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American Airlines Is Now Flying Daily to a Caribbean Island Filled With Pink Sand Beaches, Dive Spots, and a 4,500-Acre Adventure Resort 

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The drive south feels longer than the map suggests. Eleuthera narrows as you go, the road stretching between two seas, the Atlantic flashing bright and restless on one side, Exuma Sound lying calmer on the other. Settlements thin out. The land opens. By the time you reach the end of the island, there is a […]

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Royal Caribbean Buys Grand Lucayan Hotel in The Bahamas

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A partnership between Royal Caribbean International and Bahamas Port Investments has purchased the Grand Lucayan Resort on Grand Bahama in The Bahamas.  The government of The Bahamas was the seller of the property, which it had originally purchased the resort in 2018 from Hong Kong-based Hutchinson Whampoa.  The Royal Caribbean partnership is expected to make […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Adding More Calls to St Maarten

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The Port of St Maarten will get a boost this year with a series of additional calls by cruise giant Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean has modified its regional itineraries by adding 15 new stops in St Maarten this year. That will increase the company’s cruise arrivals to St Maarten to more than 68,000 in 2020. […]

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Royal Caribbean Signs Agreement for Beach Club in Antigua

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Royal Caribbean International is bringing its first-ever “Royal Beach Club” to the fast-growing cruise destination of Antigua.  Royal Caribbean and the government of Antigua and Barbuda have signed an agreement for the new beach destination, which is slated to break ground this year.  The club, created exclusively for guests of the cruise line, will be […]


Royal Caribbean Is Adding More Calls to St Maarten

Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay private destination in The Bahamas has added a new beach club.  It’s called Coco Beach Club, and it’s the final phase of the $250 million project that first debuted last year.  The new beach club has an oceanfront infinity pool, beach cabanas, an eatery and a bar.  The debut […]

New Royal Caribbean Ship Coming to Caribbean in November

Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship will make its debut in the Caribbean in November.  The new Odyssey of the Seas will launch in the Mediterranean this summer before heading to Fort Lauderdale for its first Caribbean sailings in November.  Odyssey of the Seas will be the first of its class, Quantum Ultra Class, to cruise […]

Antigua Is the Next Caribbean Cruise Powerhouse

Antigua and Barbuda may be breaking tourism records for stopover arrivals — but it’s also quietly becoming a major new Caribbean cruise power.  The Eastern Caribbean destination, which now has a partnership with Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, continues to develop its infrastructure with even bigger plans ahead.  Antigua is already […]

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 […]

Royal Caribbean Reveals Newest Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean has unveiled its newest cruises for the 2021-2022 Caribbean cruise season, the company announced.  Two of the line’s massive ships, Symphony of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, will be sailing across the Eastern and Western Caribbean in the summer of 2021.  That will include a series of seven-night cruises, with Symphony […]

Thoroughbred Racing Is Coming to Saint Lucia

Just in time for its National Day, the island of Saint Lucia is set to launch its very own thoroughbred industry.  Horse racing will officially launch in Saint Lucia beginning Dec. 12 with the launch of the 2019 Caribbean Equine Cultural Festival, a luxury lifestyle and racing entertainment event at the Royal Saint Lucia Turf […]

Royal Caribbean Debuts Revamped Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean has returned its Oasis of the Seas cruise ship to Miami following a massive $165 million transformation project.  The 63-day upgrade project added new features including the cruise line’s first-ever barbecue joint, Portside BBQ, along with a new live music venue called Music Hall and a new pool deck, among other changes.  Oasis […]

Royal Caribbean, Carnival to Build New Saint Lucia Cruise Port

Royal Caribbean Cruises and Carnival Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Saint Lucia on a major new joint venture.  The two cruise giants will work together to manage Saint Lucia’s existing cruise pier and terminal in Castries — and design, construct and operate a new cruise port on the island.  The […]