Hotels

This Tiny Caribbean Island Has a Colorful Bungalow Hotel, Electric-Blue Water, and Swimming Pigs Nearby

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You leave your bungalow and walk a few steps to the dock. The harbor water is already glowing a deep turquoise. A small skiff (one that came with your room) idles beside the marina, ready to push out into the channel. Within minutes the shoreline slips behind you. The engine hums across water so clear […]

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Martinique Is One of the Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations Right Now

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Martinique is surging into the upper ranks of Caribbean cruise destinations. The French Caribbean island reported a nearly 11 percent increase in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season, rising from about 421,000 to more than 465,000 embarking and disembarking passengers across more than 200 ship calls. The growth underscores Martinique’s fast-rising appeal as both a […]

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Carnival Cruise Line to Resume Acapulco Calls After 15-Year Hiatus

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Carnival Cruise Line will return to Acapulco, Mexico for the first time since 2010, in a move that underscores the city’s gradual reemergence as a cruise destination. The Miami-based operator said that the Pacific port will feature on a one-off 16-day Carnival Journeys voyage aboard Carnival Legend in spring 2027. The sailing — repositioning the […]

All-Inclusive

The Ultimate All-Inclusive Resort for Spring Break Is in The Bahamas

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There are beach resorts, and then there are places that seem purpose-built for Spring Break. On Nassau’s famed Cable Beach, Breezes Resort & Spa has carved out a reputation as one of the ultimate destinations for spring breakers heading south each March. It’s not just the parties, though those are a major draw. It’s the […]


Carnival Cruise Line to Resume Acapulco Calls After 15-Year Hiatus

The sandbars. The cays. The pigs. Exuma is one of the region’s great bucket-list destinations, from its neon-blue water to its world-class beach bars.  And the archipelago is about to get another new route from the United States, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning in November, fast-growing carrier Aztec Airways is adding a new nonstop route […]

Southwest Is Getting Into the Vacation Business With Getaways by Southwest — Including in the Caribbean

Southwest Airlines is moving deeper into the vacation business with the launch of its new in-house packaged vacations product, Getaways by Southwest. The program, now available to customers, brings together air, hotel, car, and ground transportation options into a single bundled booking — extending Southwest’s hallmark flexibility to full vacation packages. “Getaways by Southwest expands […]

One of the Caribbean’s Best Snorkeling Beaches Is a Cliffside Gem in Bonaire

The limestone cliffs glow golden in the afternoon sun. From the roadside pull-off, you look down and see the water — impossibly clear, bright turquoise blending into deep cobalt. Below, a narrow ribbon of beach waits at the base of the cliff. The only thing between you and that little slice of paradise is the […]

MSC Cruises Is Sending Another Ship to the Panama Canal

It’s one of the great passages of world travel — the journey through the Panama Canal. And now, MSC Cruises is bringing it to the forefront on the MSC Poesia in the winter 2026 season. Fresh off her inaugural Alaska season, Poesia will chart a new course south, offering highly coveted Panama Canal voyages that […]

Delta Is Adding a New Nonstop Flight from Minneapolis to Nassau This Winter

Delta is launching new seasonal nonstop service from Minneapolis–St Paul to Nassau, Bahamas, part of the carrier’s broader Caribbean push for the 2025–2026 winter. The flight will run Saturdays from Dec. 20, 2025 through Apr. 12, 2026, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new service gives travelers from the Upper Midwest a direct gateway to New Providence […]

St Maarten's Airport Just Named a New Chief Operating Officer

Princess Juliana International Airport has appointed longtime operations leader Emile Levons as Chief Operating Officer, elevating a 23-year PJIAE veteran at a pivotal moment for one of the Caribbean’s busiest hubs. Levons, born and raised in St. Maarten, has held roles across the airport’s operations for more than two decades, most recently serving as Operations […]

How to Taste Tortola Like a Local: Vegan Bites, Foodie Cruises, and Roti

You arrive in Tortola and at first it’s the postcard beauty that stops you — the curve of white sand, the sailboats dotting the horizon, the impossibly clear water that shifts from turquoise to deep cobalt in a single glance. The breeze carries salt and sunlight, and you think you know what the islands are […]

American Airlines Is Adding Extra Aruba Flights From Philadelphia for the Holidays

American Airlines is expanding service to Aruba this winter, giving travelers from Philadelphia more options for a Caribbean escape during the busiest travel period of the year. From Dec. 18 through Jan. 5, the carrier will operate two daily nonstop flights between Philadelphia International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport. The boost in service […]

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