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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sand in Eleuethera

Cayo Loco in Eleuthera.

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maureen Keo, who sent in this lovely shot of the beach at Cayo Loco in Eleuthera. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the […]

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New Cayman Islands-Panama Flights 

Panama Cayman Islands

Cayman Airways is restarting its nonstop service between the Cayman Islands and Panama this summer.  The company will be relaunching the route between Grand Cayman and Panama City on June 26, according to the carrier.  The nonstop service will be operating year-round, with flights on Mondays and Thursdays.  Cayman Airways is operating the service on […]

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In Panama, a New Caribbean Treehouse Hotel 

Panama Caribbean Treehouse Hotel

Panama’s top overwater resort has added another unique room style: treehouses.  The Nayara Bocas del Toro, set on a private island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, has debuted its newest rooms: a pair of towering 50-foot-tall treehouse units designed by Elora Hardy’s Bali-based Ibuku.  The solar-powered treehouse are built from four local varieties of […]

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Marriott Opens New Hotel in Panama 

marriott hotel panama

The Marriott Hotels brand is back in Panama.  Marriott has opened the new Marriott Panama Hotel, a 331-room hotel connected to the Albrook Mall, the largest shopping mall in Central America.  The Marriott brand has taken over the former Wyndham property in the Allbrook Mall.  As part of the rebranding, the hotel renovated its restaurant, […]


In Panama, a New Caribbean Treehouse Hotel 

Accor’s Sofitel brand has opened its newest luxury hotel in the Caribbean Basin: the sparkling new Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo in Panama.  The luxury hotel is set in the “old city” of Panama, one of the most charming historic neighborhoods in the wider region.  The 159-room-and-suite property had its soft opening this week, ahead of […]

Princess Relaunches Caribbean Cruises from Galveston

Princess Cruises has returned to the Port of Galveston in Texas.  The cruise line, part of the Carnival portfolio, has resumed sailing Caribbean cruises from Texas for the first time since 2016.  The brand’s Ruby Princess ship is sailing a total of 16 sailings from Galveston this winter season, with a mix of five to […]

15 Hot New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2023

One thing that didn’t stop for very long during the pandemic was hotel construction, particularly in the Caribbean. The region’s hotel pipeline continues to grow, with both large resorts, all-inclusives and boutique hotels of every shape and size continuing to pop up across the islands of the Caribbean.  That will continue in 2023, with a […]

Hyatt’s New Panama Hotel Completes Final Phase

Hyatt’s new hotel in Panama has completed the final phase of what has been a seven-year project.  The new Hotel La Compañía, set in the charming Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City, has completed its “American Wing,” including four of the hotel’s food and beverage outlets.  That includes American Bazaar, Capella, Luigi’s, and Hari’s; Hyatt […]

Sofitel Set to Open New Luxury Hotel in Panama City's Casco Viejo 

The charming historic quarter of Casco Viejo in Panama City will soon be home to a major new luxury resort, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The highly-anticipated new Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama is opening its doors in January, a spokesperson for Sofitel confirmed.  The hotel will have 159 rooms in a prime waterfront location, with […]

A New All-Inclusive Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort 

Just a few years ago, overwater bungalow resorts in the Caribbean were a rarity.  Then Sandals entered the market with its overwater villas in Jamaica, ushering in a new “overwater age” in the Caribbean.  Sandals added more resorts with overwater bungalows, and more and more companies began doing the same — including the highly popular […]

From Puerto Rico to Panama, 5 New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotels

Whether you are just traveling alone with your significant other or you’ve managed to get a break from the wonderful, grueling work that is parenting, you won’t have trouble finding great adults-only resorts in the Caribbean. They’re the places that serve as welcome oases, either wonderfully quiet or blissfully energetic, depending on the kind of […]

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 Caribbean ports including St Maarten, Antigua, St Barth, Anguilla, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and […]

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