seatrade
Flights

JetBlue Has New Nonstop Flights to St. Maarten, the Dual-Destination Caribbean Island With Food, Fun, and Picture-Perfect Beaches

A beach on the French side.

Sunset cocktails along the boardwalk. An afternoon of shopping in Philipsburg. Dinners in Grand Case that stretch late into the night — St. Maarten is just a fun place to be — and the Caribbean island has a way of making even simple rituals feel like part of its identity. With JetBlue’s new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale, travelers now […]

News

Antigua Is One of the Caribbean’s Hottest Cruise Ports

virgin atlantic antigua

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton There’s a new power player in the Caribbean cruise industry: Antigua and Barbuda. The twin-island destination continues to see strong growth in its cruise industry, buoyed by its recent partnership with global cruise giant GPH, which manages an increasing portfolio of the world’s top cruise ports. Antigua is also […]

News

Crystal Serenity Is Getting an “Extensive” Redesign

By Alexander Britell Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity luxury cruise ship is getting an “extensive” redesign. Beginning in October, Crystal Serenity will enter a three-week dry dock that will mean dramatic changes for the ship. The news was revealed at the recent Seatrade Cruise Global summit in Fort Lauderdale. Among the changes will be the addition […]

News

Antigua Looks to Continue Cruise Growth

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Antigua and Barbuda is looking to continue the rapid expansion of its cruise sector. That was the top priority for the destination throughout a series of high-level one-on-one meetings at the Seatrade Cruise Global Tradeshow, held in Florida last week. The islands’ delegation consisted of officials from the Antigua and […]