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Carnival Vista Begins Year-Round Caribbean Cruises From Miami

Carnival Vista has arrived in PortMiami to begin year-round Caribbean cruises. Carnival Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship, Carnival Vista, will be sailing a year-round schedule of six and eight-day cruises to the Caribbean. The new ship includes features like […]

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The World’s Happiest Island

World's Happiest Island

What’s the happiest place on earth? It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a Caribbean island. Following a five-year Happiness Index study conducted in partnership between the Aruba Tourism Authority and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, […]

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10 Caribbean Islands to Visit This Fall

Islands to Visit This Fall

School is back in session and the days are already becoming shorter. The weather is getting crisp and the cold front is on the way. Fall is upon us — and that’s great for travelers to the Caribbean, because it’s the season […]

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Why Aruba Is Hosting a Happiness Conference

Happiness Conference

It’s known as “One Happy Island,” and the Dutch Caribbean Island lives up to the bill, from its easy-going lifestyle to its impossibly beautiful beaches. But the country’s always forward-thinking tourism board is taking it one step further this year, […]

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JetBlue to Launch Daily Fort Lauderdale-Aruba Flights

JetBlue Aruba

There’s a new way to get to Aruba. JetBlue announced that its broad Caribbean expansion push would continue with a new route between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport beginning Jan. 4, 2017. It’s the latest […]


A New Hire at Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara

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Aruba’s top hotel has made a major new hire. The Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has named Niels Stuedemann its new resort manager. Stuedemann succeeds former Manager Deborah Dintelman, who had served at the property for 17 years. Stuedemann comes […]


The Caribbean’s Best Luxury Neighborhoods

If you’re thinking of moving to the Caribbean, there are many factors to consider: what kind of real estate are you looking for? What kind of area are you looking for? Are you looking for a remote enclave or a […]

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Five Fun Things to Do in Aruba

Things to Do in Aruba

With breezy white-sand beaches, year-round balmy temps, and a uniquely cosmopolitan culture, the Dutch-Caribbean isle of Aruba has long been a favorite of sun-seeking Caribbean travelers. But, in case you need more reasons to visit this tiny territory, check out […]


KLM Adding More Aruba Flights

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Dutch carrier KLM is adding more flights to Aruba. After the success of newly-introduced flights to the island for the summer months, the carrier has decided to allocate additional capacity to Aruba for the winter tourist season. This will mean […]


Why This Celebrity Chef Is Coming to Aruba

Seamus Mullen

Celebrity Chef Seamus Mullen is coming to Aruba this fall for a special one-night-only dinner. Mullen, a top chef in New York City best known for his El Colmado tapas and wine hall in Hell’s Kitchen, will be creating a […]

Why Aruba Just Banned Plastic Bags

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A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions […]


The Best Beaches You Can Stay on in the Caribbean

Best Beaches

Think of your favorite beaches in the Caribbean, the show-stopping ones, like Prickly Pear or Sandy Spit in the British Virgin Islands, or Trunk Bay in St John. But what makes these beaches so spectacular is something of a flaw […]


Bucuti & Tara Now Has a Custom Wellness Program

Wellness Program

Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has announced the launch of the island’s first-ever fully-customized resort wellness program. The program, led by wellness specialist Isabel Struve Rasmijn, offers customized programs in four areas: nutrition, physical fitness, mental wellness and mind-body […]


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