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United Airlines Is Going Daily to Barbados From Newark and Washington, D.C. for the Holiday Season

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A table at The Cliff. A week at Sandy Lane. A villa in Paynes Bay with the whole family coming in for Christmas. Barbados has long had its own version of the Caribbean festive season, one defined by packed hotels, hard-to-get restaurant reservations and repeat visitors who return every December. This year, United Airlines is putting considerably more seats […]

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InselAir Continues Expansion

Above: San Juan, Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir is continuing its expansion out of Aruba. The carrier announced this week that it would be launching new service between Aruba and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flights, which will launch July 2, will operate nonstop on Thursdays and Sundays. San Juan […]

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LIAT Adds New Caribbean Routes For Summer Season

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier LIAT has added a series of new routes for the summer season, the company announced this week. “From Antigua, customers will now be able to connect with a new daily service from Tortola to San Juan each evening,” said LIAT CEO David Evans. […]

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Carnival Adding New Cruises From San Juan, Puerto Rico

Above: Carnival Victory By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival is repositioning its Victory cruise ship to San Juan, the company announced Tuesday. The company will be offering week-long southern Caribbean cruises on Victory beginning Nov. 6, 2016, according to a release. The cruises will include calls at five destinations: St Thomas, Barbados, St Lucia, St […]

LIAT Adds New Caribbean Routes For Summer Season

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’re looking for local food in Old San Juan (and you’ve already been to Raices, Café El Punto and El Jibarito), here’s another eatery to try. Aji Dulce Café on Calle San Jose specializes in comida criolla (local cuisine) and is owned by former businessman Luis Moscoso, who […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Mall Is Now Open

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor SAN JUAN — As if having the Caribbean’s largest mall at Plaza Las Americas wasn’t enough, today Puerto Rico has welcomed a new addition to its retail landscape with the opening of the Mall of San Juan. Operated by Bloomfield, Michigan-based Taubman Centers Inc., it is “the most beautiful center […]

Taking Puerto Rican Fashion to New York

 Above: Stella Nolasco (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor For the first time, two designers from Puerto Rico showed their spring/summer 2015 collections at New York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. CJ recently visited their San Juan ateliers, and since spring now seems to finally have sprung, we couldn’t think of a better time […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Cruise Ports

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A Caribbean cruise is never a bad idea but not all ports are created equal. These 10 ports of call, which offer a winning combination of passenger facilities and proximity to the island attractions we really want to see, are must-sees on our dream Caribbean itinerary. These are our […]

Air France, Air Antilles Sign Codeshare Agreement

 Above: an Air France plane By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new gateway from France to several Caribbean destinations. Air France and Air Antilles have signed a codeshare agreement to partner on the offer of six new destinations in the Caribbean. The Air Antilles destinations (operating out of Martinique and Guadeloupe) include St Lucia, […]

Six Reasons To Visit San Juan, Puerto Rico Right Now

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Visitors rightly rave about Puerto Rico’s unique mash-up of African, Spanish and other European influences, reflected in its history, food, art and culture. And nowhere is this cultural complexity more apparent than in the cosmopolitan capital of San Juan. Here are six reasons to say Vamos! right now. No Hassle Required The […]

Another New Gateway from Spain to the Caribbean

 Above: a Seaborne plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean carrier Seaborne has signed an agreement to connect Air Europa’s daily flight from Madrid to Santo Domingo to Puerto Rico. The two companies have signed a codeshare agreement to cover the Santo Domingo-San Juan route, creating a connection for flights from Madrid to San Juan. […]

Seaborne Launching Service to Anguilla

 Above: Anguilla (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seaborne Airlines is set to launch new nonstop service between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Anguilla’s Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport. The new service, which will launch April 30, will make Anguilla Seaborne’s 16th destination in the Caribbean region. The flights between Puerto […]