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Caribbean Bucket List: Zip Lining Through Antigua’s Rainforest Canopy

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The harness clips in with a solid click. A guide checks the line, gives a nod, and then you step forward. For a second, there’s nothing under your feet but green — layers of broadleaf trees stretching below — and then the cable tightens and you’re moving. Wind in your ears, sun cutting through the […]

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Crystal Redeploying Luxury Yacht to the Caribbean

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Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises is redeploying its ultra-luxury yacht to the Caribbean. The Crystal Esprit will head to the Caribbean in November 2017 and all of 2018. The redeployment of the boutique 62-guest yacht comes after what the company said was “overwhelming feedback” from guests. The yacht with Cross Chartering will sail round-trip on Sundays […]

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Celebrity’s New Culinary Cruise in the Caribbean

Celebrity Cruises has unveiled a new culinary cruise featuring some of the top chefs of Washington, D.C. The DC Chefs’ Caribbean Culinary Cruise, scheduled for Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, will feature chefs including Mike Isabella, Marjorie Meek-Bradley and David Guas, along with James Beard-nominated spirit authority Derek Brown. The cruise was developed by Celebrity […]

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Why Eric Ripert Is Coming to Grand Cayman

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World-renowned Chef Eric Ripert is coming to Grand Cayman next month. Ripert is coming to the island to celebrate his new memoir, 32 Yolks, and will be personally hosting three eight-course dinners and book-signings on Dec. 6, 7 and 8. The dinners will take place at his eponymous Blue restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman […]


Celebrity’s New Culinary Cruise in the Caribbean

One of the Caribbean’s hippest destinations has an exotic new accommodation: treehouses. The Papaya Playa project in Tulum has launched a portfolio of new sustainably-crafted tree houses in a jungle the coast. The tree houses are crafted from local Zapote and recycled wood, with panoramic views of the sea. The units’ interiors include textiles and […]

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Caribbean Hotel Moving Forward

Leonardo DiCaprio’s highly-anticipated Caribbean hotel project is moving forward. Blackadore Caye, set on a private island off the coast of Belize, will aim to set a new standard for green hospitality and local ecosystem restoration. For the last six months, DiCaprio and his team have been gathering feedback from local stakeholders and citizens on the […]

Grand Cayman’s Kimpton Seafire Resort Is Now Open

One of the Caribbean’s most hotly-anticipated new hotels is now open for business: the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa in Grand Cayman. The resort, which is the first new resort on Grand Cayman in a decade, has 266 guest rooms and suites, the “great majority” of which have ocean views. That includes three free-standing beachside […]

Riu Just Opened Its First-Ever Water Park in the Caribbean

A huge new water park has debuted in the Dominican Republic’s tourism capital. Hotel giant Riu has opened its first-ever water park, with the debut of the Splash Water World in Punta Cana. The $3.5 million complex is accessible at no charge to guests staying at any of the five Riu hotels in Punta Cana. […]

Winair, KLM Planning Codeshare Agreement

Caribbean air carrier Winair is planning to implement a codeshare agreement with Dutch airline KLM, the company announced this week. Implementation of the codeshare agreement is targeted for a 2017 debut. That would give customers the ability to book combined Winair-KLM iitineraries on a single ticket. ”WINAIR currently enjoys a interline with KLM, one of […]

Norwegian Epic Begins Winter Caribbean Sailings

Norwegian Epic, one of the company’s largest ships, has arrived in Port Canaveral for the winter season. Epic will be sailing a series of Eastern and Western Caribbean and Bahamas itineraries ranging from three, four, six and seven days. The ship had spent the past year in Europe, where it underwent an extensive renovation. “We […]

Transforming the Caribbean’s Financial Ecosystems

Why this island celebrated fintech By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor It is a truism that the global financial ecosystems are experiencing an unprecedented period of technological transformation and disruptive innovation of digitizing money, monetizing data, and virtualizing experiences. Digital currencies, mobile banking, blockchain infrastructures, and smart data analytics are transforming the financial fabrics of payments, […]

CHTA “Committed” to Working With US President-Elect Trump

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is “committed” to working with new United States President Elect Donald Trump, it said in a communique issued this week. “We wish you great success in your presidency and look forward to working with the United States government towards making tourism a far greater force to the benefit of […]

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