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This Under-the-Radar Caribbean Island Has Reef Sharks, Beach Bungalows, and a Different Kind of Dive Resort

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You spend the day diving bottomless blue holes. Discovering thick finger coral and hobnobbing with reef sharks, eagle rays and regal seahorses. Then you get out of the water and find the perfect sunset on a totally uncrowded white-sand beach.  I remember the first time I visited Cape Eleuthera, way down at the southeastern corner […]

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American Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to the Island of Saint Lucia 

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From the pulsing energy of Rodney Bay to the rainforest retreats of Soufriere, the island of Saint Lucia is as diverse a destination as you can find in the Caribbean, whether you’re staying in a three-walled room with an infinity pool or spending your week on a working cacao farm.  And with the island’s travel […]

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The Caribbean’s Hottest New Food Festival Is In Saint Lucia 

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It’s one of the culinary capitals of the Caribbean: the island of Saint Lucia, where local and international flavors have always merged into a dynamic food scene.  And now the island’s exciting gastronomic culture is on display with a new food festival.  It’s called Taste the Bay Food Festival, and it’s the brainchild of the […]

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Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens Hotel Has a New Look

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Saint Lucia’s signature Bay Gardens Hotel has a new look.  The property, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is set to complete a series of renovation projects.  Executive Director of Bay Gardens Resorts Sanovnik Destang says the the property has a “new, fresher look” following “soft” refurbishments to its higher room categories.  The […]


The Caribbean’s Hottest New Food Festival Is In Saint Lucia 

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a busy holiday cruise season for Port Castries in Saint Lucia. The harbor has seen as much as five ships in port per day since the middle of December, officials told Caribbean Journal. That included the first-ever visit by Ponant’s new Explorers-class ship, the 184-passenger luxury boutique ship […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Rodney Bay, St. Lucia

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Irene Wolters, who sent in this stunning photograph of Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, taken on Irene’s first-ever vacation in the Caribbean. (The first of many, we hope!) Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. […]

Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens Marina Haven Names New GM

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bay Gardens Marina Haven, which recently joined Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens hotel collection, has named a new general manager. The property has appointed veteran Caribbean hotelier Daryl Aaron to the role. Aaron has worked across the region, including stops at Dominica’s Rosalie Bay and Trinidad’s Chaguaramas Hotel. The Bay […]

A New Caribbean Water Park

Above: the new water park in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff While you might consider every Caribbean beach its own kind of water park, a new project in St Lucia is offering its own take. The Splash Island Water Park is slated to open soon in St Lucia as the Caribbean’s first-ever “open-water […]

Caribbean Home: St Lucia’s Villa Atlantis Hits the Market

Above: Villa Atlantis in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Villa Atlantis has officially hit the market, Angad Singh, associate broker at Sotheby’s International Realty in Rodney Bay Village, tells Caribbean Home. The Gros Islet villa is set 210 feet above sea level, with a 70-foot infinity pool, 8,000 square feet of […]