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This Bahamas Private Island Just Listed for $3M

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This Under-the-Radar Caribbean Island Has Reef Sharks, Beach Bungalows, and a Different Kind of Dive Resort

You spend the day diving bottomless blue holes. Discovering thick finger coral and hobnobbing with reef sharks, eagle rays and regal seahorses. Then you get out of the water and find the perfect sunset on a totally uncrowded white-sand beach. I remember the first time I visited Cape Eleuthera, way down at the southeastern corner […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset on Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Elizabeth Johnson, who sent in this lovely shot of sunset on the island of Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands of The Bahamas. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

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More New Flights to Islands in The Bahamas

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There’s another new route to one of the most beloved destinations in The Bahamas. Fast-expanding Bahamian carrier Aztec Airways has added another new nonstop route between Fort Lauderdale and the island of Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands. Aztec Airways, which has long operated service to a host of destinations across The Bahamas, is […]

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This Island in The Bahamas Is Getting a Major New Airport

A major new airport is opening before the end of the year on the island Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. In a significant boost for Great Harbour Cay and the Berry Islands chain of The Bahamas, the island’s new international airport terminal is opening in the next two months, tourism […]

More New Flights to Islands in The Bahamas

A pair of neighboring private islands in The Bahamas has hit the market for $50 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Bird Cay and Cat Cay, adjacent islands in the Berry Islands chain of The Bahamas, has been listed with Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty. Bird Cay, a 230-acre island, is currently under development with 12 […]

Tropic Ocean Airways Launching Flights to The Bahamas' Great Harbour Cay

Leading regional carrier Tropic Ocean Airways is launching another nonstop route to The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Fort-Lauderdale based airline will be kicking off scheduled flight service from Fort Lauderdale’s Sheltair Aviation to Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands of The Bahamas. The new service will officially launch in September. Great Harbour […]

In Nassau, The Bahamas, the Crossroads of Conch

The clack of dominoes; the knock of stringed shells; the cut of fresh Queen Conch. There’s a percussive ritual to Potters Cay, the historic fishing dock under the Paradise Island Bridge that just so happens to be the crossroads of the world’s best conch. Rows of stalls and purveyors line the dock in the heart […]

Royal Caribbean Returns to The Bahamas

Royal Caribbean has made its return to The Bahamas, with the home-porting of Adventure of the Seas in Nassau. The ship arrived this week to the port of Nassau, following a year-long shutdown of the cruise industry amid the global pandemic. “It has been a long and challenging period for our country and for the […]

The Bahamas Is Now Open for Tourism

The Bahamas is officially open for tourism. The 700-island destination reopened its borders for international tourism on July 1, part of a phased reopening that began with a reopening for boaters and private aviation on June 15. Most crucially, incoming travelers must present a COVID-19 RT-PCR negative test upon arrival (that’s the swab test). Those […]

The Bahamas’ Great Harbour Cay Is Getting a New Airport

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Bahamas’ most beloved, but still largely undiscovered, destinations is getting a brand-new airport. Great Harbour Cay, a tiny white-sand paradise in the heart of the country’s Berry Islands archipelago, is the site of a new planned $2 million airport terminal, according to Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar. Great […]

The 10 Best Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean for 2020

The Caribbean is filled with great adults-only hotels — but the vast majority of them are all-inclusive. For many, that’s great, and an adults-only all-inclusive vacation can be wonderful. But not everyone is seeking an all-inclusive experience; some want the independence and bespoke feel of a traditional EP hotel, without sacrificing the privacy and seclusion of […]

Royal Caribbean Opens $250M “Perfect Day” in The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean has officially opened its new $250 million private island destination in The Bahamas. The new project is set at the northwestern edge of the Berry Islands chain in The Bahamas highlighted by a massive waterpark called Thrill. “Royal Caribbean is the proven leader when it comes to pushing […]