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This St Croix Adults-Only Hotel Has a Beach, a Rooftop Terrace, and Perfect Pool Days

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The west end of St. Croix moves at a different speed, and Frederiksted has always been its anchor. The water stays calm here, the shoreline opens wide, and the town feels lived-in rather than staged. Right along that waterfront sits The Fred, an adults-only hotel built directly into the fabric of the place. It doesn’t […]

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Jimmy Buffett's Love Affair with the Caribbean

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Jimmy Buffett was many things — singer, songwriter, entrepreneur (and ultimately billionaire), and leader and inspiration to a legion of devoted “Parrotheads” who took his music and concerts and adopted it as a lifestyle. Perhaps less recognized is Buffett’s role as an unofficial ambassador for Caribbean travel, music, and at least some extent, culture. Buffett, […]

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Jimmy Buffett’s Newest Margaritaville Is Opening in Belize 

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening its newest Caribbean hotel in Belize.  The highly-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort will be opening in the Ambergris Caye area of Belize April.  The resort has announced plans to open in March; the first rooms that can be booked are available starting April 2, however, according to the Karisma Hotels […]

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The 5 Best Margaritaville Resorts in the Caribbean 

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It’s hard to think of anyone who has better distilled the dream of island living than Jimmy Buffett. And Buffett’s empire has expanded far beyond music, from the famous, ubiquitous Margaritaville restaurants and bars to a fast-expanding portfolio of branded resorts, including in the Caribbean.  Margaritaville’s resort portfolio, which includes properties under several different sub-brands […]


Jimmy Buffett’s Newest Margaritaville Is Opening in Belize 

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening another new all-inclusive in the Caribbean.  And this time it will be just for adults.  Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts are collaborating on the new Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Maya, slated to open in 2023 as the brand’s first adults-only resort.  The property will feature 355 suites in […]

Jimmy Buffett’s New Resort Brand Is Coming to Mexico

A new Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort brand is coming to the nexus of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.  It’s called St Somewhere, and it’s the latest product of the partnership between Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts.  The first-ever St Somewhere resort will open in the fall of 2021 on the island of […]

Jimmy Buffett’s New Cruise Line Will Sail to The Bahamas

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand, which has been rapidly expanding in the resort space in recent years, is now heading for the sea, too.  The company has announced the launch of its new Margaritaville at Sea cruise line, following the acquisition of the former Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line.  The first ship, Margaritaville Paradise, will “offer the […]

Margaritaville Continues Caribbean Expansion Push

It’s going to be quite a year for Margaritaville in the Caribbean.  The fast-expanding Margaritaville brand is poised to add four new resorts to the Caribbean in 2021, beginning with the soft opening of the new Margaritaville Beach Resort at The Pointe in downtown Nassau, The Bahamas. (The property’s grand opening will follow later this year, […]

The Bahamas’ Abaco Beach Resort Is Back and Better Than Ever

Jimmy Buffett’s old boat is in town.  It’s a crisp December afternoon in Abaco, and “Fore Aces” is in Boat Harbour, a 124-foot-long message that one of the most important marinas in The Bahamas is very much back.  It’s not a surprise to the legendary singer-songwriter’s former yacht here in Abaco; this is The Bahamas’ […]

Jimmy Buffett Is Releasing a New Studio Album in May

Music legend (and Caribbean lover) Jimmy Buffett is releasing a brand-new studio album in May.  It’s called “Life on the Flip Side,” and it will be released on May 29 on Mailboat Records.  The record is Buffett’s first studio album in seven years.  The album is being produced by longtime Coral Reefers Mac McAnally and […]

Shaggy Is Spreading Caribbean Christmas Cheer in Jamaica and Beyond

If you can’t be in the Caribbean this holiday season, the new Christmas album by reggae star Shaggy will fill your stocking with island cheer. The multi-Grammy Award winner and native of Kingston, Jamaica says the record was inspired by seeing so many tourists coming down to Jamaica for the holidays without necessarily getting introduced […]

Searching for Jimmy Buffett in the Caribbean

For many people, singer Jimmy Buffett and his signature tune perfectly capture the island vibe they crave while slogging away at their busy lives the rest of the year. That’s even more true right now, as we all dream of the Caribbean and look for ways to channel its spirit from inside our homes. Buffett […]