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The Nutcracker Is Coming to The Bahamas

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The holidays in Nassau will open with something entirely new this year. New English Ballet Theatre, one of the United Kingdom’s most innovative contemporary ballet companies, is bringing a reimagined production of The Nutcracker to the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar for a two-night debut on Dec. 12 and 13. It’s the company’s first-ever performance in […]

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St Thomas Is the Hottest Yachting Destination in the Caribbean

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The Moorings’ new office at the Yacht Haven Grande marina in St Thomas is in a former Little Switzerland.  And if you look closely, you realize that behind the TV monitor on the back wall is the door to a secret safe, a home for hidden jewels.  And that’s no coincidence.  Because amid the pandemic, […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: A Moment in St John

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Cindy Kestler, who sent in this lovely shot of a moment on the water in St John, USVI.  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 location […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: A View of the BVI from St John

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The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jamison Palermo, who sent in this spectacular shot of the British Virgin Islands, taken from the Anaburg Trail in St John.  Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean?  Send it to news@caribjournal with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: A Moment in St John

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Steve Guidry, who sent in this lovely shot of Hawksnest Bay Beach in St John, taken from Peace Hill.  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 […]

A New Private-Island Resort in the US Virgin Islands

There’s a new private-island destination resort in the Caribbean.  It’s called Lovango Resort + Beach Club, and it’s set on Lovango Cay just off the coast of St John.  The resort among the first new-build properties in the destination in three decades; its’ also home to a luxury beach club open to visitors traveling by […]

St John Celebration Is Back With a Pair of Events

The ever-popular St John Celebration event is back this year, in a safe format amid the pandemic.  The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism’s Division of Festivals will hold two events for St John Celebration on July 3 and 4, respectively.  That will include the Love City Food Fair and Love Fete, both of which […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Great Lameshur Bay, St John

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Katy Owens, who sent in this lovely shot of Great Lameshur Bay in St John, US Virgin Islands.  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 location […]

How to Eat Your Way Around St. Croix

Startup company Virgin Islands Food Tours aims to help visitors taste the island By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Could there be a more fun way to explore a destination than to eat your way around it? We think not, and the folks at St. Croix startup Virgin Islands Food Tours clearly agree. The Christiansted-based […]

In St Croix, a Different Kind of Caribbean Vacation

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A Caribbean vacation is synonymous with a beach vacation. But what if you decided to do something different? On a recent trip to St. Croix I did, eschewing seaside resorts for Hotel Caravelle, a small independent hotel smack in the center of the island’s capital, Christiansted. Can a citified […]

How to Dine Around the US Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands will hold its second annual Restaurant Week this fall, featuring a selection of culinary experiences on St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas. The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism announced that the event, known as Dine VI, will be staged from Oct. 27 to Nov. 12, 2016, on all three islands. “Food […]

VIDEO: A Secret Island Hideaway in St Croix

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor What’s better than vacationing on a Caribbean island? Vacationing on two. And if you’re staying on St. Croix, you can enjoy a second island experience, one that’ll cost you only five bucks round-trip. From your comfy oceanfront digs at Christiansted’s newly renovated Hotel Caravelle, you’ll be only a three-minute […]