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Carnival Celebration Kicks Off First Caribbean Cruise Season
Carnival Cruise Line’s new flagship has kicked off its first-ever sailing to the Caribbean. The new 6,000-guest cruise ship made its first stop in Grand Turk on a Thanksgiving-week cruise. That was followed by stops at the Dominican Republic’s Amber […]
St Kitts’ Cruise Season Is Heating Up
St Kitts is primed for a major cruise season in 2022-2023, one that will include an array of ships making their inaugural calls to Port Zante in Basseterre. Already this season, four ships have made their inaugural calls. That includes […]
Building the New British Virgin Islands
By Alexander Britell It’s been a “wild ride” for the British Virgin Islands in the last half decade, first with a storm and then a pandemic. But one company has been at the forefront of the British Overseas Territory’s reconstruction […]
Bonaire Adds New Options for Visitor Tax
Over the summer, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire put in a new “visitor tax,” aiming to replace its existing room and rental car taxes. The $75 tax is due before entering Bonaire, either digitally or at the passport line […]
New Nonstop Flights Between Los Angeles, Cayman Islands
It’s one of the most important source markets for Caribbean travel you never hear about: California. While it doesn’t send as many travelers to the region as major markets like Miami and New York, the California market, particularly Southern California […]
The First Caribbean Shake Shack Is Opening at Atlantis
Beloved burger chain Shake Shack is coming to the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The first-ever Caribbean outpost of the New York-based eatery is opening at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas next year. Shake Shack Atlantis will “making […]
Seadream Yacht Club Adds a New Caribbean Port: Statia
There is new tourism energy in Statia, the tiny Dutch Caribbean island near St Maarten, thanks to a new luxury resort and major new ferry service. And now the island has added another achievement: it’s the newest port of call […]
The USVI is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Travel Destination
It began during the pandemic, when expert tourism management and a flexible travel health policy helped drive a new wave of visitors to the US Virgin Islands. And the last two years has seen unprecedented levels of tourism growth in […]
10 Caribbean Beach Resorts for Your Next Vacation
It’s one of the best times to visit the Caribbean: the so-called “shoulder season,” when the storms are typically behind us but the winter tourism season hasn’t yet begun. That means you can find great value — and smaller crowds —in […]
Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Still Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels
Passenger traffic to Puerto Rico continues to eclipse its pre-pandemic levels, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island’s primary air hub, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, continues to show traffic higher than the same period in 2019. In September, San Juan’s […]
In St Barts, the Ultimate Caribbean Gourmet Month
It happens every November, when the season kicks off in St Barth, and the Caribbean’s most luxurious island kicks off the winter tourist season and celebrates the gourmet world. It starts the first of November, with the Caribbean Rum Awards […]
The Ultimate Caribbean Beach Bar Hotel Is Making a Comeback
It’s hard to think of a more legendary beach bar in the Caribbean than Soggy, as Jost Van Dyke’s bucket-list British Virgin Islands beach bar is affectionately known. And while the Soggy Dollar Bar long ago completed its comeback from […]
The Caribbean’s Top Food Festival Is Back at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
The premier culinary event in the Caribbean is making its return to the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. Cayman Cookout, the beloved food festival hosted by Eric Ripert, is returning from Jan. 12-16, 2023. The event is back after a two-year hiatus, […]
JetBlue Is Restarting Another Caribbean Nonstop Route
JetBlue Airways is resuming its only nonstop service to the French Caribbean Nov. 5, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The New York City-based carrier is restarting flights between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Beginning Nov. […]
The Joy of the Ti’ Punch, the Ultimate Caribbean Rum Cocktail
It’s the purest expression of sugarcane in spirit form: rhum blanc, or white rhum agricole. Unaged white rum made from pure pressed sugar cane juice is as close as you can come to the cane: a raw, visceral, complex spirit […]
The 5 Best Margaritaville Resorts in the Caribbean
It’s hard to think of anyone who has better distilled the dream of island living than Jimmy Buffett. And Buffett’s empire has expanded far beyond music, from the famous, ubiquitous Margaritaville restaurants and bars to a fast-expanding portfolio of branded […]
Cayman Airways Launches Sales for Los Angeles Flights
Cayman Airways has opened reservations for its highly-anticipated new flights between Los Angeles and Grand Cayman, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new service will be operating two legs per week: the Grand Cayman-Los Angeles leg will run on Saturdays, with […]
St Maarten Is Making Travel Easier for Vaccinated Visitors
St Maarten is making it easier for vaccinated travelers to visit the island. Beginning Aug. 1, the destination’s Electronic Health Authorization Service, an online registration portal, will give immediate pre-approval for vaccinated travelers once they completely fill out their forms. […]
Nevis’ Culturama Festival Is Back
The island of Nevis’ greatest cultural festival has made its long-awaited comeback. Culturama, the two-week cultural event, begins July 21, running through August 7. Culturama made its debut in 1974 as a celebration of Nevisian heritage and indigenous customs. Today, […]
The Buccaneer Resort Is Still a St Croix Legend
It’s hard to imagine St. Croix — or at least tourism in St. Croix — without the Buccaneer resort. When Douglas and Rachel Armstrong originally opened their 11-room inn on Beauregard Bay in 1947, sugar was still king on St. […]
Robin Thicke, Ashanti to Perform at Atlantis Paradise Island
Music stars Robin Thicke and Ashanti are heading to Atlantis Paradise Island. The pair of Grammy winners will perform live at Atlantis’ Casuarina Beach on July 16, part of the Music Making Waves concert series at Paradise Island’s signature resort. […]
The Best Hotels in Martinique, From Boutique Stays to Beach Resorts
Martinique is an island in the Caribbean, and one of the region’s most fascinating destinations. But it’s very much the French Caribbean. When it comes to choosing a hotel, that means a lot of unfamiliar names (no Marriotts or Hiltons […]
Saint Lucia Reporting “Overwhelming” Demand for Carnival
Saint Lucia Carnival is making its return this year after a two-year hiatus amid the pandemic, and tourism officials say the demand is “overwhelming.” Caribbean Airlines has already added more flights from Trinidad to tap the regional market for the […]
How to Take a Caribbean Sailing Vacation Right Now
Sailing through the British Virgin Islands on a chartered catamaran is every bit the fantasy journey it sounds like, but here’s one surprise I got during my time cruising around Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke on a Moorings […]
Barbuda’s Biggest Festival Is Returning
The biggest festival in Barbuda is making a comeback this year after a two-year hiatus amid the pandemic. The Caribana Festival, a four-day celebration of “culture, music and pageantry,” will make its return from June 3-6. This year’s theme is […]
This Caribbean Island’s Biggest Hotel Is For Sale
The four-star Tobago hotel, the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort, is up for sale again.The government of Trinidad and Tobago is now looking for an owner/international operator/investor for the 178-room and 22-suites hotel. To access this content, subscribe now. […]
New Caribbean InterContinental Resort Breaks Ground
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The Bahamas’ National Family Island Regatta Is Back in Exuma
One of the Caribbean’s most legendary regattas has made its triumphant return in The Bahamas. The National Family Island Regatta, which had been held annually in Exuma before the onset of the pandemic, returned this weekend to the heart of […]
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