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Spirit Airlines Is Adding Another New Nonstop Route to Cancun

Royal Caribbean to Relaunch with Bahamas Cruise in July

Royal Caribbean will be officially restarting its Caribbean cruise operations in July with a special cruise to The Bahamas. The cruise giant will relaunch July 2 with a sailing of its Freedom of the Seas ship from Miami to the …

The Grand Bahama Ferry Is Back

Balearia Caribbean has relaunched its ferry service between Fort Lauderdale and the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The ferry is operating twice weekly from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama, with service on Sundays and …

Fort Lauderdale-Grand Bahama Ferry Service Is Returning

Ferry service between Florida and Grand Bahama is returning, Caribbean Journal has learned. Ferry operator Balearia Caribbean will be relaunching its ferry service between Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades and Freeport, Grand Bahama on Feb. 11. During the first phase, the …

Spirit Relaunches Flights to Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Spirit Airlines has relaunched its flights from Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haitien on the northern coast of Haiti. The low-cost carrier resumed the service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Cap-Haitien International Airport on Dec. 3. The service is the only …

Spirit Airlines Relaunching Honduras Flights

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is relaunching its flights to Honduras on Aug. 17, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company will be resuming routes from both Fort Lauderdale and Houston to San Pedro Sula. Honduras has reopened its borders after shuttering …

Spirit Adding New Flights to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is adding a new nonstop route to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Spirit will be launching a new thrice-weekly flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Barranquilla, Colombia. The new service, which launches April 23, will …

Balearia Resumes Grand Bahama Ferry Service

Spanish firm Balearia has resumed its regular sailings to Grand Bahama, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism confirmed this week. The fast ferry service has has also increased service with an additional Saturday sailing, officials said. The company operates two ferry …

Caribbean Airlines Adding New Seasonal Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is launching a new seasonal route for the upcoming holiday season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Trinidad and Tobago-based air carrier will launch new flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Sangster International …

Royal Caribbean’s Major New Cruise Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is bringing a significant new cruise ship to the Caribbean next year. The company’s 27th ship, the new “Quantum Ultra”-class Odyssey of the Seas, will make its debut in Fort Lauderdale in November …

Silver Airways Streamlines Caribbean Operations

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways has continued streamlining its Caribbean operations following last year’s acquisition of leading regional carrier Seaborne. The company has announced that bookings for San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Seaborne’s current flight network in …

The Bahamas Is Getting a New Boutique Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is getting a new boutique hotel, with some inspiration from HGTV. It’s called the Caerula Mar Club, and the soon-to-debut Andros hotel is the brainchild of designers Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, famous for …

Silver Airways Postpones Cat Island Flights Until May 1

By the Caribbean Journal staff Silver Airways has postponed the launch of its new service to the Bahamian island of Cat Island. The new service will begin May 1, according to the company’s Web site. On May 1, the service …

Spirit Continuing Jamaica Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Spirit has its sights set on Jamaica — and the low-cost carrier is showing now signs of slowing down. The Fort Lauderdale-based airline is set to launch yet another high-profile expansion to Jamaica this month …

Spirit Adding New Flights to Kingston

By the Caribbean Journal staff Spirit is adding a new route to Jamaica’s capital as part of a wider expansion to the island. The Florida-based low-cost carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Orlando and Kingston beginning March 1, it …

Martinique’s Airport Seeing Strong Growth

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Traffic reports for Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport show increased traffic for the island, according to newly released data. The airport saw a rise in traffic of 5.51 percent for November 2018 over November 2017, bringing the …

Silver Airways’ Newest Destination

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor It’s about to get a whole lot easier to visit the beach-filled paradise of Cat Island in The Bahamas. Silver Airways has officially announced a new twice weekly service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and New …

More New Flights Coming to Eleuthera

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s getting even easier to reach the island of Eleuthera in the Out Islands of The Bahamas. Fort Lauderdale-based Aztec Airways is launching additional flights from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to both Governor’s Harbour and …