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8 Black-Sand Beaches in the Caribbean With Volcano Views, Hidden Coves, and Beach Bars

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A trail drops through thick tropical vegetation in Dominica and ends at a beach moviegoers have already seen on a cinema screen. In Martinique, tables at a legendary beach bar stand just beyond dark volcanic sand, with ti’ punch and grilled fish coming out of the kitchen. On another part of the island, steep cliffs rise behind a […]

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Norwegian Bliss Will Have a Two-Level Race Track

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the new features on its under-construction Norwegian Bliss ship, with one major party piece: a two-level racetrack. The ship, which will be sailing to the Caribbean with voyages to the Mexican Riviera beginning in June 2018, will have the largest competitive race track at sea at nearly 1,000 feet. The […]

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The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company

By Guy Britton No Caribbean hotel company is growing faster right now than this one: AMResorts. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary signed 17 new resort management contracts in 2015, easily the most of any company in the region. And now the company is primed for even more aggressive growth, with plans to open nine new […]

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How One of the Caribbean's Best Chefs Is Reimagining Mexican Cuisine

There’s a new restaurant on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, with a twist: it’s the brainchild of a French chef, Yann Cozic. It’s called Flor de Canela, and it’s the newest eatery at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, home to one of Caribbean Journal’s 50 Best Caribbean Restaurants, the Cozic-led El Faro Grill. Flor de […]


The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company

Above: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grand Velas Riviera Maya has named a new director of sales. The resort announced this week that it had named Georgina Godoy to the position, effective immediately. Godoy will oversee the the development and implementation of worldwide sales for the luxury all-inclusive resort,” […]