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Princess Cruises Launching New Caribbean Voyages

For the first time in four years, Princess Cruises will offer Summer Caribbean cruises including Panama Canal transits in 2018. The 3,192-guest Caribbean Princess returns to sail on a full summer season of voyages ranging from seven-day Eastern and Western […]

Annie Potts Wrote a Caribbean Children’s Book

With Black Friday behind us, the 2016 holiday shopping season has officially started, which means we’re actively looking for Caribbean-inspired gifts for our stockings. One that caught our eye: This charming children’s book, “Kemarley of Anguilla.” Written by actress and […]

Why There Are Horses on the Beach in Barbados

A special encounter on the sand By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s the tail end of my morning run in Barbados. I’ve already logged three miles, trundling past Brownes Beach, where a few elderly bathers are taking a sunrise […]

The Best Little Curry House in Anguilla

Finding Good Korma in Anguilla By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s billed as the best little curry house in Anguilla. And by little, they do mean little. Good Korma, which opened in the village of Blowing Point, has got […]

A Caribbean Wax Museum

Usain Bolt is, uncharacteristically, standing perfectly still. Marcus Garvey sits at a desk while Fidel Castro, dressed in head-to-toe army green, looks over his shoulder. Around the corner, Richard Branson’s dressed in a pirate outfit, and upstairs, Jennifer Lopez and […]

In Curaçao, Planting New Coral Reefs

As the coral reef population plummets around the world, the Dutch Caribbean is taking the lead in the fight to grow new reefs. In Curaçao, the Coral Restoration Foundation continues to plant new coral “trees” in the island’s waters, and […]

Fabien Cousteau Partners With Bonaire’s Harbour Village Beach Club

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bonaire’s leading hotel has a major new partner: world-renowned ocean conservationist Fabien Cousteau. The hotel has formalized a partnership with Cousteau, who is the grandson of famed explorer Jacques Cousteau, to raise awareness for ocean […]

How to Stay on This Beach in St Martin

It’s hard to travel around St Martin and not encounter a draw-dropping white-sand beach. And often the best way to enjoy the island’s beaches is, not in a hotel, but in a villa. Like, for instance, “Blue Beach,” a spectacular […]

The Ultimate All-Inclusive Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Back in 2010 I visited Grand Velas Riviera Maya and was blown away. In a landscape of three-star hotels posing as five, the Mexican all-inclusive resort near Playa Del Carmen proved to be the […]

A New Dive Center in Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the largest dive operators in Curaçao is building a new dive center. Ocean Encounters is renovating and reconstructing their dive center at the island’s Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa and Casino. The new dive […]

This Caribbean Resort’s “Jungle Book” Experience

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In celebration of the release of Disney’s Jungle Book, Mahekal Beach Resort is inviting guests to experience a special “Get Lost in the Jungle Getaway.” The package includes five-night accommodations in a newly-redesigned Jungle View […]

The 10 Best Airports in the Caribbean – 2016

These days, flying can be so stressful and soul-destroying that by the time you’ve navigated check-in, security and all the chaos of the concourse you’re desperate for a vacation – even if you didn’t need one before. Which is why […]

St Croix’s New Ice Cream Spot

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s no secret that I scream for ice cream. So when a friend from the USVI clued me into a new ice cream parlor in Christiansted, St. Croix, I was there, well, lickety split. […]

How This Bahamian Island Is Returning to Normal After Joaquin

Two months after Hurricane Joaquin devastated Long Island, the southeast Bahamian island is beginning a return to normal operations. A team including Jack Thompson, administrator of the government’s National Recovery and Reconstruction Unit; Captain Stephen Russell; members of the National […]

Juan Luis Guerra to Headline Major Dominican Republic Concert

Dominican music superstar Juan Luis Guerra will be headlining a major conference at the Casa de Campo resort later this month. The Dec. 30 concert at the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater will feature Guerra’s Todo Tiene Su Hora Tour. “We […]

Rum Journal: A Coconut Rhum You Need to Try Right Now

If you’ve been to the French Caribbean, it’s likely you’ve encountered a very nice after-dinner tradition: the homemade punch. It’s usually free, a gift of the proprietor for choosing his or her restaurant, and it’s usually delicious — a blend […]

In Saba, a Chance to “Sea” and Learn

New focus on the island’s ecosystem By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Bats and whales and snakes; Oh my! Visitors to Saba will have a chance to experience all three all in October, when the tiny Dutch-Caribbean island celebrates Environmental […]

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 […]

Rum Journal: A Flavored Rum That’s Perfect for a Summer Afternoon

We’ll be frank. When it comes to rums from Cruzan, we’re partial to Cruzan Single Barrel. It’s a delicate, robust rum that’s always among the region’s best. But Cruzan has long carved a sizable niche with its flavored rums, the […]

Swimming With Pigs in the Bahamas

Finding one swine day in the Bahamas By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor EXUMA — We’re in the Exuma Cays, a 365-island chain within the Bahamas’ archipelago that draws snorkelers, divers and fishermen. Our captain Ray Lightbourn, is leading our […]

Major Caribbean Coral Restoration Project Expands to Curacao

Above: saving corals in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff A major Caribbean coral restoration project is expanding. The Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire has joined forces with the Coral Restoration Foundation to launch a similar project in Curacao. CRF Curacao […]