Royal Caribbean’s next Icon Class ship has officially touched the water. The new Hero of the Seas floated for the first time this week at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, a major construction milestone for the ship ahead of its planned August 2027 debut in Miami. The float-out came after the ship’s dry dock […]
Above: construction at the Baha Mar in New Providence (Baha Mar photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas currently leads the Caribbean in the number of hotel rooms under construction, according to a new report from hotel analytics firm STR. According to STR data through February, there were 2,706 rooms under construction in the […]
From PGA champions to Puerto Rican dragon boats, February 2014 will be an exciting month for the Caribbean region. We’ve put together of six events worth checking out across the Caribbean, from reggae in Jamaica to carnival in Bonaire. Taste of Cayman 2014 Following the high-profile Cayman Cookout in January, Taste of Cayman is another […]
Above: the Malliouhana Hotel & Spa By the Caribbean Journal staff Auberge Resorts expects to open most of the renovated Malliouhana Hotel & Spa in Anguilla by February 2014, Anguilla’s Tourist Board announced at a briefing at the CTO State of the Industry Conference in Martinique. The project includes a full-scale renovation of Malliouhana’s 55 […]
