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Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Sand, Beach Bars and Gourmet Eateries

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The approach into Princess Juliana International Airport is one of the most recognizable arrivals in the Caribbean. Jets descend low over the bright water of Simpson Bay before touching down just beyond the edge of Maho Beach, where travelers gather along the sand to watch aircraft pass overhead. Within minutes of leaving the airport, the […]

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Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Now In San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Season

Don’t call it a cruise ship. Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury “yacht” is officially in the Caribbean, with its new “Ilma” making its inaugural call in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ship will be home-porting out of San Juan this season, with a total of 11 different sailings between now and March 2025. The luxury megayacht has […]

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Windstar’s New Boutique Caribbean Cruise Ship Will Have Everything From a Spa to an Ocean-Access Infinity Platform

It will soon be the newest Windstar cruise ship in the Caribbean: Star Seeker, the 112-suite stunner that just completed its float out in Portugal. The first-ever “Star Class” ship for Windsor, will be heading for the Caribbean in January 2026 out of PortMiami. So what do you need to know about tit? Star Seeker […]

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Antigua Is Preparing For Its Biggest Homeporting Season Ever

It’s been a major priority for one of the Caribbean’s quickest-growing cruise ports: homeporting — that is, being a home base for cruise ships exploring the eastern and southern Caribbean. Now Antigua is preparing for what officials are calling a potentially record-breaking homeporting season. Since it first began homeporting two years ago, Antigua’s cruise port has […]

Windstar’s New Boutique Caribbean Cruise Ship Will Have Everything From a Spa to an Ocean-Access Infinity Platform

It’s the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet: Disney Treasure, which can carry 4,000 passengers and has everything from water rides to a Jungle Cruise-themed lounge. There’s even a “Plaza de Coco” inspired by the movie “Coco.” And now it’s officially in the Caribbean. The ship mad its inaugural visit to the uber-popular […]

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Dominican Republic Tourism Just Made History. Again.

It’s been another record-breaking year for the Dominican Republic, which remains the most-visited destination in the wider Caribbean by a rather significant margin. Now, the country made history again, topping 8.362 million visitors in the first three quarters of 2024, the most ever in that period of a year. That was buoyed by a strong […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Just Launched a Black Friday Sale on Caribbean Cruises

Looking for a cruise to Nassau? Or a longer journey to the southern Caribbean? Norwegian Cruise Line has rolled out a Black Friday sale for its 2026-2027 season voyages, with a focus on the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera and The Bahamas. The program gives you up to 50 percent off all existing “currently published” sailings, the […]

Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos Is Trending Right Now

It’s perhaps best known as one of the world’s top diving destinations, anchored by a 7,000-foot drop that diving devotees call the “Mount Everest” of diving. It’s also one of the most popular cruise destinations in the Caribbean, focused around a cruise center that has shopping, eateries and other things to do. No matter the […]

Bahamas, US Virgin Islands Top Caribbean Countries in Cruise Passenger Spending

You can see the ships. They’re in just about every port in the Caribbean, bringing thousands of passengers to their shores. But what’s not always clear is how much money these passengers are actually spending in the Caribbean. But a new report from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association sheds significant light on that question. And one […]

Royal Caribbean Is Adding a New Private Cruise Destination in Mexico

If Royal Caribbean keeps adding destinations like this, they may end up with a perfect week. The cruise giant has announced the expansion of its “Perfect Day” brand with what will be a new private destination on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. It’s called Perfect Day Mexico, and it will join the company’s existing Perfect Day […]

Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess Just Made Its First Call to Antigua

The beaches. The island-hopping. The lush green hills and historic charm. Antigua and Barbuda is one of the most fascinating ports in the Caribbean, and now the fast-growing cruise destination just welcomed another ship. Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess just made its first-ever call to Antigua, bringing more than 2,600 passengers to the cruise dock in […]

This Fast-Growing Caribbean Cruise Port Has a New General Manager

One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing cruise ports has new leadership, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Antigua Cruise Port has named Gasper George as its new general manager, Global Ports Holding Americas confirmed. George, a native of Saint Lucia, also serves as the rector of operations and product development for the Saint Lucia Cruise Port and […]

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