Bahamas

How Sammi Starr Is Giving a New Soundtrack to Bahamian Travel

Bahamas-born Sammi Starr, Sony Music recording artist, has announced the launch of “#Bahamas, Your Best Picture Deserves My Best Song,” a grassroots social media campaign aiming to share with the world Sammi’s love his country and the sounds of its […]

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The Best Place to Stay in Great Exuma: Grand Isle Resort and Spa

Grand Isle Resort

Exuma has some of the most beautiful water anywhere in the world; it is a boater’s paradise, filled with uninhabited islands and cays, exotic beaches and far-off sandbars. But when you’re on land, one place to stay is special: the […]

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VIDEO: A Secret Sandbar in the Bahamas

White Bay Sandbar

There is no one here. And it feels like no one has ever been here. This is White Bay, a secret sandbar off the western coast of Great Exuma in the Bahamas, a beach straight out of a beer commercial, a […]

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VIDEO: Channel Cay, Exuma

Channel Cay

There are more than 300 islands and cays in the Exuma archipelago in the Bahamas, meaning you can take a boat and find your own private island for the day. Like, for instance, Channel Cay. Here’s what it’s like to […]

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VIDEO: The Beauty of Horse Cay, Exuma

Horse Cay Exuma

There are places like this all over the Exumas in the Bahamas, hidden little cays with deserted beaches and absolute tranquility. It’s a chain of islands that make exotic, breathtaking beauty easy to find. One such scenic sanctuary is Horse […]


JetBlue Adding New Daily Flights to the Bahamas

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New York City-based JetBlue Airways is expanding its flight service to the Bahamas. The carrier has announced the addition of two more daily flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport. That will increase the number […]


VIDEO: Snorkeling Thunderball Grotto in the Exumas

Thunderball Grotto

It’s one of the most famous snorkeling spots in the wider Caribbean region: Thunderball Grotto, made famous by hosting several of the underwater scenes in the James Bond film Thunderball. It’s a mysterious, wonderful place, filled with colorful fish and stunning […]

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Lumina Point Is Coming to the Bahamas

Lumina Point

A very cool new hotel is opening soon in the Out Islands of the Bahamas: Lumina Point, and Caribbean Journal got an exclusive first look. It’s a luxury eco-boutique hotel on Stocking Island, the beach-filled paradise off the coast of […]


How This New Paradise Island Hotel Is Adding a Sense of Place

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas, a 244-room adults-only all-inclusive resort, is scheduled to open in Nassau this summer. And while we’re always happy to hear about a new Caribbean resort, it makes us even […]


Disney’s New Bahamas Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line is returning to New York beginning in the fall of 2017, with plans for sailings to the Bahamas. Disney will operate a total of six seven- and eight-night sailings to the Bahamas […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Junkanoo Beach, Nassau

“Always loved this beach bar on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau,” writes Caribbean Journal reader Robert Morton, who sent in this week’s Caribbean Photo. This is the Tiki Bikini Beach Bar in the Bahamian capital. Have you taken a great photo […]


The 25 Best Bahamas Hotels

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With 700 islands and cays, it’s no surprise that the Bahamas has always boasted a world of great places to stay, with the best Bahamas hotels ranging from large hotels to chic boutiques to private islands resorts. There is something […]


Bahamasair Launching New Orlando Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has officially announced the launch of its new service to and from Florida. Beginning June 19, Bahamasair will be launching new nonstop service between Grand Bahama and Orlando. The service will […]