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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 […]

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Kenny Chesney Has a New Rum From the US Virgin Islands 

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There has been perhaps no greater ambassador for the Virgin Islands in recent memory than Kenny Chesney, the legendary country music artist who fell in love with that corner of the Caribbean and has made it a centerpiece of his career – both in his life and his abundant philanthropic work.  From “Adios to Jost,” […]

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In The Bahamas, a Festival of Bread 

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It just might be the best bread you’ve ever tasted.  And if you’ve been to the island of Bimini in The Bahamas, you know what we’re talking about.  This is Bimini Bread, the doughy, fluffy, perfectly sweet and endlessly delicious bread for which the island of famous — and now the subject of a new festival.  […]

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In St Kitts’ Oldest Town, an Exciting New Caribbean Rum 

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They made rum here for more than two centuries, when Old Road was new.   The town of Old Road on St Kitts’ western coast is where the island then called Liamuiga first became part of the New World — the point of the first English land grant in the West Indies.  Today, the former […]


In The Bahamas, a Festival of Bread 

Grand Bahama’s Island Restaurant Fest is back for its second edition this year, bringing together the island’s hottest restaurants for a month of culinary exploration.  More than 10 eateries on Grand Bahama will be participating in the Grand Bahama Island Restaurant Fest, which will run throughout the month of August.  The Brass Helmet, Pisces Seafood […]

Rum Journal: The Best Rum From Panama 

It’s a Panamanian rum with a Cuban soul.  This is La Marielita, a boutique rum blended by the legendary Cuban master ronero Don Pancho that just so happens to be his best post-Cuba expression.  The rum is the brainchild of the married team of Janet Diaz-Bonilla and Luis Bonilla, who have crafted it in tribute […]

Shake Shack Just Opened in The Bahamas (And It Serves Rum Punch) 

Shake Shack has just opened its first-ever location in The Bahamas, with a sparkling new location at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.  The new Shake Shack Atlantis is also one of the first Shake Shacks in the world to feature a full bar, one that will be serving up classic Bahamian rum punch. The eatery […]

This Tiny Caribbean Private Island Is Back 

For nearly a half century, Marina Cay was one of the Caribbean’s most beloved private-island destinations, home to a bar, a restaurant and a tiny hotel on what was for years known as Pusser’s Marina Cay.  Now, the legendary little private island is back open again, this time with a new centerpiece: the Marina Cay […]

Rum Journal: A Secret Caribbean Rum Bar in Grenada 

It’s hiding in plain sight: a world-class rum bar just off the edge of the lobby at the luxe Silversands Hotel in Grenada.  And yet, it’s still very much a secret, even for aficionados of Caribbean rum.  This is Puro, a sleek, glass-enclosed rum bar (with an outdoor cigar lounge) home to one of the […]

There's a Hot New Mezcal Bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico 

A new mezcal bar has opened up shop in the heart of the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  It’s called Club Mezcal, and it’s the evolution of what began as a tasting club in San Juan.  The new bar is set in the heart of the Lote 23 gastronomic park in Santurce, a […]

There’s a New Eatery at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort has opened a new Italian eatery this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Flor de Sal is all about salt: the restaurant will feature salts from around the world: Bolivian Rose Salt from the Andes; Halit salt; Kala Namak Salt from India; Sale Marino salt from […]

The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada 

GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir?  It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane fields is fundamental.  It’s in places like Martinique and Guadeloupe where rummakers like Neisson, Depaza […]