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This Might Be the Most Spectacular Caribbean Beach You’ve Never Heard Of, With Wild Surf and a "Diamond Rock"

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Marriott’s Best New Luxury Resort in the Caribbean Is Hidden in the Dominican Republic

Spectacular golf, plunge-pool rooms and an extraordinary Arturo Fuente lounge made our latest Dominican Republic stay a memorable one. The golf would be enough to bring us back. So would the Fuente lounge. But after our recent stay at the St. Regis Cap Cana, it’s the combination we keep thinking about: a great course, a […]

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Grenada Has a Spectacular Under-the-Radar Beach With Calm Turquoise Water and a Tiny Rum Bar

Just beyond famous Grand Anse, BBC Beach is a sheltered Grenada hideaway with soft sand, remarkably calm water and one of the island’s great little beach bars. Everybody knows Grand Anse. It’s the signature beach in Grenada, a sweeping two-mile arc of white sand that has become one of the defining images of the island. […]

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Jamaica’s 7 Best Beaches for Your Next Vacation, From Seven Mile in Negril to Frenchman’s Cove and Winnifred

From Negril and Montego Bay to Portland and Ocho Rios, these are 7 Jamaica beaches we keep going back to — including a legendary strand, a river-fed cove and one of the Caribbean’s great local beach experiences. Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Frenchman’s Cove in Portland and Winnifred Beach near Port Antonio tell you almost […]

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St Croix Has a 383-Acre Refuge With White Sand, Weekend-Only Access, and Sea Turtles — And It's One of the Best Beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands

On the western end of St Croix, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is about to reopen its extraordinary beach for the season, bringing back one of the wildest and most beautiful stretches of sand in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge occupies 383 acres at the southwestern edge of St Croix, just […]

Emerald and turquoise water at Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, with beach bars, umbrellas and palm trees along the shoreline

Jamaica’s 7 Best Beaches for Your Next Vacation, From Seven Mile in Negril to Frenchman’s Cove and Winnifred

I’ve always been intrigued by the local legend in Grand Cayman that Seven Mile Beach has healing properties. But the more I come here, the more I start to believe. You walk into the water, an otherworldly fusion of emerald and turquoise, and you feel something. You feel different. Is it warmer? Is it clearer? […]

I've Been Traveling the Caribbean for Decades. This Two-Mile Beach in Grenada Is Still One of My Favorites

You could spend years traveling around the Caribbean and develop a pretty demanding definition of a great beach. The sand has to be right. Swimming has to be easy. You want enough beach for a long walk, somewhere good to eat nearby, and a hotel close enough that you can treat the beach as part […]

These 20 Caribbean Beaches Are Made for Long Walks, From Anguilla to Aruba to Jamaica

There’s an old Jamaican expression that belongs naturally on a Caribbean beach: walk good. It’s usually a goodbye, a wish for safe travels, a simple way of telling someone to take care. It also describes one of the Caribbean’s simplest pleasures: putting your feet in the sand and walking until it’s time to turn around. […]

8 Black-Sand Beaches in the Caribbean With Volcano Views, Hidden Coves, and Beach Bars

A trail drops through thick tropical vegetation in Dominica and ends at a beach moviegoers have already seen on a cinema screen. In Martinique, tables at a legendary beach bar stand just beyond dark volcanic sand, with ti’ punch and grilled fish coming out of the kitchen. On another part of the island, steep cliffs rise behind a […]

One of the Best Beaches on Earth Is Hidden in Plain Sight on Paradise Island in The Bahamas

Most people know Paradise Island before they ever see it. They know the pink towers of Atlantis Paradise Island. They know Aquaventure, the casino, the marine habitats and the restaurants. They know The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas, one of the Caribbean’s best-known luxury hotels. A lot fewer people know the name Cabbage […]

These Are the 11 Best Caribbean Beaches You Can Visit Without Needing a Passport, From St Thomas to Puerto Rico

A sea turtle feeds in the clear shallows of Maho Bay. White sand curves beneath the forested hills of Trunk Bay. On Culebra, turquoise water stretches across the wide sweep of Flamenco Beach. Some of the Caribbean’s most beautiful beaches are also among the easiest for Americans to visit. You don’t need a passport to reach the U.S. Virgin Islands […]

8 Beaches to Visit in Aruba, From White-Sand Icons to Snorkeling Coves and a Wild Kiteboarding Beach

Some beaches are long, empty stretches of sand. Others are made for floating in calm water, snorkeling beside the rocks or settling into a beach bar with something cold in your hand. In Aruba, you get all of them. The Dutch Caribbean island has one of the most varied collections of beaches in the region, from […]

This Hidden Grenada Beach Is Just Minutes From the Airport, With Golden Sand, Snorkeling, and a Legendary Lunch Spot

Most people landing in Grenada turn right. They leave Maurice Bishop International Airport and head toward Grand Anse, the famous two-mile beach lined with hotels, beach bars and places to eat. Magazine Beach is in the other direction. Barely a few minutes from the terminal, it occupies a secluded bay below Point Salines, with a long sweep of golden sand, snorkeling […]