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The Caribbean’s Greatest Food Hall Is in Barbados
Bake ’n shark, sailfish, roti, jerk, doubles, fresh pasta, tres leches. It’s a symphony of flavors, tastes and cuisines, all set a short stroll from the beach. This is the Worthing Square Food Garden in Barbados, and it’s the Caribbean’s […]
Carnival Adding More Cruises With Grand Bahama Stops
Carnival Cruise Line is adding more cruise itineraries to the Caribbean including its in-development new port on Grand Bahama. The new Celebration Key, set to open in Grand Bahama, will be featured in a number of cruises starting in 2025 […]
Top Caribbean Luxury Resort Sold for $14M
The MC Hotel Group, a leading international luxury hotel and hospitality group based in London, recently bought one of the Caribbean’s top luxury resorts, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the […]
Virgin Voyages Has a New CEO
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has a new chief executive officer, following the retirement of founding CEO Tom McAlpin. The company’s current president, Normal Saverimuttu, has been named as its new CEO. McAlpin is transitioning to the role of chairman […]
Jimmy Buffett’s Love Affair with the Caribbean
Jimmy Buffett was many things — singer, songwriter, entrepreneur (and ultimately billionaire), and leader and inspiration to a legion of devoted “Parrotheads” who took his music and concerts and adopted it as a lifestyle. Perhaps less recognized is Buffett’s role […]
Norwegian Launching Caribbean Cruises From Baltimore
Norwegian Cruise Line is adding a new port for Caribbean cruises: the Port of Baltimore. Norwegian has begun its first-ever season cruising out of the Port of Baltimore, from which it will be kicking off a Caribbean season beginning in […]
This Turks and Caicos Resort Is Rebranding
The East Bay Resort on the island of South Caicos in Turks and Caicos is set for a major rebranding and redevelopment effort, Caribbean Journal has learned. The nearly 100-room resort is closing on Sept. 9 to undertake a “significant” […]
Why the Statia Is one of the Caribbean’s Best-Kept Secrets
The building has been here for more than two centuries, stone and brick just a few hops from the edge of the sea. Faithfully rebuilt to evoke its colonial-era structure, the property was originally made of the ballast from sailing […]
Celebrity Is Adding More Caribbean Cruises From Florida
Celebrity Cruises is planning an expanded push to the Caribbean next year, with four ships sailing to the Caribbean out of Florida. In the winter 2024-2025 season, Celebrity will send Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Summit out of ports […]
In Grenada, a Secret Caribbean Marina Resort
You feel like you’re on your own little island, peering out at the beaches of Calivigny Island across the way, surrounded by green hills on either side. And then you see the lighthouse — and you realize it’s not quite like […]
From Jamaica to Antigua, Hotels and Bars With Music History
Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a […]
This Top Caribbean Regatta Is Back
The longest running workboat regatta in the Caribbean is back again this year on the Grenadian island of Carriacou. This year’s Carriacou Regatta Festival, which first launched in 1965, puts the focus on the island’s long history of boat building. […]
The 25 Most Romantic Resorts in the Caribbean
There are necessary ingredients to the perfect romantic retreat: a degree of privacy, a hint of seclusion, the right amounts of design and service. But these are not always sufficient. The most romantic getaways in the Caribbean have an extra […]
This Tiny Caribbean Private Island Is Back
For nearly a half century, Marina Cay was one of the Caribbean’s most beloved private-island destinations, home to a bar, a restaurant and a tiny hotel on what was for years known as Pusser’s Marina Cay. Now, the legendary little […]
This Top British Virgin Islands Resort Is Going Independent
One of the top resorts in the British Virgin Islands will once again be operating as an independent property. The BVI’s Scrub Island Resort is ending its 11-year affiliation with Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Scrub Island was actually the first hotel […]
The Ultimate All-Inclusive Beach Resort in Antigua
It’s a quarter-mile long, pearl-white and shimmering turquoise, one of the most stunning strands of sand you’ll find in the Caribbean: Long Bay in Antigua. It’s the sort of beach that calls us all to the Caribbean, a place for […]
Margaritaville at Sea Is Back for Bahamas Cruises
Margaritaville’s first-ever cruise ship has returned to the water after a multimillion-dollar round of improvements. The 658-cabin Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship is once again sailing to The Bahamas out of the Port of Palm Beach. This summer, the […]
10 Small Hotels to Visit in The Bahamas This Summer
Sailing the turquoise splendor of the Exumas. Diving blue holes in Andros. Finding new levels of chill in San Salvador. Achieving seclusion in Cat Island. Tasting new flavors in Nassau. The Bahamas is an equally vibrant destination in the summer, […]
Celebrity Cruises Is Adding Two New Destinations in The Bahamas
Celebrity Cruises is planning a “revamped” Caribbean program next summer, one that will for the first time include stops at sister brand Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay destination in The Bahamas, along with the tiny island of Bimini. The […]
Where Are the Next Opportunities in Caribbean Real Estate?
Most buyers are hunting to pour money into the next Turks and Caicos, or the next island that is poised for a rapid spike in real estate development like sizzling pandemic markets such as The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. […]
Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Will Have a Different Focus: Short Getaways
Royal Caribbean’s new Utopia of the Seas cruise ship is set to make its debut is planning to set sail in July 2024. Like its sister ships in the company’s Oasis class, Utopia will have resort-style pools, copious bars and […]
Carnival Venezia Kicks Off Caribbean Cruises From New York
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship has launched its first-ever Caribbean cruises from New York City. The new Carnival Venezia is home-porting at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. It’s the product of a new initiative by Carnival to deploy Italy’s Costa Cruises […]
The Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Negril, Jamaica
Negril is home to an eclectic array of resorts, some dating back to the Jamaican west coast town’s past as a bohemian destination while others representing some of the most stylish resorts on the island. Figuring prominently in the mix […]
The Moorings Has a New-Look Base in Tortola
Leading charter yacht company The Moorings has unveiled a new-look base in Tortola, the home of nearly 300 of its ships. That includes a new Moorings Market, the product of years of work, with a new full-service provisioning experience, fresh […]
In Grenada, a Postcard-Perfect Caribbean Town
The locals call it the “Portofino of the Caribbean.” Peering at St George’s, Grenada, you’ll find fishing boats bobbing in the harbor, pastel buildings on the edges of green hills and surely as compelling case for a postcard as its […]
Puerto Rico Has a Colorful New Boutique Hotel
The Condado neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico is one of the most vibrant urban areas in the Caribbean, from luxury shopping to high-end eateries to resorts and casinos. Now it’s home to another new boutique hotel, and it’s one […]
Caribbean Cruises Are Back in a Big Way
The Caribbean tourism industry has rebounded spectacularly from the pandemic – and so, too has the cruise sector. Plainly, Caribbean cruises are back in a big way, according to travel agents. More cruise ships, some larger, are sailing, operating at […]
Angela Bassett Just Spent Her Caribbean Vacation in Antigua and Barbuda
Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett just spent a beach-filled Caribbean vacation in Antigua and Barbuda. Bassett, who was joined by her sister, D’nette Bassett and close friend Dawnn Lewis, came to the twin-island destination after a busy awards season that included […]
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