st maarten

A New Hotel Is Open in St Maarten

The 20 Best Caribbean Islands to Travel to in 2020

The islands of the Caribbean are in the middle of a new age, as dynamism, optimism and investment sweep across destinations as diverse as they are beautiful. And that means the world of places to visit in the Caribbean keeps …

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean 2020

The number of world-class Caribbean restaurants continues to multiply, making this landmark selection, which first launched back in 2013, more and more difficult each year. The Caribbean food sector continues to send a strong message to the world that this …

15 Hot New Hotels for the Caribbean in 2020

The Caribbean hotel sector is, in a word, buzzing. New hotels seem to be popping up every week, and it’s not just the traditional hotel hubs. Sure, there are new Caribbean hotels on the way in places like the Dominican …

The 20 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean to Visit in 2020

All-inclusive resorts are the hottest thing in Caribbean travel right now. There’s a reason, after all, why the biggest resort companies in the world, from Marriott to Hilton to Hyatt, are either (in the case of Marriott) launching their first-true …

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Simpson Bay, St Maarten

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jennifer Bergen, who sent this lovely photograph taken on a trip during the recent Thanksgiving holiday in Simpson, Bay, St Maarten. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send …

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020

It’s been a stellar year for Caribbean travel. Stayover tourist arrivals are booming almost universally across the region. It seems like a new hotel opens up every week (and if you read Caribbean Journal, you realize it’s even more often …

The 20 Best Caribbean Beach Bars to Visit in 2020

There’s a very effective way to test the quality of a Caribbean beach bar: whether you can spend the entire day there. Because best Caribbean beach bars are more than bars — they’re destinations, the sorts of places where you can …

From Puerto Rico to Aruba, 5 Caribbean Places to Visit in December

You’re looking out at a frosted window or a flurry. Even going outside is a feat, making you dream about warm waters and palm trees. Because you could be in the Caribbean right now. And there are few times of …

Another New Hotel Is Coming to St Maarten

Another new hotel will soon be opening its doors in St Maarten, part of what is a surging pipeline of new hotels coming to the island. The new Adonis Cupecoy is the latest outpost by Adonis Hotels and Residences, which …

Carnival Adding New Caribbean Cruises From San Juan

Carnival’s Carnival Fascination cruise ship is adding new Caribbean cruises out of its homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2021, the ship will add three new seven-day Caribbean cruises out of San Juan, each of which will include stops …

MSC Meraviglia Makes First Cruise Call in St Maarten

MSC Cruises’ MSC Meraviglia ship made its inaugural call on St Maarten this week. It was the second inaugural call for Port St Maarten so far in the 2019-2020 cruise season. “Once again Port St Maarten and the destination have been able …

St Maarten Is Getting a New Eco-Resort

A new eco-resort project is coming to St Maarten, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called the St Maarten Hillside Plantation and Eco Resort, and it will be a new kind of tourism project on the island. The project is the …

Sonesta Completes St Maarten Relaunch

Sonesta has completed its high-profile relaunch of its two major St Maarten resorts, the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and the Sonesta Ocean Point Resort. In a statement this week, Sonesta Resorts St Maarten said the dual-property complex was now “fully …

KLM Is Relaunching Its Nonstop St Maarten Flights

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is officially relaunching its flights from Amsterdam to St Maarten. The Dutch carrier suspended its nonstop flights to the island in the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017, instead operating flights in combination with its Curacao …

Hamptons Favorite Navy Beach Is Coming to the Caribbean

The popular Navy Beach eatery in The Hamptons is expanding with two locations in the Caribbean. Navy Beach, which launched in Montauk in 2010, will be debuting outposts at a pair of Caribbean marinas: Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas and …

St Maarten Cruise Port Planning Improvements

By the Caribbean Journal staff Port St Maarten is planning a series of improvement projects, officials announced this week. The new investments are part of a “primary focus of getting additional business in 2020 and beyond,” according to a statement. …