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Curtain Bluff, the Legendary All-Inclusive Resort in Antigua, Is Open Again

The legendary Curtain Bluff resort in Antigua has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned. The historic, all-inclusive destination resort has long been one of the Caribbean’s signature places to stay, and is one of a now-growing number of Antigua resorts […]

The Wailers Just Released Their First Album in 25 Years

Legendary reggae band The Wailers has released their first new album in more than 25 years. The new Sony Music Latin album, One World, has 14 songs, including the single “One World, One Prayer” produced by Emilio Estefan. Also featured […]

Bermuda Launches “Work From Bermuda” Program For One-Year Stays

The island of Bermuda has launched a new program that allows travelers to come to work remotely from Bermuda for a year. The “Bermuda Certificate” program, which involves a $263 application fee per person, also includes the flexibility to travel […]

Anguilla’s Legendary Bankie Banx Is Doing a Virtual Concert

Legendary Anguillian musician Bankie Banx is doing a virtual concert on July 18 at the Tequila Sunrise Villa in Anguilla. The music superstar will be performing poolside at the popular villa in a live stream on his Dune Preserve Facebook […]

This Year’s St John Celebration Is Going Virtual

The 66th annual St. John Celebration is going virtual, with plans for a “pop-up” virtual festival, running from June 27 to July 4. U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte said that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions […]

P&O Cruises Extends Pause to October

P&O Cruises is extending its pause in operations until Oct. 15, the company announced in a statement. P&O Cruises, whose global cruise network includes sailings in the Caribbean, said it was working “in close coordination with all relevant public health […]

Rediscovering Mamajuana, the Legendary Drink of the Dominican Republic

Caribbean spiced rums aren’t particularly exotic — there’s hardly a bar in America where you can’t order a “Captain and Coke,” for example. But there’s one unique variety of Caribbean spiced rum that you may not have heard of, even […]

American Airlines Extending Elite Status for Frequent Fliers

As the pandemic continues, American Airlines is moving to extend elite status for those in the carrier’s frequent flier program. The move means members of American Airlines’ AAdvantage program who have elite status — gold, platinum, platinum pro or executive […]

5 Trending Food Destinations in the Caribbean

Sitting under a palapa at the water’s edge, dining on whole snapper glazed in unagi joined by a 2016 Astrid & Therese riesling, one begins to realize just how much the Caribbean culinary scene has changed in recent years. Because […]

Antigua and Barbuda to Host Top Sailing Race for 5 More Years

Looking to solidify its position as the “sailing capital of the Caribbean,” Antigua and Barbuda has announced that it will continue hosting the RORC 600 sailing race for another five years. The race, which is now in its 12th year, […]

Caribbean Mourns Legendary Grenada Hotelier

The Caribbean is mourning one of its most legendary hoteliers, Grenada’s Sir Royston Hopkin, who passed away over the weekend. Hopkin was the proprietor of the renowned Spice Island Beach Resort on Grenada’s Grand Anse Beach. Hopkin, a former CHTA […]

Carnival Is Adding Four New Cruise Ships This Year

Carnival Corporation is launching four new cruise ships this year, the company announced this week. That will include the new Iona for P&O Cruises UK; Enchanted Princess for Princess Cruises; Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Firenze for […]

American Airlines, Delta Extending St Kitts Flights

Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are extending their existing non-stop Saturday flights to St. Kitts from JFK to include the month of May 2020, providing continuous service from peak season through summer. With both airlines increasing service at a time […]

A Legendary Caribbean Resort Reborn in St Barth

St Barth’s most iconic resort is making its long-awaited comeback this month. The Oetker Collection’s Eden Rock St Barths is set for its official reopening on Nov. 20, according to the company. The resort, set on the spectacular St Jean […]

A Legendary Caribbean Floating Bar Is Back in the BVI

It’s back in The Bight. For years, it was one of the Caribbean’s bucket-list bars: a floating, decommissioned old tanker converted into a beach bar Mecca. Then, in 2017, the William Thornton, or Willy T as it was affectionately known, […]

Saint Lucia’s Legendary Eatery Just Expanded

By Alexander Britell It’s arguably the most legendary place to eat in Saint Lucia: Orlando’s, the Soufriere restaurant helmed by one the island’s greatest chefs, Orlando Satchell. And now it’s expanded. Satchell has announced the opening of his second Orlando’s […]

The Caribbean’s Iconic Bitter End Yacht Club Is Coming Back

By Alexander Britell There are certain hotels in the Caribbean that manage to transcend the world of hospitality and enter a realm reserved for legends. They’re hotels that become destinations, that become bucket-list stops, that become part of the tapestry […]

Royal Caribbean Returning to New Orleans Year-Round

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is making a big return to the Big Easy. The cruise giant will be sending its Majesty of the Seas cruise ship to homeport in New Orleans year-round beginning in January 2020. The […]

Jungle Bay, a Legendary Caribbean Eco-Resort, Is Back

By Alexander Britell For years, it was one of Dominica’s signature places to stay: a high-level eco resort on an island renowned for its unsurpassed natural beauty. And now, less than two years after the storms of 2017, the legendary […]

Barbados’s New Year-Round JetBlue Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Barbados is getting a boost from New York City-based airline JetBlue. JetBlue is expanding its weekly nonstop Saturday service from Newark Liberty to Barbados to year-round service, Caribbean Journal has learned. The extension of service […]

Jamaica Tourism on Pace for Record-Breaking Year

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has had a record-breaking winter tourism season, according to estimates from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island is estimated to have welcomed around 900,000 stopover visitors this […]

Why John Legend Is Coming to Aruba

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival is back for a 19th year this spring, with a slate of performers including superstar John Legend. Legend will be the biggest name in a group of performers that […]

Another Solid Year For Bermuda Tourism

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Bermuda tourism is as strong as it has been in years, according to new data from the Bermuda Tourism Authority. The island saw an 11.7 percent increase in leisure air arrivals in 2018, with a […]

A Legendary Reggae Festival Is Making a Comeback

By the Caribbean Journal staff Since it debuted in 1978, Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash was one of the world’s most legendary reggae festivals. And now it’s coming back. After a 12 year hiatus, the iconic music gathering, which has hosted stars […]

A Legendary Anguilla Resort Completes Its Comeback

By Alexander Britell It was the resort that started everything. When the Malliouhana made its debut on Meads Bay in the 1980s, it was a game-changer for Anguilla, in large part representing the birth of luxury tourism — and tourism in […]

Jamaica Is Trending Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is one of the top five trending destinations for end of year travel, according to a new report from travel giant Kayak. The site’s data showed Jamaica as trending alongside destinations like Palm Springs, […]

Kayak: The USVI Is Trending

By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is trending right now on the global Kayak travel platform, according to new data from Kayak’s Holiday Travel Hacker. The Caribbean destination is the number six trending destination for New […]

A New Way to Get to San Miguel de Allende

By the Caribbean Journal staff United Airlines is expanding again in the wider region, this time with more flights to Mexico. The carrier has launched new year-round, daily flights between Chicago O’Hare and Leon in central Mexico. United is the […]

St Thomas Carnival 2024 Was a Big Hit