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The World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator Is Coming to This Caribbean Island, With New Berths, Bigger Ships and More Shore Excursions

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The harbor sits beneath a wall of green volcanic peaks, the first stop in a chain of 32 islands that stretches south toward some of the most coveted anchorages in the Caribbean. And now it’s poised for a major transformation, Caribbean Journal has learned. Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has signed […]

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The 20 Best Caribbean Beach Bars to Visit in 2020

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There’s a very effective way to test the quality of a Caribbean beach bar: whether you can spend the entire day there.  Because best Caribbean beach bars are more than bars — they’re destinations, the sorts of places where you can arrive early in the day and leave your watch behind. They’re places that can turn […]

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Why BVI Food Fete Is a Must-Visit Caribbean Culinary Event

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has no shortage of great culinary festivals, from St Barth to Barbados, all showcasing the marvelous diversity of Caribbean food. But one of the Caribbean’s most popular destination food festivals has a rather special party piece: it comes with a side of island-hopping. The British Virgin Islands’ BVI […]

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From Nassau to Bonaire, 5 Caribbean Places to Visit in September

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Autumn is a time of recharge in the Caribbean, a period when some destinations cool down, visitors thin and certain hotels close for their annual upgrades. But the vast majority of destinations eagerly welcome visitors in September, when you can find some of the best room rates of the year, get the best tables for […]


Why BVI Food Fete Is a Must-Visit Caribbean Culinary Event

By Bob Curley CJ Contributor How do you want to take the British Virgin Islands — one ravishing island at a time, or all at once in a grand tour by sea? Here are seven ways to experience the wonders of this 60 island archipelago. Attuned to Nature: Guana Island Nature lovers will swoon over […]

Rum Journal: Soggy Dollar Rum, a Journey to the BVI in a Bottle

By Alexander Britell One of the most beautiful — and perhaps most understated — things about rum is its power to transport. The romantic energy of rum can take you from wherever you’re indulging to a far-off Caribbean island somewhere, to the waving palms of a sugar cane field, to an idyllic beach bar. It’s something […]

How to Cruise Around the Caribbean on a Megayacht

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor It’s a very different way to cruise around the Caribbean — think megayacht instead of cruise ship, ultra-luxe instead of mainstream. And now SeaDream Yacht Club is accepting reservations for its 2021 spring season, the company said this week. The company’s two megayachts, SeaDream I and SeaDream II, will visit destinations […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The View in Jost Van Dyke

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dan Carlson, who sent in this lovely shot of the view of White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Have you taken a great photograph in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject […]

Seadream’s New Boutique Caribbean Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Boutique cruise line Seadream Yacht Club has big plans for its 2020 season in the Caribbean. The line will kick off that year in the Caribbean, including more calls in Cuba and the addition of a new port, Basseterre in St Kitts. Seadream will also stop in less frequented ports […]

5 Places to Visit in the British Virgin Islands Right Now

Whether you want a traditional resort getaway or a sailing adventure, the British Virgin Islands has always been one of the Caribbean’s ultimate destinations. And that’s still true today. The British Virgin Islands has made an inspiring comeback from last year’s storms, and the beauty and adventure that always made the destination such a draw […]

Saying Hola to Jost Van Dyke

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton JOST VAN DYKE — A little more than a year ago, the leisure boats and charter yachts pulled away from Jost Van Dyke on an afternoon not unlike this one, sipping their last painkillers, their last Firewater, savoring their last conch fritters for what would be a very long goodbye. […]

The British Virgin Islands’ Big Culinary Festival

By Alexander Britell It isn’t just the Caribbean’s best sailing destination — it’s one of its greatest food getaways, too. And that’s always been true for travelers in the know — whether you’re downing a massive lobster at the Big Bamboo on Anegada, having an unforgettable dinner at the Sugar Mill or going on a […]