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Southwest Airlines Is Launching a Big Caribbean Expansion, With New Nonstop Flights to Aruba, Jamaica, St. Thomas, and Punta Cana 

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The water along Eagle Beach has a luminous blue that seems to go on forever. In Montego Bay, the hills rise behind a sweep of resorts, beaches and old sugar-estate country. On St. Thomas, ferries leave the harbor for St. John, sailboats cross Pillsbury Sound and Magens Bay curves around one of the Caribbean’s most […]

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Private Island Sold in Exuma Chain of The Bahamas

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A private island in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 38-acre Northern Elizabeth Island is now off the market.  It had been listed for $14 million.  The transaction was handled by HG Christie and the company’s president, John Christie, in what has been a wave of […]

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Bahamas Private Island Hits the Market for $5.25 Million

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Another day, another private island in The Bahamas.  The world’s hottest private-island market has another new listing, this time with Roberts Cay.  The 12-acre island in the Exuma archipelago has been listed for $5.25 million.  Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing on the property, which has two beaches and elevations up to 32 feet.  […]

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Royal Caribbean to Relaunch with Bahamas Cruise in July

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Royal Caribbean will be officially restarting its Caribbean cruise operations in July with a special cruise to The Bahamas.  The cruise giant will relaunch July 2 with a sailing of its Freedom of the Seas ship from Miami to the Perfect Day at CocoCay private island in The Bahamas.  By the end of August, Royal […]


Bahamas Private Island Hits the Market for $5.25 Million

Another private island in The Bahamas has been sold — and it’s in Abaco.  The hottest private-island market in the Caribbean right now is the Abaco chain of The Bahamas, and the latest sale is the 293-acre Powell Cay.  The island was sold just before it was set to be auctioned in an auction run by […]

Exuma Private Island Hits the Market for $2.5 Million

A private island in the Exuma archipelago of The Bahamas is the country’s latest to hit the real estate market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Nancy Skinner’s Cay, a 38-acre island off the southwestern coast of Great Exuma, is being listed exclusively with CA Christie Real Estate.  The island is set between Exuma and The […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Relais & Chateaux Resort Is in Turks and Caicos

The newest Relais & Chateaux resort in the Caribbean is in Turks and Caicos.  The Meridian Club Pine Cay, long one of the region’s top private-island resorts, has officially joined the culinary-focused hotel collection.  The 21-key hotel has 13 residences and eight villas on a private 800-acre island a short trip from Providenciales.  The resort’s […]

Bahamas Private Island Activity Heats Up With Another Sale in Abaco

The Caribbean’s hottest private island market has seen yet another sale, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Bonefish Cay, a 13-acre island in the Abaco chain of The Bahamas, is now under contract.  The transaction was handled by Nassau-based HG Christie and President John Christie.  Terms of the sale were not disclosed; the property had been […]

Disney Is Bringing Its Newest Cruise Ship to the Caribbean

Disney Cruise Line will bring its newest cruise ship to the Caribbean next year.  Beginning in the summer of 2022, the new Disney Wish ship will sail Caribbean itineraries out of Port Canaveral, Fla.  The first cruises will launch June 9, 2022, with a five-night cruise to Nassau, The Bahamas and Disney’s private island of […]

Norwegian Cruise Line to Resume Calls to Belize

Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to Belize this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The cruise giant’s Norwegian Joy ship will be departing from its home port in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Aug. 7 on an itinerary that will include a stop at the company’s Harvest Caye private island destination in Belize.  That move continues a […]

This Aruba Resort Will Set Up Your Office on a Private Island

With the rise of remote work amid the pandemic, more and more Caribbean destinations are looking to tap into what has become a growing market. And now another Aruba resort has launched a “workation” program, targeting travelers looking to take extended, remote-work getaways on the Dutch Caribbean island. The Renaissance Aruba has launched a new […]

Another Private Island Sold in The Bahamas

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s hottest private island market has seen another sale, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Prince Cay, a 9-acre island in the Abacos, was sold this week in a transaction handled by HG Christie’s John Christie and Dwayne Wallas.  The island is set about two miles west of Spanish Cay, which has […]