Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed a new order for Icon 5, slated for delivery in 2028, while securing an option to build Icon 7 as part of a multi-year agreement with Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard. The deal expands the cruise line’s already ambitious Icon Class lineup, extending the shipbuilding partnership well into the next decade. […]
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI A 143-room Caribbean hotel has been sold for $40 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The prominent Knutsford Court Hotel The recent acquisition of Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica is expected to close in roughly three months, Douglas Ewbank, a prominent real estate broker in Jamaica, recently […]
Cayman national carrier Cayman Airways is launching a major new nonstop route this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Nov. 5, the carrier will be kicking off nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Grand Cayman. The flights mean a nonstop trip from California to Cayman in less than six hours. Los Angeles becomes the fifth […]
Jamaica’s Round Hill Hotel and Villas is planning a “total rebrand,” according to the property. The iconic hotel outside of Montego Bay is planning an “upcoming transition and rebrand,” it said, and has hired a new director of sales and marketing to lead that push. The property has tapped veteran Caribbean marketing executive Cahterine Ryan […]
