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A New All-Inclusive Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort

Windstar Expanding in the Caribbean, Adding Cruises From Miami

Small-ship cruise line Windstar is expanding in the Caribbean, including its first-ever homeport in Miami. The company is adding a new itinerary in the winter of 2023: Beach Fun and Sun: a Caribbean Getaway, that will feature seven days in …

Luxury Cruise Line Atlas Ocean Voyages Names New CEO

Luxury cruise line Atlas Ocean Voyages has named a new president and chief executive officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has tapped James Rodriguez to the position, it announced this week. Rodriguez comes to Atlas from Oceania Cruises, where …

Sofitel Is Opening a New Hotel in Panama

Accor’s Sofitel Legend brand is opening a new hotel in Panama, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama will open its doors this fall in the heart of Panama’s charming historic quarter. The new hotel, set …

Atlas Ocean Voyages Adding New Homeport in Panama

Boutique cruise company Atlas Ocean Voyages will be adding Panama as a new homeport. The company plans to run at least four new homeport operations in Panama for the 2022-2023 cruise season. Atlas will be operating small-ship luxury cruises with …

Hyatt Opens New Hotel in Panama’s Old City

Hyatt’s Unbound Collection has debuted its first hotel in the Caribbean Basin: the new Hotel Hotel La Compañía, set in the heart of Panama City’s charming old city. The new hotel in the Casco Viejo quarter is anchored by a …

The Caribbean’s Newest Overwater Bungalow Resort Is in Panama

It remains one of the great frontiers for Caribbean travel aficionados: Bocas del Toro, the spectacular archipelago in the Caribbean waters off the coast of Panama. For years, it’s also been home to the vast majority of overwater bungalow resorts …

Copa Is Returning to Barbados

Barbados is set to welcome back another airline this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned. Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines will be resuming its flights from Panama City’s Tocument International Airport to Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport on June 15. The relaunched …

Marriott Opens Resort in the Dominican Republic

The newest Marriott International resort has opened its doors in the Dominican Republic. The Ocean Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Norte is the first-ever Luxury Collection resort in the Caribbean. It joins one other Luxury Collection property in wider …

Rum Journal: An Ultra-Rare Rum from Panama

The search for lost rums has gotten a bit out of hand. There’s been so much attention, to the point of obsession, over finding rare bottlings of now-defunct distilleries that it’s begun to obscure the magnificent quality of the many …

Delta Launches Big Panama Expansion

Delta Air Lines has expanded its service to Panama City, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier has added three of new routes from the United States this week, including Los Angeles-Panama, New York-Panama Orlando-Panama. That’s along with a second flight …

Hyatt Is Opening a New Hotel in Panama City

It’s one of the most charming neighborhoods in all of Central America: the Casco Antigua (also known as Casco Viejo) of Panama City, Panama. And now one of the world’s biggest hotel brands is entering the market. Hyatt’s Unbound Collection …

Wyndham Has a New Hotel in Panama

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has added The Bristol Panama to its Registry Collection Hotel Portfolio. The luxury hotel is the second to join Wyndham’s recently-unveiled brand. “With our prestigious new Registry Collection Hotels brand, independent luxury hoteliers can take advantage …

CJI Conversation: Viceroy’s Stephanie Yesenofski

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Top Panama All-Inclusive Resort to Reopen

One of the top all-inclusive destinations in Panama is set to reopen on Nov. 19. Islas Secas, which is actually comprised of 14 privately-owned islands in the Gulf of Chiriqui, has a total of four Casita sites and three clamping-style …

Princess Cruises Relaunches Another Ship

Princess Cruises has relaunched another ship, with the return of the Emerald Princess cruise ship. Emerald Princess departed this week from the Port of Los Angeles for a 15-day Panama Canal crossing concluding in Fort Lauderdale. “Princess has been a …

This Top Barbados All-Inclusive Resort Is Open

The Club, Barbados, one of the island’s top all-inclusive resorts, is officially open again. The resort has reopened under parent company Elite Island Resorts’ vaccination policy, which requires proof of vaccination for all guests 16 and over. “We’re open, and …