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JetBlue Is Bringing More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Green Mountains, Chocolate, and Romantic Vacations 

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You don’t just dive into Saint Lucia. You discover it, glimpse by glimpse, layer by layer. The first view is usually green — impossibly green — as rainforest folds into volcanic ridges and then drops toward the sea. By the time you reach the coast, the island has already shifted your pace. Mornings stretch longer […]

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Webinar: The Real Estate Market in Roatan and Panama

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A new Webinar this week will take an in-depth look at two real estate markets on the Caribbean coast of Central America: Roatan, Honduras and Panama.  Caribbean Journal Invest has partnered with Selling the Caribbean on on the latest edition of Business Unusual, which will feature three leading brokers.  They will include Anna Moskowitz, broker […]

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Grenada’s Kimpton Kawana Bay Breaks Ground on Final Phase

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The Kimpton Kawana Bay project in Grenada has broken ground on its final phase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The final phase of the residential resort includes 12 more suites and studios to the main Kiawah building. Kawana Bay, set on Grenada’s iconic Grand Anse Beach, is the second Kimpton-branded project in the Caribbean, following […]

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Kimpton Opens First of Five New Key West Resorts

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The Conch Republic is officially the new home of the first in what will be a portfolio of five new Kimpton-branded Key West resorts.  InterContinental Hotel Group’s fast-expanding Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants brand has launched the new Winslow’s Bungallows hotel.  The hotel is part of five new resorts in the pipeline for Key West, a […]


Grenada’s Kimpton Kawana Bay Breaks Ground on Final Phase

Viceroy is planning a 2021 debut for its highly-anticipated overwater bungalow resort on the Caribbean coast of Panama.  The Viceroy Bocas del Toro Panama will be opening its doors in 2021, according to Viceroy’s Web site.  The long-awaited resort, which would be one of just a few overwater resorts in the wider Caribbean region, was […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Water in Roatan

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader John Wendt, who sent in this beautiful shot of the sea in Roatan, Honduras at the Xbalanque Resort. 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 […]

Kimpton Is Opening a New Caribbean Hotel in Roatan

By Alexander Britell Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is expanding again in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The popular upscale hotel brand is planning to open a new boutique resort on Roatan off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. The new property, which will be the third Caribbean resort for the brand, is slated to make […]

Martha Stewart, MSC to Partner on Caribbean Cruise Excursions

By the Caribbean Journal staff Martha Stewart is getting into the Caribbean cruise industry. The home and lifestyle titan is partnering with Swiss cruise company MSC Cruises, with plans to offer curated excursions, gift packages and special onboard menus and recipes. The excursions will initially take place in multiple destinations across the Caribbean, with everything […]

Royal Caribbean Is Buying the Bahamas’ Grand Lucayan Resort

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grand Bahama’s biggest resort is being sold — to a unexpected buyer. Cruise giant Royal Caribbean International, in a joint venture with Mexico’s ITM, has signed a letter of intent to purchase the Grand Lucayan Resort. The deal is expected to transform the resort and develop the harbor in Freeport into […]

Norwegian’s New Caribbean, Bermuda Cruises for 2020

By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its newest itineraries for the Caribbean in the summer of 2020. The new slate is highlighted by the return of Norwegian Breakaway to Miami, with a range of five and seven-day Western Caribbean cruises that will include Roatan, Cozumel and the Costa Maya in Mexico, […]

Carnival Vista Arrives in Galveston

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista ship has made its debut in Galveston. The ship immediately becomes the largest ever ship to homeport in the Texas port. Carnival Vista, part of the company’s newest and largest class of ships, left on its first voyage from Galveston on Sunday. The ship is […]

Carnival Paradise Resumes Caribbean Sailings

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise ship has resumed year-round cruise service following a month-long dry dock. The ship, which is homeporting at Port Tampa Bay, added a new water park, 38 new staterooms, 98 balconies and a range of new food and beverage concepts. The new dining concepts include Guy […]