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St Maarten Is One of the Fastest-Growing Destinations in the Caribbean Right Now, With New Flights, More Hotels, and Serious Buzz 

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St. Maarten is having a standout year. The island reported a 16.9 percent increase in airport arrivals and a 14 percent rise in cruise arrivals during the second quarter of 2025, momentum that extended through a record-breaking summer.  This surge has positioned St. Maarten among the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean, with growth figures climbing […]

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Martinique Just Set a New Cruise Record

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing cruise destinations just set a new record. Martinique’s Pointe Simon pier in Fort de France just set a new single-day record for cruise calls, with a whopping seven ships in port on Dec. 14. Cruise lines in Fort de France that day included Costa, Princess […]

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Why You Need to Visit the Saint Lucia Food and Rum Festival

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By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the must-visit food Caribbean festival of 2018: the Saint Lucia Food and Rum Festival, which returns in January with a new schedule and an appearance by one of the world’s top chefs, Marcus Samuelsson. The festival, which is taking place Jan. 12-14, also includes another major addition: the first-ever […]

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Norwegian Passenger Growth Continues

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By the Caribbean Journal staff European low-cost carrier Norwegian continues to show booming passenger growth, according to the carrier’s latest numbers. Norwegian carried 2.5 million passengers in November, a jump of 11 percent compared to the same period in 2016. The carrier reported a total of 2.52 million passengers last month, an increase of 255,075 […]

Why You Need to Visit the Saint Lucia Food and Rum Festival

 You may have heard of it: Terre de Haut, one of the tiny jewels of the French Caribbean, a little fishing village with its own island in the Guadeloupe archipelago. What you will find here, besides the Creole charm, the haute cuisine and the lack of bustle, is overwhelming tranquility — like on Anse a Coite […]

Barbados Urges Workers to Develop Language Skills As It Taps Foreign Markets

 Above: Barbados Labour Minister Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is urging its workforce to develop its foreign language skills, as the country seeks to sign bilateral trade agreements, pursue foreign direct investment and attract tourists from new markets. The call is coming from Barbados Labour Minister Dr Esther […]

American Airlines Significantly Increasing Service to Martinique

 Above: Cap-Est in Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — American Airlines is significantly boosting its service to the island of Martinique. Less than two years after the carrier first launched a single Saturday direct flight to the French department, American announced it would be increasing service to six flights per week beginning in […]