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Barbados Leads the Caribbean in Cruise Passenger Growth

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Barbados has emerged as the fastest-growing cruise destination in the Caribbean so far this year, posting the strongest passenger growth of any destination in the region through the first three quarters. According to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Barbados welcomed 496,256 cruise passengers through three quarters, representing year-over-year growth of 31.5 percent. The increase […]

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Rum Journal: Cooper Island's Remarkable Rum Bar

It’s the end of the afternoon, sky and water both silver, and there’s just one thing on the menu: rum. You stroll up the dock, past a smattering of barrels and enter what must be paradise on earth. Here, on a tiny island outpost of the British Virgin Islands, is one of the world’s greatest […]

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BVI Airways Gets FAA Approval

In a major step toward launching nonstop flights between the United States and Tortola, air carrier BVI Airways has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate flights between the BVI and cities in the U.S. BVI Airways had earlier this month received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “This brings us one […]

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My BVI Tips: Adrian Green

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you weren’t staying aboard a boat, chances are you arrived to Saba Rock, the lively bar and restaurant floating in the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound, via their water taxi. Which means that you likely met Adrian Green, who’s been expertly piloting Saba’s boats, Saba Rock I and […]


BVI Airways Gets FAA Approval

It’s just about the closest thing to a safari lodge in the Caribbean, substituting the savannah for the sand. The Anegada Beach Club, a relatively new resort in the far reaches of the British Virgin Islands, has developed the Caribbean’s most impressive “glamping,” or luxury camping, experience. Set on a stretch of white sand, the Anegada […]

The Best Breakfast in the British Virgin Islands

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’re planning a trip to Peter Island, the private island resort in the BVI, trust us when we tell you that there’s only one thing to order for breakfast. But that’s not because there’s literally only one thing to order for breakfast at Tradewinds Restaurant; the impressive morning […]

How You Can Stay at Virgin Gorda’s Ultra-Luxe Yacht Club

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’ve got plans to cruise around the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound, you may already know about the beautiful Yacht Club Costa Smeralda & Marina, a 38-slip refuge for yachts up to 300 feet long. Open to marina clients and sail-up visitors, YCCS offers stunning views of the Sound, […]

BVI Readies for Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational

This summer, the British Virgin Islands’ Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina will host the second annual Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational. The private island resort is located close to the BVI’s fishing grounds and the renowned North Drop. The tournament will run from Aug 3-6. “We’re excited to be hosting the Blue Marlin Invitational […]

Nonstop New York-Tortola Flights Could Soon Be a Reality

Having to find a connecting flight to get to the British Virgin Islands could soon be a thing of the past. Tortola-based BVI Airways has received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate nonstop flights from New York to the BVI. BVI Airways, which is also planning to launch Miami-Tortola flights, said it […]

VIDEO: White Bay, Guana Island

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s hard to imagine a beach more perfect: Sand as white and fine as confectioners’ sugar. Water the same transparent turquoise as a Tanqueray gin bottle. Near constant breezes that straddle the line between blissfully warm and blessedly cool. But apart from these obvious physical qualities, White Bay, the […]

The Most Romantic Place on Peter Island

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s called Honeymoon Beach and it’s hard to think of a more appropriate name for this scallop of ivory sand, one of five on Peter Island, the private-island oasis in the British Virgin Islands. That’s because regardless of the guest count at the 52-room resort, the tiny secluded bay […]

Guana Island Has Its Very Own Orchard

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor  These days there’s a whole lot of talk about farm-to-table “this” and slow food “that” in the culinary world, but one Caribbean resort is (literally) putting its fork where it’s food is. And at Guana Island, a private-island resort in the British Virgin Islands, a significant percentage of where […]