTI Consulting will immediately launch a process to sell the resort, the company said.  The 285-room, five-story property is set on Seven […]

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Four Seasons Has a Sea Turtle Summer Camp in the Caribbean

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For years, the Four Seasons Resort Nevis has partnered with the Sea Turtle Conservancy on a program to help critically endangered sea turtles in Nevis and around the Caribbean.  Three species of sea turtles nest on the shores of Nevis: the Hawksbill, the Leatherback and the Green turtle.  They journey hundreds of miles each year […]


Former Caribbean Margaritaville Resort to Be Sold 

It’s morning in Bimini and I’m in the pool overlooking the lagoon and Rockwell Island.  There’s no one else here, just the bobbing yachts and the sound of the water and the glimmer of the sun under the clouds.  This isn’t my private pool, but it’s the next best thing: one of the swim-up suites […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos 

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Erika VerStraete, who sent in this stunning shot of the water in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of […]

In Bonaire, a Rum Night to Remember 

The Caribbean’s greatest restaurant. Endless premium rum. Fine cigars.  It was truly a night to remember on June 17 as Bonaire Rum Week concluded with a multi-course rum-infused dinner at the world-renowned Brass Boer restaurant, followed by a VIP cigar celebration presented by Papa’s Pilar.  The dinner was spectacular: foie gras with Bonaire’s Rom Rincon, […]

In Nevis, the Caribbean's Only Mango Festival Is Back

An entire weekend dedicated to a single fruit?  If you’ve ever tasted a mango from Nevis, you understand.  The Eastern Caribbean island is celebrating the return of its signature culinary festival this summer, with the relaunch of the Nevis Mango Festival.  This year’s event will run from July 1 to 3, celebrating the 44 different […]

CMC, Highgate to Open New Courtyard by Marriott in Curacao

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI During Curacao’s recent Global Trade Symposium, the island was able to showcase some of its newest hotel product including the destination’s first Courtyard by Marriott. Although there is no concrete opening date, Yvette Schotting, director of sales for the hotel, said the property is expected to open no […]

InterCaribbean Airways Launches Flights to Ocho Rios, Jamaica 

InterCaribbean Airways has launched new service to Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  The Turks and Caicos-based carrier has officially kicked off flights between Providenciales and Ocho Rios’ Ian Fleming International Airport.  The new service, which is operating once weekly, is the first scheduled commercial service into the airport since it completed a large-scale renovation back in 2011.  […]

10 Must-Visit Private Island Resorts in Belize

Belize is a fascinating country full of ancient Mayan ruins and jungles prowled by jaguars, but perhaps its greatest natural treasure is the 190-mile-long Belize Barrier Reef. Just off this Central American nation’s Caribbean coast, the reef is home to the Great Blue Hole and hundreds of small atolls, islands and cays, a number of […]

Talking Aviation and Tourism in St Maarten

The Caribbean’s first and longest-running conference laser-focussed on regional aviation,  the sixth annual Caribavia Summit & Retreat was held at the Simpson Bay Resort on the Dutch side of the dual-nation island this week. The conference welcomed delegates from the U.S., Canada, Portugal, UK, France, and United Arab Emirates and Caribbean participants from Sint Maarten, The […]