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Carnival Just Made Its First Post-Melissa Cruise Call to Jamaica

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Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]

Dominican Republic

Falling in Love With Catalina Island

Catalina Island

The untouched paradise of Catalina Island in the Dominican Republic By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Can you fall instantly in love with an island you’ve never even spent the night on? I ponder this question as a strip of palm-fringed sand comes into focus. Sandwiched between sapphire seas and cerulean skies, Catalina Island is swiftly revealing […]

Dominican Republic

AMResorts Opens Sunscape Resort in Puerto Plata

Sunscape Puerto Plata

The Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel company has added another new property. AMResorts, a subsidiary of Apple Leisure Group, has held the official opening of the new Sunscape Puerto Plata Dominican Republic. The all-inclusive, family-friendly resort has a total of 585 rooms and the brand’s signature “Unlimited Fun” vacation concept. The hotel also offers the “Sun Club,” […]

Dominican Republic

Your Next Caribbean Food Festival Is In Punta Cana

The next major Caribbean food festival of the season is coming soon. The Punta Cana Food and Wine Festival returns this year to the Dominican Republic’s tourism capital, The gastronomic event will take place this year  on July 1 and 2, featuring tastings, cocktails, lunches and dinners celebrating the art of food. This is the […]


AMResorts Opens Sunscape Resort in Puerto Plata

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has high hopes for 2016. The country is projecting a total of 6 million total stayover visitors this year, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. That projection comes after the country easily led the entire Caribbean in total visitor numbers last year, with just under 5.6 […]

Three Must-Visit Luxury Stays in the Dominican Republic

By Alexander Britell It’s the Caribbean’s most popular destination by volume — but the Dominican Republic has a wonderful collection of properties that emphasize quality over quantity. From classic beachfront resorts to hip boutiques, you can find precisely the luxury experience you’re looking for. But these are the three best to visit right now. Tortuga […]

Kaeeni Beach Coming to Las Galeras

By Guy Britton A major new hotel is coming to one of the Dominican Republic’s up-and-coming destinations. Amhsa Marina Hotel and Resorts has announced plans to launch construction of the Kaeeni Beach Hotel in the Las Galeras beach enclave of the country. The Samana-area property will include 336 rooms and will be an all-inclusive resort. […]

A Caribbean Mermaid Pool

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’re going ga-ga over all things mermaid-related, you might want to head to CHIC Punta Cana, where there’s a pool with your name on. Occupying center stage at the Uvero Alto adults-only all-inclusive resort, the elevated pool, which is open exclusively to guests staying in Diamond Club-level suites, […]

A Must-Try Culinary Experience in the Dominican Republic

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It began with a mango-passionfruit martini. Frozen with liquid nitrogen, its fragrant vapor wafted from the rim of the glass toward the faces of my dining companions at C/X Culinary Experience, a specialty restaurant at Chic Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Presented as an intimate six-course dinner and […]

This Dominican Republic Destination Is Booming

It’s no secret that tourism in the Dominican Republic is booming. Indeed, the country reported a total of 5.599 million stayover tourists last year, the largest total of any Caribbean destination, with 8.9 percent year-over-year growth. And while much of the growth has come, unsurprisingly, in the tourism hub of Punta Cana, several other corners […]

VIDEO: Sunset in Punta Cana

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor There’s beauty in a Caribbean sunrise, no doubt, with the promise it holds of even more fun under the sun, on the beach, and in the water. But let’s not underestimate the appeal of its opposite, the sunset that ignites the sky and casts lengthening shadows on the sand. […]

The Dominican Republic’s Biggest Travel Conference

The leading tourism conference in the Dominican Republic is coming to the Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta Cana. This year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange will mark its 17th edition from April 19-21. The conference, which first launched in 2000, has become the most important travel trade show in the country. “It is ‘one-stop […]