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Barbados Is the Caribbean Island for People Who Love to Explore, With Rum Shops, Fish Cakes and Atlantic Coast Road Trips

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Barbados rewards the Caribbean traveler who wants to get out and explore, with three very different hotel bases, a remarkable food scene, centuries of rum history and an island made for getting in the car and seeing what you find. Sandals Barbados gives you the full-service all-inclusive experience on the South Coast; The Rockley puts […]

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Travelers Are Flocking to Grand Bahama Right Now, Fueled by Carnival’s Celebration Key

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On Grand Bahama’s south shore, a new rhythm has taken hold. Ships arrive with clockwork regularity, thousands of visitors stepping onto newly built piers and flowing into a purpose-designed destination that did not exist a year ago. Inland, flights land steadily at Grand Bahama International Airport, feeding hotels, restaurants, and neighborhoods that had waited years […]

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Grand Bahama Makes Push to Court Travel Advisors

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Grand Bahama is leaning into the travel advisor channel as it looks to convert renewed interest into bookings, hosting a group of top-selling Florida-based advisors on a multi-day familiarization trip designed to deepen product knowledge and support increased airlift to the island. The visit was coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation as part of […]

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Carnival’s Celebration Key Has Beaches, Culture, and a Whole New Beginning for Grand Bahama 

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It starts with the sound of a conch shell — and then the music rolls in. Junkanoo rhythms spill across the dock as 5,000 guests step off the Carnival Vista and into something new. Something built not just for vacations, but for rebuilding — built for Grand Bahama. Carnival Cruise Line has officially opened Celebration […]


Grand Bahama Makes Push to Court Travel Advisors

Grand Bahama is in a renaissance, from the new fate for its Lighthouse Point resort to a luxe Six Senses resort on the way, the island is having its moment. That includes Carnival’s big arrival next month.  Grand Bahama is about to get a major tourism injection. Carnival Cruise Line’s new exclusive cruise destination, Celebration […]

Carnival Is Adding a Brand-New Cruise Ship at Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Line is adding a major new ship at Port Canaveral, continuing its expansion at one of its most important homeports. The new ship, Carnival Festivale, is currently under construction and slated to debut in 2027. It will introduce several new features to the Carnival fleet, including music-themed zones and what will become the […]

The Bahamas' Beloved "Boating Flings" Are Back, From Bimini to Abaco to Grand Bahama

Throttles nudge forward at sunrise, bowlines slip free, and a convoy of South Florida boats eases past the jetties into the open Atlantic. Within an hour the water fades from slate to neon aqua, radios crackle with chatter from skippers comparing fuel burn, and first-timers realize why veteran captains call a Bahamas Boating Fling the easiest—and most […]

Concord Wilshire Buys The Bahamas’ Grand Lucayan Resort 

The Concord Wilshire company is buying the Grand Lucayan resort in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The international real estate development firm has signed an $827 million deal with the government of The Bahamas to buy the resort.  The actual consideration for the property was $120 million.  The company has a “very ambitious” […]

How to Take an All-Inclusive Dive Vacation in Grand Bahama

The first thing you need to know is this: you’ll wake up steps from the sand. The second? You’ll be diving some of the best waters in the Caribbean before lunch. This is Dive Week at Viva Fortuna Beach by Wyndham, the only all-inclusive resort on Grand Bahama Island with its very own full-service dive […]

From a Coconut Festival in Grand Bahama to a Legendary Regatta in Exuma, Here are Four Events to Check Out in The Bahamas Right Now

The Bahamas has 700 islands and cays – and it’s also got one of the most exciting, diverse calendars of festivals of any destination in the wider region. That includes everything from the just-concluded Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival to Nassau’s famous Junkanoo. And in the next month, there are four more must-visit […]

How Grand Bahama Is Becoming the Caribbean’s Newest Cruise Powerhouse 

It’s only about 70 miles as the crow flies between Florida and the west end of Grand Bahama. While the island is closer than almost anywhere to the US, it’s been something of an afterthought in the travel industry in recent years.  But that is starting to change, with a huge wave of new investment […]

Carnival’s New Grand Bahama Cruise Destination Is Planning a July Opening 

Gold Rock Beach. The Port Lucaya Marketplace. The conch salad. Dinner at Flying Fish. Travelers are increasingly hip to the renaissance of Grand Bahama, which has several new projects underway including a new Six Senses.  But the biggest infusion into the island is coming this summer, when Carnival opens its highly-anticipated new destination: Celebration Key, […]