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This St Croix Adults-Only Hotel Has a Beach, a Rooftop Terrace, and Perfect Pool Days

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The west end of St. Croix moves at a different speed, and Frederiksted has always been its anchor. The water stays calm here, the shoreline opens wide, and the town feels lived-in rather than staged. Right along that waterfront sits The Fred, an adults-only hotel built directly into the fabric of the place. It doesn’t […]

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A Destination Cigar Lounge In St Kitts

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You’d never know it was here, hidden away on the second floor of a building in the popular Port Zante cruise terminal in St Kitts.  But venture up the stairs and you’ll be rewarded with one of the great cigar experiences in the Caribbean.  This is the Casa del Habano in St Kitts, and it […]

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Another Milestone in St Kitts’ Cruise Comeback

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St Kitts and Nevis hit another major milestone in the comeback of its all-important cruise industry this week, when four ships called on the destination in one day.  On Dec. 7, the twin-island federation welcomed four ships, the first time it had done so since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.  That included […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Marks Return of Large Cruise Ships

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St Kitts and Nevis has kick-started its 2021-2022 cruise season with the return of the first large cruise ship to Port Zante.  Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox visited the island on Sept. 14, the first major ship to call on the destination since the onset of the pandemic.  “This day has been anxiously anticipated, and a […]


Another Milestone in St Kitts’ Cruise Comeback

One of the Caribbean’s leading cruise ports is continuing its comeback.  Another major cruise ship is returning to St Kitts’ Port Zante, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Equinox ship will make its official return to the island on Sept. 14.  It will mark the first call by Celebrity Cruises and parent company Royal […]

St Kitts and Nevis to Run “Bubble Tours” for Cruise Passengers

Cruise passengers visiting St Kitts and Nevis will participate in “bubble tours” to ensure the destination’s safety.  From July 22 onwards, passengers will visit specific destinations in designated transportation, according to Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant.  “When the passengers alight from the cruise vessel, they are going to go into bubble tours, and it means that […]

Cruises Are Back in St Kitts and Nevis

The cruise industry in St Kitts and Nevis is back. The twin-island federation welcomed back its first ship this week with the arrival of Seabourn Odyssey, and there are more to come. That will soon be followed on July 29, when Celebrity Summit arrives at Port Zante.  That will be followed by Royal Caribbean’s Allure […]

St Kitts Cruise Numbers Keep Surging

St Kitts’ cruise sector continues to surge.  The island, which was recently named Caribbean Cruise Destination of the Year in the Caribbean Travel Awards, welcomed four cruise ships on Christmas Eve.  That meant a total of 13,000 visitors, including passengers and crew, all thanks to the addition of the recently-launched second cruise pier at Port […]

St Kitts Nears Completion of Second Cruise Pier

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s top cruise ports is expanding. St Kitts’ Port Zante has reached 90 percent completion of a major second cruise pier, according to St Kitts Public Infrastructure Minister Ian Patches Liburd. “The dredging works are completed … the padding works I am advised are 100 percent complete […]

St Kitts Making Progress on Second Cruise Pier

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante in St. Kitts is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019, officials said this week. The announcement came from Minister of Public Infrastructure, Ian Liburd. “The construction works are on schedule and we anticipate that it would be […]

More Cruise Ships Heading to St Kitts

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s simple: St Kitts’ Port Zante has become one of the hottest cruise ports in the Caribbean. And that trend is set to continue this year, with seven ships slated to make their first visits to St Kitts in the 2018-2019 cruise season. That includes Norwegian Jade, which made its […]

A Strong Cruise Season So Far for St Kitts

By the Caribbean Journal staff Things are looking strong for St Kitts’ Port Zante so far this season, according to tourism officials. Four inaugural ship calls will be made to Basseterre’s cruise port later this month and in early December, following the inaugural calls of Oceania Cruises’ Sirena, which made its first call to Port […]