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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in Worthing, Barbados

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The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader O’nell Howell, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset on Worthing Beach in Barbados. 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 […]

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St Maarten Has a New Minister of Tourism

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St Maarten has a new Minister of Tourism, following the swearing-in of new Minister Roger Lawrence.  Lawrence’s portfolio also includes Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunications.  “We need to create stable instruments of cooperation to develop and promote our tourism sector,” said Lawrence, who was speaking this week during a visit to the new Morgan resort […]

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Port St Maarten Has a New CEO

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Cruise and shipping industry veteran Alexander Gumbs is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Port St Maarten Group, charged with leading one of the region’s top cruise destinations.  Gumbs’s track record made him the ideal choice to lead one of the generators of the country’s economy, responsible for up to one third of its GDP, according to […]

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Saint Lucia Set for First Cruise Ship Call Since Pandemic Began

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Saint Lucia is set for the return of cruise tourism to the island this week.  Celebrity Millennium will call on Port Castries on June 29, marking the beginning of the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to Saint Lucia.  Celerity Millennium is currently sailing itineraries out of Port St Maarten. It was the first cruise ship […]


Port St Maarten Has a New CEO

MSC Cruises’ MSC Meraviglia ship made its inaugural call on St Maarten this week.  It was the second inaugural call for Port St Maarten so far in the 2019-2020 cruise season.  “Once again Port St Maarten and the destination have been able to welcome the sixth largest cruise ship in the world and offer its guests and […]

Holland America Line Returns to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Holland America Line returned to Philipsburg, St Maarten on Saturday with its cruise ship ms Koningsdam. HAL plans to call in Philipsburg, St. Maarten once more with Koningsdam on March 10, as well as six times with ms Eurodam and once with ms Nieuw Amsterdam this season. ms Eurodam begins calling […]

Silversea Cruises Returns to St Maarten

By the Caribbean Journal staff Silversea Cruises is the latest cruise line to make its return to St Maarten. The boutique luxury cruise line returns to St Maarten with its Silver Wind ship on Thursday, staying during the evening hours until Jan. 12. Silver Wind, a small ship with a passenger capacity of 296, received […]

Cruise Traffic Surges in St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Maarten’s crusie renaissance continues in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Five cruise ships with over 10,000 cruise passengers and crew are slated to visit St. Maarten on Christmas and Boxing Day. The Marella Celebration and Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas will be in port on Monday, December 25 and Grandeur of the Seas, Azamara Quest […]