News Island Routes Launches Entertaining New Safety Video
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Jamaica-based tour operator Island Routes is bringing some sass to the safety video with a musical version that debuted on board the company’s new fleet of buses this week. Written, produced and performed by […]
Barbados Signs $10 Million Loan Deal With IDB
Barbados has signed a pair of agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank for $10 million in loan financing. The funding will finance a programmed aimed at strengthening “human and social development” on the island, according to a government statement. Barbados […]
These are the Best Street Foods in the Caribbean
While the Caribbean has many superb fine-dining restaurants, sometimes we just want something quick, inexpensive and portable to nosh on the fly. And when we do, these are these street foods are our go-tos. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor […]
News Viking Ocean Cruises to Debut New Caribbean Itineraries
More offerings in the Caribbean By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Viking Ocean Cruises will make its first transatlantic crossing in September 2016, launching three new Caribbean cruise itineraries. After several stops around North America, Viking Star will sail down to […]
JetBlue Launching Year-Round Mint Service to Barbados
After less than a month, travelers to the Caribbean have spoken. And so JetBlue is expanding its Mint premium cabin offering in the Caribbean. The New York City-based carrier announced that it would be offering the Mint premium service on […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards - 2015
Last year, Caribbean Journal launched the first-ever Caribbean Travel Awards to honor the hotels, destinations and people who help make Caribbean travel better. And we’re doing it again this year, looking at the region both from the perspective of the […]
News LIAT Launching New Caribbean Flights
The regional carrier is expanding By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT has announced it will launch a new, nonstop service from Barbados to Trinidad early next year. Beginning Jan. 18, LIAT will offer daily flights from the Grantley Adams Airport to […]
JetBlue Begins Selling Fort Lauderdale-Barbados Flights
New flights hit the market By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has officially begun selling its new flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport. JetBlue will be launching the service April 28, 2016. The route was first […]
A New Cruise Ship in Barbados
By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has welcomed the arrival of the new MV Brittania cruise ship. The 1,083-foot-long flagship of P&O Cruises will be homeporting in Barbados throughout the winter season, conducting 14-day cruises across the Caribbean. “We are […]