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The 20 Best Caribbean Beach Bars to Visit in 2020
There’s a very effective way to test the quality of a Caribbean beach bar: whether you can spend the entire day there. Because best Caribbean beach bars are more than bars — they’re destinations, the sorts of places where you can […]
The Winners of the Caribbean Rum Awards in St Barth
GUSTAVIA — It came down to a rum-off. For the first time, the most exclusive rums in the Caribbean went head-to-head in a blind tasting competition at Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Rum Awards in St Barth, and a team of seven international […]
Thoroughbred Racing Is Coming to Saint Lucia
Just in time for its National Day, the island of Saint Lucia is set to launch its very own thoroughbred industry. Horse racing will officially launch in Saint Lucia beginning Dec. 12 with the launch of the 2019 Caribbean Equine […]
New ABC Series “The Baker and the Beauty” to Film in Puerto Rico
A new ABC television series will be filmed in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Baker and the Beauty, a series produced by Universal Television along with ABC and Keshet Studios, will mean an investment of around $57 million […]
The 12 Best Nude Beaches You Can Visit
The Caribbean’s rum-soaked reputation to the contrary, it’s not always “anything goes” in the region. But when it comes to nude beaches, you can find what you’re looking for across the wider Caribbean, from the French Caribbean to the coast […]
20 Great Resorts for Summer Caribbean Vacations
It’s one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean: in some ways, traveling to the Caribbean is even better in the summer. It’s less crowded, meaning you get can in to the hottest tables, find your seat at the hippest […]
Anguilla Villa Resort Reopens
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Altamer villa resort has completed its post-Irma comeback on the island of Anguilla, Caribbean Journal has learned. The luxe retreat is comprised of a collection of beachfront villas on Anguilla’s Shoal Bay West Beach. […]
From Barbados to Barbuda, 7 Caribbean Vacations for November
The Caribbean his heating up for the winter season, and that’s being buoyed by a truly impressive lineup of hotel relaunches, from boutique St Barth stays to venerable Anguilla retreats. And whether you’re planning a Thanksgiving getaway or looking to […]
St Barth’s Hotel Christopher Completes Its Comeback
By Alexander Britell It’s been quite a week for the French Caribbean island of St Barth. First was the long-awaited relaunch of the boutique Hotel Le Toiny on the island’s raw southeastern shore. Now, another leading resort has completed its […]
Another Top St Barth Resort Is Set to Reopen
By Alexander Britell It’s shaping up to be a rather exciting season in St Barth, as the island braces for a wave of major hotel reopenings — and returning travelers. The first fall relaunch is coming late next month, when […]
Norwegian’s New Caribbean, Bermuda Cruises for 2020
By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its newest itineraries for the Caribbean in the summer of 2020. The new slate is highlighted by the return of Norwegian Breakaway to Miami, with a range of five and […]
From St Martin to Aruba, the Caribbean’s Hippest Beaches
They’re party beaches. They’re cool beaches. They’re sexy beaches. Some beaches just have that certain extra level of hip, whether it’s the nightlife, the food, the lounging or the crowd. It all adds up to make a stretch of sand […]
Seven Reasons to Visit The Grenadines
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Divided between the territories of St Vincent in the north and Grenada in the south, 32 enchanting islands (only nine of which are inhabited) are strung like pearls in a sapphire sea. These Grenadines, […]
Richard Branson’s New Caribbean Dive Site
The Caribbean’s newest dive site is one of the only ships to survive the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s called the Kodiak Queen, and it’s just been sunk in the heart of the British Virgin Islands near […]
St. Lucia Planning Major Tourism Investment Push
The island of St. Lucia is looking to make itself one of the more attractive places to invest in tourism in the Caribbean. The country is currently in the process of repositioning its tourism sector to “create a favorable environment […]
Gary Player’s New Caribbean Course
There’s a new destination on the radar of golfers: Honduras. The long-under-the-radar Caribbean coastal destination has recently gotten a major boost thanks to the debut of a major new golf course designed by golfing legend Gary Player. The Indura Golf […]
The 10 Best Caribbean Spa Resorts
It’s one thing for a Caribbean hotel to have a great spa — and the region is blessed with a striking number of world-class spas. But it’s quite another to have such a good spa so as to make the […]
A Tourism Development Boom in St. Lucia
The island of St. Lucia is quietly seeing a development boom. On the heels of the announcement of the Pearl of the Caribbean resort project, St. Lucia is reporting a wave of development that will add more than 1,000 new hotel […]
Norwegian Announces 2018, 2019 Caribbean Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its summer 2018 and fall/winter 2018-2019 itineraries, featuring new opportunities for guests to set sail to the Caribbean. In summer 2018, Norwegian Gem will set sail for the Bahamas and Florida each Saturday from New […]
Nevis Projecting Increase in Cruise Calls
Nevis is projecting an increase in cruise traffic in the 2016-2017 cruise season, officials said this week. The island, whose cruise season began this week with the visit of the Azamara Quest, projects an additional 3,000 passengers this season due […]
A $2.6 Billion Hotel Project Is Coming to St Lucia
A major new hotel project is coming to the island of St Lucia. In a landmark agreement, the country’s government led by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has signed a deal with a Chinese developer on the southern portion of the […]
Where St Lucia Is Planning a New Development Push
St Lucia has its eye on a new development push, this time focused on the southern portion of the island. The announcement was made by St Lucia Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy during her recent Throne Speech. “Government has already […]
A New Look at This St Maarten Restaurant
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Oyster Bay Beach Resort is set to hold a grand opening of its newly-remodeled Infinity Restaurant and Bar. The debut comes after a $1 million, six-month renovation project completed by Pearl Development. “Our goal […]
Why Norwegian Cruise Line Is Investing $400 Million
A major new plan By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Cruise Line revealed Thursday The Norwegian Edge, a program that will introduce a new standard of quality that encompasses the entire guest experience, from ship hardware to culinary enhancements to […]
The 10 Best Caribbean Nude Beaches
Going to a nude beach is something of an art. And while there are nude beaches all over the world, the best nude beaches anywhere are on the sands of the Caribbean. Of course, there are varying degrees of what […]
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 […]
The Early Days of Caribbean Aviation
By Steven Keats CJ Contributor Many people recognize the name of the founder of Pan American Airways, Juan Trippe. But another name, Basel (BL) Rowe is known by very few — yet he is responsible for providing the germinating seed […]
Nevis Eyes More High-End Cruise Ships
Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis is projecting a 38 percent increase in cruise ship calls, according to Tourism Minister Mark Brantley. The Minister said the island received 34 cruise ship calls, with 47 cruise ship […]
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