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Marriott Is Opening a New Royalton All-Inclusive in Barbados, With a Rooftop Deck, Swim-Out Suites, and Adults-Only Spaces

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The west coast of Barbados runs on clear water, steady trade winds, and long ribbons of white sand, where small hotels and beach bars line the shoreline. On June 1, a new resort will join that stretch in St. James: Royalton Vessence Barbados, an adults-oriented all-inclusive that brings a more layered, experience-driven approach to this […]

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You’d Never Guess These Caribbean Islands Are Great for Surfing

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You don’t usually think Caribbean when you think surfboard — but maybe you should. It’s out there, just beyond the rum punches and beach loungers — a different side of the Caribbean, where the Atlantic delivers real swell, where the wind pushes into long bays and hidden beaches, and where surfers, both local and wandering, […]

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The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

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Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular reason why you come to the Caribbean. But it’s also one of the most popular […]

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Underwater Caribbean: A Squid Off Waterlemon Cay

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Underwater Caribbean shot comes from Caribbean Journal reader Phil Chansky, who took this beautiful photograph of a squid off of Waterlemon Cay off the coast of St John in the US Virgin Islands. Did you take a great photo of the world beneath the Caribbean Sea? Send it […]


The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the first of its kind in the Caribbean — a dedicated surfing resort. SASS Global Travel has announced its first-ever surf resort in the Caribbean at Las Palmas Inn in Rincon, Puerto Rico. The Rincon Surf Resort “aims to provide inclusive surf and stay experiences dedicated to customer service […]

You Can Hike Again in Dominica

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A number of Dominica’s hiking trails are now open for the first time in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika. The Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has worked to alleviate the infrastructural damage and obstructions caused by the storm. Segments Three, Four, Six, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, […]

Underwater Caribbean: A Perfect Pair in Barbados

The latest Underwater Caribbean photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Brandi Fleischman, who sent in this beautiful shot of a sting ray and a sea turtle under the sea in Barbados. Do you have a great shot of the world beneath the Caribbean Sea? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with Underwater Caribbean in the subject line. […]

On Scrub Island, Rediscovering the British Virgin Islands

Journey to Scrub Island By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A hotel isn’t experienced in isolation. No matter how solicitous the service, plush the perks, or silky the sheets, we never really love a resort just for the resort itself. It’s location, the geographical context in which the hotel exists that, in my opinion, really makes […]

Hiking Saba’s Mount Scenery

Climbing the Netherlands’ tallest mountain By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor SABA — Is that a rooster? I’m hiking Mount Scenery – at 2,855 feet tall the highest point on Saba (and the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands) – when I look up from the fern-fringed stone stairway and see a feathery blur of black […]

A Perfect Little Caribbean Island

The best-kept secret in the French Caribbean By Alexander Britell TERRE-DE-HAUT — It’s not hard to get here. But it’s hard enough. It’s a short, twice-daily ferry ride from the tall cliffs of Trois-Rivieres on Guadeloupe’s island of Basse-Terre. There are flights here, very small flights, into a very small airport. That’s it. Regular trips, […]

How You Can Bike on Water in the Caribbean

Sugar Beach partners with Schiller Bikes By the Caribbean Journal staff Ever want to bike on water? Now you can. It’s the first partnership of its kind: St Lucia’s Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort has partnered with Schiller Bikes to offer their new S1 — a hybrid of a premium bike and a catamaran. Guests […]

The Best Hotel (And the Best Table) in Saba

Exploring the Queen’s Gardens By Alexander Britell SABA — I don’t eat lobster very often. Sure, I like it. But when I go to a restaurant that seems good, I always feel that the way to see what the restaurant does best is to order something else. The lamb, the glazed mahi, the duck. Things […]

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