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These 20 Caribbean Resorts Define the Barefoot Caribbean Vacation

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Barefoot travel isn’t about the dress code. It’s a state of mind, and you usually feel it before you see it. It arrives in small, telling moments: the decision not to unpack fully because you won’t need much, the realization that your shoes are still by the door two days in, the way your schedule […]

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St Thomas-Tortola Ferry Service Is Relaunching

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The British Virgin Islands is reopening its seaport to ferry service, Caribbean Journal has learned.  There will be one daily round-trip ferry service between Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas and Road Town, Tortola.  Ferry passengers must reserve a ticket with the scheduled ferry operator through their reservations portal.  Service wil alternate each day between Smith’s Ferry, […]

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Balearia Relaunches Ferries from Florida to The Bahamas

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Balearia Caribbean has relaunched its ferry service from Fort Lauderdale to The Bahamas.  The South Florida-based company runs ferry services from Port Everglades to Bahamian destinations including Bimini and Freeport.  The company will be offering three sailing services a week, with ferries on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.  Balearia has relaunched its operations with a host […]

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The BVI’s Oil Nut Bay Is Set to Debut a New Marina Village

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands is set to debut a highly-anticipated new destination: the Marina Village at Oil Nut Bay. The new complex at the luxe Oil Nut Bay development will be anchored by an overwater eatery called Nova, complemented by amenities like a “suspended […]


Balearia Relaunches Ferries from Florida to The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff In another positive step in the Virgin Islands’ recovery, ferry service resumed Thursday between the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, according to a statement from the British Virgin Islands tourist board. The Native Son ferry resumed its daily schedule, departing at 9:30 in the morning from Road […]

New Ferries For the US Virgin Islands

Above: the US Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands will soon have new ferry service. Public Works Commissioner Darryl Smalls said the new service would traffic between Cruz Bay, St John and Red Hook, St Thomas. “Following the recent completion of inspections administered by the United States Coast Guard, the […]