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Virgin Voyages Reveals Its First-Ever Caribbean Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sir Richard Branson’s highly-anticipated cruise line has revealed its first-ever port in the Caribbean: Cuba. Virgin Voyages’ first ship, Scarlet Lady, which will launch in 2020 out of PortMiami, will make Havana its first port […]

Hilton Opens First Hotel in Guatemala

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton has opened its first-ever hotel in Guatemala. The brand’s first property in the country is set in the heart of Guatemala City, with 130 rooms in a neo-colonial style. Amenities include an outdoor pool, […]

WestJet’s Swoop Is Launching Its First Nonstop Caribbean Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Earlier this year, Canadian carrier WestJet launched its new low-cost airline, Swoop. And it seemed like it was only a matter of time before the new carrier launched its first Caribbean flights. Well, its happened. […]

Carnival Unveils First-Ever LNG-Powered Cruise Ship

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Corporation’s AIDA brand has debuted one of the most anticipated new ships in some time. It’s the new AIDAnova, and it’s the world’s first cruise ship to be powered both at sea and port […]

Virgin Voyages’ First Ship Gets a Name

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first Virgin Voyages cruise ship has gotten a name. Richard Branson’s highly-anticipated new adults-only cruise line has named its first ship Scarlet Lady, Branson announced this week. “Scarlet is the embodiment of everything this […]

The Caribbean’s First Cable Car System Is Coming to Santo Domingo

By Alexander Britell One of the most innovative urban projects in the Caribbean is soon coming to fruition. It’s called the Teleferico de Santo Domingo, and it’s the region’s first-ever urban cable car system. The project, which has become famous […]

MSC Cruises’ New Seaside Ship Makes First Call in St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor MSC Cruises’ next generation ship, Seaside, made its inaugural call to St Maarten on Wednesday. MSC Seaside, part of the line’s new Seaside Class, features a promenade with shops, restaurants, bars and more. The vessel […]

Holland America Ship Makes First Call to Saint Lucia

By the Caribbean Journal staff Saint Lucia’s transformed Point Seraphine cruise pier has welcomed a major cruise ship. Holland America Line’s MS Eurodam cruise ship made its inaugural call to Saint Lucia with about 2,000 passengers this week. It was […]

Bermuda’s The Cove Set to Open First Phase

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cove, the first phase of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve’s new residences in Bermuda, is slated to open at the end of March. The first building of the project, which consists of seven residences, will be […]

First Cruise Ship Returning to St Croix

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first cruise ship since Hurricane Maria is returning to the island of St Croix on Nov. 11, US Virgin Islands tourism officials announced. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn ship is coming to St Croix […]

First-Ever Kansas City-Punta Cana Flights

Travel company Vacation Express is expanding its flights to the Dominican Republic, it announced last week. The flights are available between Feb. 18 and Aug. 3, with flights leaving Kansas City on Friday and returning on Thursday. Vacation Express will […]

BVI Airways Gets First U.S. Department of Transportation Approval

The planned first-ever nonstop flights between the United States and the British Virgin Islands have taken a major step forward. BVI Airways has received formal notification by the U.S. Department of Transportation of the grant of economic authority to operate […]

The Caribbean’s First Organic Rum

LE CARBET — Among the waving canes on a boutique rum distillery in the north of Martinique, something very special is happening. Legendary rum house Neisson, located in the town of Le Carbet, has produced the first of its kind […]

Carnival Orders First LNG-Powered Cruise Ships

Carnival Corporation has announced a new multi-ship order for its first-ever liquefied natural gas-powered cruise ships. The company is scheduled to take delivery of two 180,000-gross-registered-ton cruise ships in 2020 and 2022 which will be the largest in the company’s […]

Bahamas’ Goombay Festival Going Strong (And There’s Still Time to Visit)

Just one week away from this year’s finale, guests have immersed themselves in the culture at the Bahamas Goombay Summer Festival. Frequent visitors Bran and Lamar Hodges from Cincinnati said that although they visit the Bahamas often, every experience is […]

Monica Puig Just Won Puerto Rico Its First Gold Medal

One of the tennis world’s rising stars just took home Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal. The 22-year-old native of the Hato Rey area of San Juan defeated Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Saturday evening to take home the crown. Puig won 6-4, […]

The First-Ever Nickelodeon Caribbean Hotel Is Now Open

The first-ever Nickelodeon Hotel has officially debuted in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The resort, which is the product of a partnership between Karisma Hotel and Resorts and Viacom International Media Networks, is a five-star, all-inclusive property. The beachfront Uvero Alto-area […]

Jamaica Confirms First Case of Zika

Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Zika mosquito-borne virus, the country’s Ministry of Health announced. The patient, who has now recovered, is a four-year-old child from Portmore. The government said the child began showing symptoms on Jan. 17, […]

First-Ever Nonstop Flights Planned Between Miami, British Virgin Islands

A long awaited air link could soon become a reality. And it could be a game-changer for British Virgin Islands tourism and you could soon also charter a jet. The government of the British Virgin Islands has partnered with air […]

The Caribbean’s First Major Vineyard. Yes — Wine From the Caribbean

Wine? From the Caribbean? And no, we don’t mean tropical fruit wine, from mangos or “ginger wine” from Jamaica. We mean wine — from actual grapes. Made in the Caribbean. While the Caribbean’s rainy climate has often posed an insurmountable […]

Norwegian Launches First-Ever Flights to Martinique

European carrier Norwegian Air has launched its first-ever flights to the French Caribbean. Norwegian launched its three-times-weekly flights from New York to Martinique this week, the first time Martinique has been accessible by air from the northeastern United States in […]

Queen Mary 2 Makes First Visit to Dominican Republic

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 cruise ship has made its first-ever visit to the new Amber Cove port in the Dominican Republic. The ship arrived from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands; it was also the ship’s first-ever stop in the […]

Costa Rica Is Getting Its First Luxury “Tent” Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff A new kind of resort is coming to Costa Rica. Nayara Hotels is planning to open its third hotel in the country, but this time with a twist: it will consist of 24, 945-square-foot tents. […]

A $1.5 Billion Timeshare Deal

By the Caribbean Journal staff Interval Leisure Group has acquired Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ Vacation Ownership Business, the companies announced. The move came after approval by the boards of directors of both companies. Under the agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

Haiti Holds First Round of Presidential Elections

Above: electoral materials arrive at Haiti’s airport (UN Photo/Srdan Slavkovic) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti held its first round of presidential elections on Sunday, although it will likely be some time before the leading vote-getters are announced. The country […]

Going Back to the Future in the Caribbean’s First Wi-Fi Taxi

By Alexander Britell WILLEMSTAD — On Oct. 21, 2015 I got in a car and went to the future. It wasn’t a DeLorean. It was a boxy, yellow taxi. It didn’t run on soda cans and banana peels, just regular gasoline. […]

At the Jamaica Inn, the Art of Being Timeless

A landmark hotel By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon It’s called Ultramarine Blue. And it’s been the color of Jamaica Inn since the Ocho Rios resort opened back in 1950. It’s a color so synonymous with the hotel that once you’ve been a […]

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Makes First Visit to St Kitts and Nevis

Maduro’s inaugural visit By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro made his first-ever visit to St Kitts and Nevis this week. The trip included the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries “as symbols of […]

At Nassau’s Baha Mar Resort, The Art of Everything