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This Resort Is the Best Dive Destination in The Bahamas, With Shark Encounters, Blue Holes, Coral Walls, and No Crowds

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The boat leaves the marina and heads into open Bahamian water. Below the surface, the bottom falls away into a wall, reef sharks pass through the blue and the visibility stretches far beyond the edge of the dive group. On another excursion, the destination is a blue hole. On another, a wreck. At night, the […]

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The Caribbean’s Greatest Christmas Festival Begins in St Croix, USVI

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It begins with a favorite phrase: “I’m Going to the Village Tonight.”  Every year, the island of St Croix hosts the undefeated champion of Christmas festivals in the Caribbean: Crucian Christmas, the island of St Croix’s treasured year-end event.  It’s an unmissable annual event, equal parts carnival and Christmas fete, one that has locals and […]

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Turks and Caicos Forecasting Strong Winter Season 

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The Turks and Caicos Islands is forecasting a strong winter tourism season, officials said this week.  Turks and Caicos has received almost 600,000 stopover visitors so far in 2023, a 6.35 percent increase over the same period in 2022, according to Experience Turks and Caicos.  Combined with cruise arrivals to Grand Turk, the destination has […]

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Surinam Airways Just Launched Nonstop Miami-Curacao Flights

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Surinam’s national flag carrier Surinam Airways has inaugurated a brand-new route between Miami and the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Surinam Airways is operating the service on a somewhat varied schedule, with flights as many as three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but in some weeks only Mondays […]


Turks and Caicos Forecasting Strong Winter Season 

In a significant boost for an island that has been booming in 2023, Delta Air Lines has officially relaunched nonstop service to Curacao.  It’s been nearly 14 years since Delta last served Curacao, and now the carrier is back, with once-weekly service between Atlanta and Curacao operating on Saturdays.  Delta is the only carrier operating […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sandy Point Beach, St Croix

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Tiffany French, who sent in this beautiful shot of the north end of the beach at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge on the island of St Croix. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, […]

Caribbean Moment: The Perfect Hammock in Aruba

It’s just you and the pool, you and the palms, the perfect cadence to a moment of Aruba Zen. This is the main pool at the Boardwalk Boutique Hotel in Aruba, and it’s one of the most relaxing, serene places on the whole island. The lovely hammocks at Boardwalk are instant portals to untold levels […]

A New Real Estate Hotspot in Barbados?

Rugged, secluded and draped in soaring cliffs, the east side of Barbados has historically been the spot on the island for a private escape. In fact, 99% of the island’s East Coast falls within preserved national park land. But there are dots of development both historical and just announced – namely The Crane, a 250-plus […]

New Owner for 369-Room Cancun Resort 

The Royal Islander Cancun resort has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 369-room resort was purchased by affiliates of Alojica, an investment platform sponsored by Black Creek Mexico.  Alojica says it plans to “completely transform” the property over the coming years as a “leading all-inclusive resort in the Mexican Caribbean.” “We are thrilled […]

Trinidad’s Cruise Industry Is Seeing New Growth 

Its location in the far southern Caribbean means that Trinidad will likely never be a Caribbean cruise powerhouse.  But the destination continues to see growth, with officials now projecting a more than 80 percent increase in cruise arrivals for the 2023-2024 cruise season.  The island has already topped 20,000 cruise passenger arrivals, with projections for […]

Rum Journal: A New Kind of Rum from the Dominican Republic 

The rum world is changing rapidly. As the category continues to premiumize, producers are relentlessly searching for new ways to cultivate interesting expressions. From special-cask finishes to single-origin rums, there are countless ways to create a unique sugarcane spirit.  That includes the way producers deal with the barrels themselves, including unique char profiles to create […]

Anguilla Looking to Grow Golf Market 

It’s home to one of the top golf offerings in the Caribbean: the island of Anguilla, whose Aurora Anguilla Resort and Club has been solidifying its position as a premier Caribbean golf destination.  That culminated in its recent crown as Caribbean Golf Resort of the Year in the Caribbean Travel Awards. Now, Anguilla officials say […]