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How to Take a Caribbean Sailing Vacation Right Now

Sailing through the British Virgin Islands on a chartered catamaran is every bit the fantasy journey it sounds like, but here’s one surprise I got during my time cruising around Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke on a Moorings […]

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Two New Marriott Hotels to Open in St Thomas This Fall 
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Divi Resorts Names New Caribbean Regional Director 
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The Best Hotels in St Thomas, USVI
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St Thomas Carnival’s Big Comeback 
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Royal Caribbean Is Tripling Its Cruise Calls to St Croix
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US Virgin Islands “Dedicated” to Growth of Caribbean Cruise Industry
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: A View of Buck Island From St Croix
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Cape Air Will Become the Caribbean's First Electric Airline 
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Dominican Republic Tourism Is Booming 
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This Top St Thomas Resort Now Has a “Baby Concierge”
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Major Regatta Returns to St Thomas 
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The US Virgin Islands Just Waived Testing for Vaccinated Travelers 
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How St Thomas Restaurants Are Putting a Spotlight on Local Cuisine

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Always an terrific food destination, St Thomas is in the midst of a gastronomic renaissance, with a renewed focus on traditional classics and a new push to highlight local cuisine.   Indeed, more and more eateries are putting the food […]

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A New Chef at the Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas

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 US Virgin Islands’ leading resort has added another top chef.  The property has announced the appointment of Jobin Thomas as the new Chef de Cuisine of Bleuwater, one of the resort’s four dining concepts.  In the new role, Thomas will […]

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Carnival Virgin Islands Is Returning to St Thomas 

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The 70th edition of Carnival Virgin Islands is set for April in St Thomas, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The popular festival will be held this year from April 27 to May 1, 2022, under the theme “A New Cultural Roogadoo […]

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New Ferry Routes From USVI to BVI 

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The BVI Ports Authority has approved several new ferry routes from the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service will mean routes from the USVI to destinations including Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and Anegada, complimenting existing […]

There's a New All-Inclusive in St Maarten

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Divi Resorts has officially opened its newest all-inclusive resort in St Maarten.  It’s called Oceans at Divi Little Bay, and it’s a resort-within-a-resort at the company’s signature St Maarten property, Divi Little Bay.  The new Oceans is an elevated experience, […]

Top St Thomas Resorts to Open This Fall

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A pair of prominent hotels in St Thomas will begin welcoming guests this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  One is a reconstruction of the 384-room Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort; the other, the new Noni Beach, a St Thomas Resort; the […]

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CJI Conversation: Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic on the Caribbean Market

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By Guy Britton Larry Cuculic took over as the newest chief executive officer of Best Western Hotels and Resorts towards the end of 2021, overseeing a company that is in the midst of a broad expansion push in the Caribbean […]

St Croix Set for President’s Day Weekend Music Event 

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St Croix will play host to a new music event on President’s Day Weekend.  It’s called Fete.Vibe.Soca, and it will be headlined by Trinidad and Tobago soca star Nadia Batson and her all-female band.  The outdoor event takes place Sunday, […]

Divi Set to Debut New “Oceans” Resort in St Maarten 

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Divi Resorts is set to open its second resort-within-a-resort in the Caribbean, this time in St Maarten.  Following the launch of its Oceans brand at St Croix’s Divi Carina Bay resort, Divi will next week debut another Oceans resort at […]

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A Legendary Caribbean Eco Resort Is Back in St John 

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It first opened in back in the 1970s, at the time a pioneer in the still uncharted world of eco tourism.  Now, well, it’s precisely what many travelers are looking for. And now, five years after Hurricane Irma, the legendary […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Adults-Only Resort Is In St Croix

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The newest adults-only all-inclusive resort has officially opened its doors on the island of St Croix.  The dramatically transformed and rebranded, 200-room Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort and Casino began welcoming back guests this week to its new iteration as […]

US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Sizzling

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It’s been one of the greatest tourism success stories of the pandemic — and tourism continues to sizzle in the United States Virgin Islands.  Last year was a banner year for travel in the territory, according to new data released by […]