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These 20 Laid-Back Beach Resorts Deliver a Caribbean Vacation Right on the Sand

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You wake up, you head for the sand. Then you do it again. Some Caribbean vacation aren’t about striking statements or grand gestures. They’re not always about luxury — or, that is to say, they’re about another kind of luxury: the perfect beach day.  It’s that feeling of stepping onto warm sand with nothing on […]

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One of the Caribbean’s Coolest Snorkeling Spots Is an Offshore Corner of Belize Filled With Sharks and Rays 

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Belize isn’t just jungle ruins and white sand cayes. Off the coast of Ambergris Caye, Shark Ray Alley tells a different story — one of swirling fins, sunlit shallows, and the electric thrill of snorkeling with the sea’s most graceful predators. You don’t just jump into the water at Shark Ray Alley. You ease in, […]

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These Caribbean Islands Have the Best Snorkeling— Here’s Where to Go

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There’s no better entry point to the Caribbean’s underwater world than snorkeling. You don’t need a certification. You don’t need a boat. All you need is a mask, a pair of fins, and a sense of wonder. Then you’re off—floating above coral gardens, chasing shafts of light, face to face with sea turtles and parrotfish. […]

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This Hidden Luxury Caribbean Resort Has a Private Beach and Incredible Snorkeling

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The first thing you fall in love with here is what isn’t here. No crowds, no loud music. You can hear the palm trees actually shake. You can take a nap on the beach. You can find the Caribbean you’re really after.  Bonaire’s Harbour Village Beach Club makes you feel like the beach is really […]


These Caribbean Islands Have the Best Snorkeling— Here’s Where to Go

The volcanoes. The hiking trails The boiling lake. The waterfalls. Dominica is one of the hemisphere’s great adventure destinations. But the story isn’t just on land.  The island’s marine environment is also pristine, whether you’re snorkeling through the geothermal vents at Champagne Reef or heading out for a dive.  But Dominica also has another adventure […]

The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular reason why you come to the Caribbean. But it’s also one of the most popular […]

Hilton Is Opening Its First-Ever Resort on the Caribbean Island of Bonaire 

The diving. The food scene. The adventure. Bonaire has been more popular than ever in recent years, and now one of its top resorts is getting a major flag.  The Delfins Beach Resort, a resort we’ve stayed at many times and one that remains one of our favorites on the island, is becoming a Hilton, […]

St Maarten Has a New Underwater Sculpture Park 

If you are a diving and snorkeling enthusiast, you’re probably well aware that the Caribbean is home to a pair of underwater sculpture parks — unique attractions that create a thought-provoking, museum-style experience under the sea.  Now, the region is home to another one: the Under St Maarten Sculpture Park off the coast of Divi Little […]

American Airlines Is Making It Easier to Fly to Bonaire  

A buzzing culinary scene anchored by the Caribbean’s number one restaurant. A growing number of authentic, hip hotels and resorts. And did we mention some of the best diving and snorkeling on earth?  The Dutch Caribbean island has been one of the biggest success stories of the post-pandemic era in the Caribbean, and with arrivals […]

Bonaire Is the New Hotspot of the Dutch Caribbean 

When Johnny and Therese Boer of the three-Michelin-star Die Librije opened a restaurant in Bonaire five years ago, it wasn’t just a massive moment for the Caribbean culinary scene.  The opening of the Brass Boer was a nod to the growing import of Bonaire, both as a food Mecca and as a travel destination. Half […]

Margaritaville Just Opened Its New Resort in Belize 

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Hotels and Resorts is now in Belize.  The hotel brand has opened its newest Caribbean resort, the Margaritaville Beach Resort Ambergris Caye, Belize in the heart of Belize’s most popular tourism destination.  The boutique-style residential resort welcomed its first guests this week.  The property is set in a secluded spot on the […]

A New Look at Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Park

One of the Caribbean’s top diving and snorkeling destinations has gotten a makeover.  The iconic Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park has recently completed a renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The park, envisioned by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor includes 82 different life-sized sculptures that reflect Grenada’s culture.  That includes the famous Vicissitudes, a circle of […]