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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sailboats in St Croix, USVI

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jared Bunzey, who sent in this beautiful shot of sailboats on the water in St Croix, taken from the Buccaneer resort. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send […]

Antigua Is Getting Ready for the Caribbean’s Premier Sailing Event

It’s back again: the 55th annual edition of Antigua Sailing Week, the Caribbean’s premier sailing event, which runs this year from April 27 to May 3. More than 80 boats from around the world will convene on Antigua’s English and […]

Barbados’ Legendary Sailing Week Is Back

You may have seen those rarities from the Caribbean: the red Mount Gay regatta hats. They’re one of the most prized artifacts in the Caribbean, but they can only be secured if you race in a Mount Gay regatta. In […]

Norwegian Launches Sales for Newest Cruise Ship’s Caribbean Sailings

Norwegian Cruise Line has launched sales for its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Aqua. Aqua, part of the line’s expanded “Prima Plus Class,” will be setting sail in April 2025. The company has launched sales for Aqua’s first sailings to the […]

Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Adds New Villa

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Sailrock South Caicos, a luxury villa resort and residential community in the Turks and Caicos Islands, is launching several new luxury villas with a range of configurations and homesites. Among these is the […]

How to Take a Caribbean Sailing Vacation Right Now

Sailing through the British Virgin Islands on a chartered catamaran is every bit the fantasy journey it sounds like, but here’s one surprise I got during my time cruising around Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke on a Moorings […]

Disney Wish to Sail Bahamas Cruises in 2023

Disney’s new Disney Wish cruise ship will be sailing its first full summer from Port Canaveral next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. Disney Wish, the company’s newest cruise ship, will be homeporting at Port Canaveral for a series of three […]

Antigua Sailing Week Returns

One of the Caribbean’s premier sailing events has officially returned. Antigua Sailing Week 2022 kicks off this weekend, the 53rd edition of the now-legendary festival. Racing begins April 30 with the standalone Peters & May Round Antigua Race, followed by […]

Grenada Sailing Week Is Back

One of the Caribbean’s most celebrated sailing events is back for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. The Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week is set for this weekend with a new program by the Petite Calivigny […]

Grenada Sailing Week Is Making Its Return

Grenada’s premier sailing event is making its triumphant return later this month, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. Grenada Sailing Week is set for Jan. 27-30 at the island’s Petite Calivigny Yacht Club. The regatta will be a one-off departure from the […]

Jimmy Buffett’s New Cruise Line Will Sail to The Bahamas

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand, which has been rapidly expanding in the resort space in recent years, is now heading for the sea, too. The company has announced the launch of its new Margaritaville at Sea cruise line, following the acquisition […]

Virgin Voyages Makes First Sailing to The Bahamas

Richard Branson’s new Virgin Voyages cruise line has arrived in The Bahamas. The company’s new Scarlet Lady cruise ship made its first call on the island of Bimini in The Bahamas this week, with a stop at the Beach Club […]

Princess Cruises Relaunches Cabo San Lucas Sailings

Princess Cruises has restarted sailings to Cabo San Lucas, with the relaunch of Grand Princess at the Port of Los Angeles. Princess Cruises has been sailing out of Los Angeles since 1965; Grand Princess’ relaunch marks the first cruise vacation […]

Caribbean Cruises Are Back: Celebrity Kicks Off 7-Night Sailing in St Maarten

The first Caribbean cruise in more than a year officially set sail this weekend in St Maarten. Celebrity Millennium kicked off a seven-night sailing from the Port of St Maarten on Saturday, a return for the cruise industry in the […]

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Gets Nod for Test Sailing

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has received a green light from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to run a test cruise, the company said. The closed-group, simulated sailing will include a full evaluation of the company’s cleanliness and safety […]

Antigua Sailing Week Goes Virtual

This year’s Antigua Sailing Week is turning into a virtual event. The physical week of sailing had been canceled this year amid the pandemic. This year’s virtual edition will be centered around “Sailing Week Sunday,” a virtual event with stories, […]

Grenada to Host Arc+ Sailing Rally

Grenada is set to play host to one of the world’s leading sailing rallies this year. The island has partnered with the World Cruising Club to host the ninth annual ARC+ rally, which will see sailors making a transatlantic crossing […]

Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Joins AMEX Fine Hotels and Resorts

Turks and Ciacos’ Sailrock Resort has joined American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts, the property announced this week. The South Caicos resort is now part of the collection of luxury hotels that offer benefits to holders of American Express’ Platinum […]

Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Is Expanding

Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Resort is expanding with another new villa, Caribbean Journal has learned. The South Caicos resort is adding a new three-bedroom oceanfront canal villa to its collection. The 4,282-square-foot villa has three bedrooms, an open great room […]

How The Moorings Plans to Reopen for Caribbean Sailing Vacations

You’re out on the open water. It’s just you and your family and a well-stocked sailboat. In other words, a sailing vacation in the Caribbean is one of the most enjoyable forms of social distancing. And now leading charter company […]

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line to Resume Sailings in June

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which has long operated cruises from Florida to The Bahamas, says it plans to resume sailings on June 13. The company will be relaunching its Grand Celebration ship on that date; its Grand Classica cruise ship […]

CDC Extends “No Sail Order” For All Cruise Ships

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its “No Sail Order” for all cruise ships amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety of crew at sea […]

Virgin Voyages Postpones Launch to July, First Sailing to August

Richard Branson’s new cruise line, Virgin Voyages, has announced the “proactive” postponement of its official launch until July, in light of the novel coronavirus. The launch of the adults-only cruise brand’s Scarlet Lady cruise ship is now scheduled to take […]

Antigua and Barbuda to Host Top Sailing Race for 5 More Years

Looking to solidify its position as the “sailing capital of the Caribbean,” Antigua and Barbuda has announced that it will continue hosting the RORC 600 sailing race for another five years. The race, which is now in its 12th year, […]

Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Just Expanded

The luxe Sailrock resort on the island of South Caicos in Turks and Caicos has gotten bigger. The luxury retreat has added a pair of new villas to its collection: a two-bedroom “Skyridge Villa” and a two-bedroom Oceanfront Reef villa. […]

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The Ultimate All-Inclusive Caribbean Sailing Vacation

By Alexander Britell A beach day at Soggy. A rum night at Cooper. Lobster dinners on Anegada. Beach hopping on Cane Garden Bay. Snorkeling around The Dogs. Enjoying the splendor of the North Sound. Chartering a sailboat around the BVI […]

Martinique’s Must-Visit Sailing Festival

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s greatest racing events is back for its 35th edition this year with Martinique’s one-of-a-kind Tour de Yoles sailing festival. The week-long event is a nautical competition unique to Martinique — and one […]

A New Way to Sail Around Panama’s Caribbean Coast

By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama’s San Blas archipelago is one of the most beautiful — and pristine — corners of the Caribbean sea. And now there’s a new way to explore this spectacular chain of islands. Dream Yacht Charter […]

In Antigua and Barbuda, a Must-Visit Caribbean Event for Foodies