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When Nassau, Bahamas Was the Center of the Music World

More New York-Nassau Flights

It’s getting even easier to fly to Nassau, The Bahamas from New York. Delta Air Lines is adding a second daily flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport, with service set to …

More Travelers Are Taking Ferries to The Bahamas

More and more travelers are traveling to The Bahamas via ferry from Florida, according to Spanish firm Balearia, which operates a pair of ferry routes to the country. Baleria, which runs ferries from Fort Lauderdale to both Grand Bahama and …

How to Take an All-Inclusive Vacation in Eleuthera

Eleuthera is known for its beaches, its blue holes, its scenery and its inimitable culture. It’s not known for all-inclusive resorts. But one of the island’s top hotels is changing that. The French Leave Resort in Governor’s Harbour is now …

The Bahamas’ Undiscovered Island

“At two o’clock in the morning the land was discovered, at two leagues’ distance; they took in sail and remained under the square-sail lying to till day, which was Friday, when they found themselves near a small island, one of …

Caribbean Airlines’ New Trinidad-Guyana Flights

Caribbean Airlines is kicking off new flights between Trinidad and Guyana’s Ogle International Airport. The carrier will be adding three new weekly flights between Port of Spain and Ogle beginning on April 3, according to the Trinidad-based company. The new …

In The Bahamas, A New Kind of Conch Farm

A new project by Florida Atlantic University aims to help restore the population of Queen Conch in Grand Bahama. The school’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received a $2.8 million grant from Builders Initiative to establish a new queen conch …

JetBlue Is Launching New Daily Flights to Nassau, The Bahamas

JetBlue Airways is set to launch new daily nonstop flights between New York and The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new nonstop route will operate every day between New York’s LaGuardia International Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport in …

“Iconic” Bahamas Luxury Villa Hits the Market for $37.5 Million

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI A top luxury villa on Paradise Island in The Bahamas has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, …

Royal Caribbean Moves Forward on New Bahamas Beach Club

Royal Caribbean is moving ahead with its planned Royal Beach Club development in The Bahamas. The beach club will be set on 17 acres at the far end of Paradise Island; the project was just approved by the government …

This Top Bahamas Hotel Has a New Executive Chef

The Bluff House, one of the top boutique hotels in The Bahamas, has named a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned. The hotel, set on Green Turtle Cay in Abaco, has named Devin E. Johnson to the role. …

$300 Million Private Island Project Breaks Ground in The Bahamas

A new $300 million private-island residential resort project has broken ground in The Bahamas. The new Montage Cay, a partnership between Sterling Global and Montage International, held its groundbreaking this past week on what was formerly known as Matt …

Royal Caribbean Is Adding More “Short” Cruises

Royal Caribbean is adding more “short” Caribbean getaways beginning next year, the company said this week. The cruise giant has revealed its lineup of different “short” cruises to the region for 2024, with itineraries on eight different ships. That …

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Escape in The Bahamas

There are beaches, and then there is Old Bight Beach. Here on the southwestern coast of Cat Island in The Bahamas is a nearly five-mile-long stretch of perfect white sand dotted with casuarina trees. The water is the kind …

Learning to Love Sharks on Bimini in the Bahamas

Few species have as fearsome a reputation as sharks. But there’s far more to the story. Yes, a few shark species have a deserved reputation as ferocious hunters, but unless you’re a fish or a seal, your odds of …

Caribbean Moment: A Walk on the Beach in The Bahamas

It’s still one of the great secrets of The Bahamas: the tiny island of San Salvador. This tropical getaway, most famous as the site of Columbus’ first landing in the New World, is almost impossibly pristine, home to some …

The Caribbean’s Best Margaritaville Resort Is In Nassau

The transformation Downtown Nassau has experienced has been one of the greatest success stories in the Caribbean in the last few years. In the radius of just a few blocks, you can find everything from a world-class art gallery …

Travelers Are Flocking to Nassau Paradise Island in The Bahamas

The Bahamas’ number one destination is hotter than ever. Nassau Paradise Island, the twin-island destination that represents the most popular place to visit in The Bahamas, is seeing surging tourism numbers, according to new data from the Nassau Paradise …

It Just Got Easier to Fly to Eleuthera in The Bahamas

It just got easier to fly from South Florida to the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas. Top local Aztec Airways has expanded its service between Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and North Eleuthera International Airport. The expansion means Aztec …