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This Caribbean Villa Has a Private Pool, Fresh Lobster Nearby, and It’s Right on One of the Best Beaches on the Island

Villa Do Dragon in St Barth.

There’s a stretch of sand in St. Barts where the afternoons feel slower than the rest of the island. The water at Flamands Beach stays wide and bright blue all day, the waves roll in softly enough for long swims, and the beach never gets crowded in the way people expect from St. Barts. You […]

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Royal Caribbean's St Maarten Return

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is making its return to Port St Maarten on Sunday, Dec. 16. The visit by Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas will be the first Royal ship to visit the destination since Hurricane Irma. Grandeur’s visit will kick off weekly port calls to St Maarten from Royal Caribbean […]

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Carnival Fascination to Undergo Multimillion-Dollar Dry Dock

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Carnival Fascination cruise ship will undergo a multi-million-dollar dry dock that will add a variety of popular food and beverage innovations, Carnival announced this week. These will include Guy’s Burger Joint, developed by Food Network Star Guy Fieri; the cocktail pharmacy-themed Alchemy Bar, BlueIguana Cantina Mexican eatery and a […]

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British Virgin Islands Receives First Cruise Calls of Season

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first cruise ships have returned to the British Virgin Islands for the 2017-2018 cruise season. The British Virgin Islands’ Tortola Pier Park was buzzing last week with the arrival of the first two official cruise ship calls of the season. The Marella Discovery and the Marella Celebration brought a […]


Carnival Fascination to Undergo Multimillion-Dollar Dry Dock

By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line is returning to Port St Maarten in January, another positive step for a port that welcomed its first commercial cruises since Hurricane Irma this week. The Disney Fantasy cruise ship will be returning in January, calling on St Maarten as part of seven-night Western and Eastern Caribbean […]

Carnival Reveals Name for New Vista-Class Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled the name for its newest Vista-class cruise ship: Panorama. The 133,500-ton ship is scheduled to make its debut in the fall of 2019, the third in the company’s Vista-class series. Panorama will join its two sister ships: Carnival Vista, which launched in 2016, and Carnival […]

MSC Cruises’ New Flagship Is Coming to Miami

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new cruise ship is coming to PortMiami. MSC Cruises’ new MSC Seaside, the company’s new flagship, has officially come into service and is making a transatlantic crossing to its new homeport in Miami. The fifth new prototype from MSC Cruises will feature everything from the MSC Yacht Club […]

Windstar’s Star Pride Arrives in San Juan

By the Caribbean Journal staff Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride boutique cruise ship arrived in San Juan this weekend to begin operating Caribbean cruises out of Puerto Rico. The all-suite, 212-guest Star Pride will be sailing a series of seven-day itineraries to the region out of Puerto Rico through March 13, 2018. Windstar President John Delaney […]

Montserrat Eyes Cruise Increase

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Montserrat is projecting an increase in cruise arrivals this season, officials said this week. Montserrat’s port focuses on small and medium-sized vessels “seeking unique lcocations not typically accessible to large cruise ships,” according to the Montserrat Tourism Division. Cruise lines like Crystal and Windstar will be calling […]

Grenada Seeing Rise in Luxury Cruise Calls

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor As Grenada looks towards projected growth for the upcoming cruise season, officials are particularly enthusiastic about the luxury brands coming to the destination, according to the Grenada Tourism Authority. In the past two weeks, Grenada welcomed two inaugural luxury cruises– the Viking Sea on November 2 and MS Europa on […]

Carnival Ups Its Shopping Game

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival is making a push to expand its shopping experience, with a host of new retail outlets across its cruise ship fleet. The push is the result of “months of intensive research and data gathering” to match the preferences of Carnival guests, according to William Butler, Carnival’s vice president of […]

Carnival Adding Short Cruises From New Orleans

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is planning an expansion of cruise offerings from New Orleans, with a focus on shorter getaways. Beginning in 2019, Carnival will be shifting its Carnival Valor shift to New Orleans to begin year-round four- and five-day cruises from the Big Easy. The itineraries will begin May 2019, […]

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