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This Tiny Caribbean Island Isn’t For Everyone — And That’s What Makes It Cool. 

Saba.

Some Caribbean islands are shaped by beaches, resorts, and easy shorelines. Saba is shaped by edges — sharp cliffs, climbing roads, and an island silhouette that doesn’t resemble anywhere else in the region. It’s the sort of place travelers hear about long before they ever meet someone who’s actually been, a huge volcanic peak rising […]

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A New Miami-Bahamas Ferry

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s another new way to get to the Bahamas from Miami. Ferry company FRS Caribbean has expanded its route network with the launch of new ferry service between Miami and Freeport, Grand Bahama. The new Grand Bahama ferry offers seating for 427 passengers, with a duration of about 3 hours, […]

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FRS to Launch Temporary Ferry Service Between Miami, Freeport

By the Caribbean Journal staff Operator FRS Caribbean is launching temporary ferry service between Freeport, Grand Bahama and Miami, the company announced. The service will operate between Oct. 23 and the end of December as the Grand Celebration ship, which usually operates cruises to Freeport, is on reassignment helping the U.S. government with hurricane relief. […]

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Carnival Elation Returns to Jacksonville Following Makeover

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Elation has completed a multimillion-dollar makeover that includes the addition of a new WaterWorks park, 38 new cabins, 98 stateroom balconies and a variety of food and beverage concepts. Following the renovation, Carnival Elation will resume its year-round schedule of four- to eight-day cruises from Jacksonville, FL. Carnival Elation […]


FRS to Launch Temporary Ferry Service Between Miami, Freeport

Above: the new “Bahama Mama” ferry By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to get to Grand Bahama: via Bahama Mama. That’s the name of the brand-new ferry operated by Balearia, which made its maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama last week. The 1,000-passenger ferry will operate almost every day out […]

Island Bites: Finding Grand Bahama's Best Conch Salad

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’re a conch salad craver, you’ll want to add Grand Bahama’s Billy Joe’s to your must-eat list. This rustic, decades-old seaside set-up next to Freeport’s Grand Lucayan serves one of the best conch salads I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting. Because the conch is fresh-caught it is […]

Visiting the Bahamian Brewery

Above: the Bahamian Brewery in Grand Bahama (all photos by CJ) By Robert DiPano CJ Contributor FREEPORT — No trip to Grand Bahama Island would be complete without a tour of Freeport’s own Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company, the maker of Sands Beer. Opened in December of 2007 by Jimmy Sands, the 100 percent-Bahamian-owned business […]

Bahamas' Grand Lucayan Resort Names New Executive Chef

Above: the Grand Lucayan in Grand Bahama By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama has named Basil Dean its new executive chef. Dean, a 30-year veteran of the industry, comes to the resort from the former Sheraton Cable Beach Resort in Nassau. His career has included stops at the Sandals […]

Bahamas' Freeport Led Caribbean in Port Activity in 2012: UN Report

Above: the Freeport Container Port By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian port of Freeport led the Caribbean in container port throughput in 2012, according to a report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America. Freeport saw 1,202,000 TEU in activity in 2012, followed by Kingston, which saw 1,139,418 TEU in activity. Freeport […]

Oil Spill off Grand Bahama "Not Likely to Threaten Bahamian Environment"

Above: Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin By the Caribbean Journal staff The oil spill off Grand Bahama on Monday is not likely to threaten the Bahamian environment, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said at a press conference. An investigation is already underway into the leak from a Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel, the Eugenia, which left Freeport […]

Bahamas, US, Cruise Lines Conclude "Black Swan" Exercise in Freeport

Above: members of the Bahamas government, cruise lines and the US Coast Guard (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian government recently concluded a joint “Black Swan” exercise with members of the United States Coast Guard and the cruise line industry. The three-day exercise was designed to create a better understanding of each […]

The Bahamas, through Lyndah Wells' Lens

The Bahamian government’s Public Treasury is putting Bahamian art on the stage with an upcoming exhibition, “Bahama Mama,” featuring the works of female Bahamian artists and the way they see the women of the island. One of the featured artists is England native Lyndah Wells, a Freeport-based photographer who is one of a burgeoning group […]