Month: November 2024

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Saint Lucia’s New All-Inclusive Resort Now Has an Opening Date 

The Pitons. The rhythm of Rodney Bay. The shopping in Castries. The marvelous mix of flavors (Orlando’s, anyone?). The vibrant green of the rainforest. The views of, well, just about everything.  Saint Lucia has a way of enchanting its visitors, […]

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Southwest Airlines Is Adding a New Nonstop Route to Cancun Next Summer
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Dock in St Vincent
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Aruba’s New Adults-Only Resort Has Swim-Up Suites, a Rooftop Bar and One of the World’s Greatest Beaches 
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Antigua and Barbuda’s Art Week Is in Full Swing, With Gallery Tours, Mixology and Live Music 
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St Kitts Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destinations Right Now 
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Marriott Just Opened a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resort in the Dominican Republic’s Under-the-Radar Destination 
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Turks and Caicos Cruises Are Booming This Year
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Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess Just Arrived in Port Canaveral 
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American Airlines Is Launching New Daily Nonstop Service to Nassau, The Bahamas 
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Can Hyatt’s New Costa Rica Hotel Help Make San Jose Hip? 
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Princess Cruises and Holland America Line Just Named New Presidents 
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This Caribbean Island Is “Your New Love Language." How St Kitts Is Making a Push to Attract Couples 
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Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Now In San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Season 

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Don’t call it a cruise ship. Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury “yacht” is officially in the Caribbean, with its new “Ilma” making its inaugural call in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The ship will be home-porting out of San Juan this season, with […]

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Windstar’s New Boutique Caribbean Cruise Ship Will Have Everything From a Spa to an Ocean-Access Infinity Platform

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It will soon be the newest Windstar cruise ship in the Caribbean: Star Seeker, the 112-suite stunner that just completed its float out in Portugal.  The first-ever “Star Class” ship for Windsor, will be heading for the Caribbean in January […]

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Travel Advisor Bookings Are Growing in Puerto Rico

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Vacation rentals can be a detriment to an advisor’s bottom line, unless the rental owners are sharing a piece of the pie. While a vacation rental boom in Puerto Rico may sound like something a Caribbean specialist should be concerned […]

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These Family-Owned Saint Lucia Resorts Have a Unique All-Inclusive Program and a Major Black Friday Sale

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First, you have the postcard-perfect, golden sands of Reduit Beach on the western coast of Saint Lucia. Then there’s the floating water park, the only one of its kind on the island. It’s just minutes from the island’s culinary and […]

Delta Is Resuming Its New York-St Kitts Flights in December 

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Delta Air Lines is set to relaunch its nonstop service between New York and St Kitts next month, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier will be resuming its service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to St Kitts’ […]

Bahamasair Is Now Flying Between Nassau and Montego Bay, Jamaica

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In a big boost for intra-Caribbean connectivity, Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has officially kicked off its new nonstop service between Nassau and Montego Bay, Jamaica.  The new flights between Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport and Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport are […]

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These Aruba Hotels Have Special Travel Agent Rates Right Now

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Looking to plan a trip for your client on One Happy Island? Or planning an exploratory trip for yourself?  A number of Aruba hotels are now offering special commissions, perks and rates for travel advisors.  Here’s what you need to […]

Waldorf Astoria Is Opening a New Resort in Costa Rica 

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Waldorf Astoria is opening its second resort in the Caribbean Basin next year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Following the Waldorf Astoria Cancun, which first opened its doors back in 2022, the brand is set to debut a new resort in […]

Marriott’s San Juan, Puerto Rico Resort Just Completed a Makeover, With Upgraded Rooms and Reimagined Restaurants 

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It’s sometimes hard to believe you can be in the middle of a Caribbean city and find a stretch of sand like you do in Condado, home to one of Puerto Rico’s nicest beaches perched right on the Atlantic Ocean.  […]

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It’s Going to Get Cheaper to Fly Around Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao  

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It’s one of the top destinations in the Caribbean for island-hopping: the ABC islands: Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, all of which are within a quick, easy flight from one another on a number of intra-regional carriers.  And island-hopping in the […]

Antigua Is Preparing For Its Biggest Homeporting Season Ever 

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It’s been a major priority for one of the Caribbean’s quickest-growing cruise ports: homeporting — that is, being a home base for cruise ships exploring the eastern and southern Caribbean.  Now Antigua is preparing for what officials are calling a potentially […]

This Uncrowded Caribbean island Has Picture-Perfect Beaches, Countless Sandbars and the World’s Most Beautiful Water 

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It’s hard to see where the water ends and the sky begins. I’m wading on a sugar-white sandbar in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with nothing around but turquoise-tinted clouds. There are shades of blue here I’ve never seen. […]