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This Caribbean Island Filled With Jaw-Dropping Beaches Just Got Three New Nonstop Flights

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Rendezvous Bay. Meads Bay. Shoal Bay. Maundays Bay. In just about any other destination, each of these would be the best beach on the whole island. In Anguilla, they’re all here. They run long and pale, edged by calm water and just enough development to make a day feel complete without ever feeling crowded. You […]

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Saint Lucia No Longer Requiring Testing, Vaccination for Travelers 

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The Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has officially removed all of travel restrictions, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Saint Lucia has removed all of its pre-testing and vaccination requirements — meaning traveling to the island is largely as it was before the pandemic.  There’s just one requirement remaining: travelers still have to download, print and complete […]

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Caribbean Airlines Expands in the Eastern Caribbean

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Caribbean Airlines has expanded its network in the Eastern Caribbean. The Port-of-Spain-based airline has launched new flights from Barbados to both St Vincent and Grenada.  It’s part of what the company is calling its “strategic plan,” following its acquisition of additional aircraft and additional pilots and cabin crew earlier this year.  “Transport is a main […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Adding More Calls to St Maarten

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The Port of St Maarten will get a boost this year with a series of additional calls by cruise giant Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean has modified its regional itineraries by adding 15 new stops in St Maarten this year. That will increase the company’s cruise arrivals to St Maarten to more than 68,000 in 2020. […]


Caribbean Airlines Expands in the Eastern Caribbean

For the first time ever, JetBlue is now flying to the French Caribbean.  The New York City-based carrier officially kicked off its new nonstop flights to Guadeloupe this weekend, with thrice-weekly service out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.  The new flights also represent the only scheduled service from the northeastern United States […]

Air Canada Launching New Punta Cana, Cancun Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada’s leading airline is launching a pair of new routes to the Caribbean for the upcoming winter season. Air Canada has announced plans to launch new winter flights from Quebec City to the two most popular destinations in the Caribbean region: Cancun and Punta Cana. The new service to Cancun, […]

Celebrity Cruises Is Returning to Tampa Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff The soon-to-be-upgraded Celebrity Constellation cruise ship is headling Celebrity Cruises’ return to Tampa Bay. The Celebrity Cruises ship, which had been stationed in Asia, will be homeporting at Port Tampa Bay for the winter 2020 season. “Our guests and travel advisors have been asking us to return to Tampa since our last […]

Scarpetta Is Coming to Norwegian Cruise Line

By the Caribbean Journal staff Popular Italian eatery Scarpetta, which has locations around the world, is now opening its first-ever restaurant on a cruise ship. The new Onda by Scarpetta will make its debut on the still-in-production Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore ship, joining a portfolio of Scarpetta-branded eateries in New York, Miami, Las Vegas, […]

The Caribbean’s Coolest New Real Estate Is in Dominica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is getting hot, and the latest new project to launch on the Eastern Caribbean island is a major expansion at its iconic Secret Bay luxury hotel. And it’s, well, very, very cool. The boutique villa hotel has officially launched sales at its new project, The Residences at Secret Bay, […]

Dominica’s Geothermal Hopes Get a Big Boost

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most ambitious green energy projects is getting a major boost from the World Bank. The global institution has approved a $27 million project to support the construction of a 7mw geothermal power plant in Dominica, an endeavor that has long been in development. “This is an […]

Princess Cruises’ New Caribbean Voyages

By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises has released the details on its upcoming 2020-2021 season in the wider Caribbean, with plans for 127 departures across 15 different voyages around the region. That will range from four to 20-day sailings, stopping in a total of 24 destinations across 20 countries in the Eastern, Western and […]

Saint Lucia Seeing Increased Cruise Traffic

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a busy holiday cruise season for Port Castries in Saint Lucia. The harbor has seen as much as five ships in port per day since the middle of December, officials told Caribbean Journal. That included the first-ever visit by Ponant’s new Explorers-class ship, the 184-passenger luxury boutique ship […]