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Southwest Airlines Just Launched a New Puerto Rico Flight and Is Adding Another, Opening Up Easier Access to Beaches, Rainforest Trails and Old San Juan

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The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Nevis Peak, Viewed From St Kitts

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kara Peterson, who sent in this beautiful shot of Nevis Peak, as viewed from Cockleshell Beach in St Kits.  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 […]

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Trinidad Just Closed What Officials Are Calling a “Dynamic” Cruise Season 

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17 calls. Eight inaugural calls. Two new cruise lines. 17,317 cruise passengers. Trinidad isn’t exactly a Caribbean cruise powerhouse, but the the island just closed what officials are calling a “dynamic” season.  The season officially concluded with a visit by the Odyssey, a “residential” cruise ship by Villa Vie Residences. The call on Port of […]

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This Barbados All-Inclusive Is a Stylish, Boutique-Style Beach Resort With a Local Focus and a Rooftop Tapas Bar

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There’s a certain rhythm to the south coast of Barbados. It’s vibrant but easygoing, refined but never pretentious. And right in the middle of it all, perched on a pristine stretch of Dover Beach, sits one of the island’s most stylish all-inclusives: the O2 Beach Club & Spa. This isn’t just another Caribbean resort. O2 […]


Trinidad Just Closed What Officials Are Calling a “Dynamic” Cruise Season 

ST BARTH — The 28th edition of the St Barth Film Festival is set to open on April 30, with a lineup that cuts across borders and cultures, examining the many forms of movement that shape Caribbean life — from migration and exile to adventure and artistic ambition. Held across two venues on the island […]

Watching Sunrise in Abaco. Dancing Junkanoo in Nassau. For Lenny Kravitz, The Bahamas Isn’t Just One Island. It’s a Lifetime of Islands. 

First light in the Abacos. Casting in Acklins. Riding horses on the sand on Long Island. Straddling two worlds at the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera. Dancing Junkanoo in the streets of Nassau. The Bahamas is an entire universe.  For Lenny Kravitz, The Bahamas has been a lifelong passion. He is of Bahamian descent through […]

Delta Air Lines Is Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Turks and Caicos 

The sand in Grace Bay. Long lunches at Da Conch Shack. Riding horses in the shallows of Long Bay. The adventure of Middle Caicos.  Since the pandemic, arguably no destination has seen bigger growth than Turks and Caicos, where tourism continues to thrive and the destination’s Q score continues to rise.  Surging demand means more […]

The Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Aruba This Summer, Including Caribbean and Florida Homeports 

Some places just call to you. The scent of salt in the wind. The sound of steel drums over turquoise waves. And somewhere between the sun deck and the shore — there’s Aruba. It’s an island I’ve always loved, from the windsurfing at Fishermen’s Huts to the local food at Zeerover. This summer, Royal Caribbean […]

Belize Is the Caribbean’s Happiest Country 

Belize has come out on top of the Caribbean as the region’s happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Caribbean country on the coast of Central America was ranked 25th overall in the world, highest of any country in the Caribbean Community.  It’s the first time for the country, […]

This Year’s St Thomas Carnival Is Shaping Up to Be One of the Most Dynamic Editions Yet, With Three More Stars Signed On

The pulse of the Caribbean is getting louder as the countdown begins for one of the region’s most anticipated cultural celebrations — the St. Thomas Carnival in the U.S. Virgin Islands. With just days to go, the U.S. Virgin Islands has unveiled exciting additions to the Carnival Village entertainment lineup, with a week of high-energy […]

Marriott Is Opening a New “Unscripted” Punta Cana All-Inclusive With Sunrise Yoga, Beach Cabanas and a Speakeasy 

You start your day with yoga by the sand. Then it’s a choice: beach cabana? Infinity pool? Maybe a trip to the food hall. There’s even a speakeasy. This is Marriott’s new “unscripted” all-inclusive, and it’s the most anticipated new resort in Punta Cana: the first-ever W all-inclusive.  The new Punta Cana resort (it’s set […]

Visiting Old San Juan on a Cruise? Here’s How to Make Your Day Memorable, From a Legendary Piña Colada to the Perfect Souvenir

There’s something about the way the frozen Coco López dances with the Ron del Barrilito. When you try a Piña Colada at Old San Juan’s legendary El Barrachina, you get it. It’s the best piña colada in the world, and if you go by the history of this street, it’s the true birthplace of the […]