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Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas Just Launched New Caribbean Cruises from Cartagena and Colón

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It’s a new way to see the Southern Caribbean. From now through April 2026, you can embark on a mix of seven-night adventures to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, sailing from Cartagena, Colombia, and Colón, Panama. To celebrate the milestone, local authorities and port representatives held welcome plaque ceremonies at both ports for the captain of […]

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Delta Launches Big Panama Expansion

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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 between Atlanta and Panama City.  The additions mean an 80 percent increase in capacity compared […]

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Hyatt Is Opening a New Hotel in Panama City

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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 is set to open its first hotel in the region, with the debut next spring […]

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Wyndham Has a New Hotel in Panama

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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 of Wyndham’s global reach and services,” said Scott LePage, President Americas, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. […]


Hyatt Is Opening a New Hotel in Panama City

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI With the recent reopening of Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort in St. Lucia and a grand opening slated in the next few years in Panama, Viceroy Hotels & Resorts is doing its best to navigate its way around the challenges of COVID-19. Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) spoke with […]

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 part of so many special memories for us,” said Chris and Kathleen Lennon of Monument, […]

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 tenting casitas.  The property can sleep a total of 24 guests.  It’s completely off the […]

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 our guests are having a wonderful time in the Bajan sun night now,” the resort […]

This Saint Lucia All-Inclusive Resort Is Now Open

One of the most popular all-inclusive resorts in Saint Lucia is back, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The St James’s Club Morgan Bay resort is officially open once again.  The property, just a short drive from both Rodney Bay and Saint Lucia’s capital, Castries, has a total of 345 rooms.   Amenities include six restaurants; six […]

There’s a New Look at Marriott’s Golf Resort in Panama

The leading golf resort in Panama has unveiled a new look.  The Buenaventura Golf and Beach Resort, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, has completed an upgrade to its 114 guest rooms and suites.  The new look has “maintained the hotel’s historic Panamanian culture and Spanish Colonial style while presenting a unique blend of coastal elegance […]

A Big Caribbean Presence at Miami’s Seatrade Cruise Conference

There was no bigger presence at this past week’s Seatrade cruise industry conference in Miami than that of the Caribbean.  The collection of Caribbean cruise ports was the liveliest, most energetic center of the show, which is the leading global cruise industry event.  That included contingents from the US Virgin Islands to Antigua and Barbuda […]

These Caribbean Resorts Require Proof of Vaccination For Guests 16+

Elite Island Resorts’ portfolio of Caribbean all-inclusive resorts now requires all guests 16 and over to show proof of vaccination.  The new policy, first announced last month, officially took effect this week.  The company had initially set the threshold at 12 years of age, but increased the limit to 16 and up “to better accommodate […]