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Frontier Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to St Maarten from Atlanta

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A new nonstop flight from Atlanta to St. Maarten has officially launched, expanding air access to the Caribbean destination from the southeastern United States. The service began December 6, with weekly flights into Princess Juliana International Airport. Introductory fares were listed from $89 at launch, according to published schedules. The flights are operating once weekly […]

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Ritz-Carlton’s First Caribbean Cruise Will Homeport in Puerto Rico

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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s first Caribbean cruises will set sail out of Puerto Rico.  The Port of San Juan will be home to the high-end cruise line’s first voyages in the region.  The Evrima, the first of three company yachts, will make its maiden voyage in the Caribbean in November 2021.  ““The selection of the […]

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Two New Ways to Fly Nonstop to St Maarten

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Frontier Airlines keeps ramping up its Caribbean expansion, and now the low-cost carrier has debuted two prominent new routes to Dutch Caribbean hotspot of St Maarten.  Frontier has launched its first-ever flights from Miami to St Maarten, part of a wider expansion to the Caribbean out of Miami International Airport.  The new flights are now […]

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Saint Lucia Set for First Cruise Ship Call Since Pandemic Began

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Saint Lucia is set for the return of cruise tourism to the island this week.  Celebrity Millennium will call on Port Castries on June 29, marking the beginning of the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to Saint Lucia.  Celerity Millennium is currently sailing itineraries out of Port St Maarten. It was the first cruise ship […]


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Celebrity Cruises has officially kicked off the first cruise form the United States in 15 months.  The Celebrity Edge ship began a sailing from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, the first cruise ship to sail from a U.S. port in more than a year.  The ship is sailing a seven-night cruise to the Caribbean, with stops […]

Seabourn Plans July Relaunch in the Caribbean

Luxury cruise line Seabourn will relaunch its Caribbean cruises in July, the company said this week. The company’s Seabourn Odyssey ship will kick off Caribbean cruising in Bridgetown, Barbados on July 18. Seabourn is opening its Seabourn Odyssey voyages to any guests that are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Sailings will include a series of seven-day […]

Frontier Launches New Flights to The Bahamas

Frontier Airlines has launched its newest nonstop service to the region, with flights from Miami to Nassau, The Bahamas.  The inaugural flight from Miami to Nassau kicked off with much fanfare. It’s Frontier’s first-ever service to The Bahamas.  The new flights are operating four times each week, with service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.  […]

New Nonstop Flights to St Maarten

American Airlines has launched its newest Caribbean route, with nonstop service from Dallas-Fort Worth to St Maarten.  The new flights, which launched this week, are operating every week on Saturdays.  American Airlines is operating the service on Airbus A321 aircraft, with plans to operate through at least the end of the summer.  American Airlines continues […]

Barbados Welcomes Back First Cruise Ship

The first cruise ship has called on Barbados since the beginning of the pandemic back in 2020.  Celebrity Millennium, the first ship to sail in the Western Hemisphere since March 2020, called on Barbados this week as part of a seven-night sailing from St Maarten.  Around 95 percent of its passengers — and all of its […]

The Newest Resort in St Maarten Is Now Open

The most anticipated new resort in St Maarten in years has opened its doors, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Morgan Resort, set in the heart of Simpson Bay, is a major new resort for the destination.  The hotel officially opened June 1 with a sleek look at the corner of Simpson Bay close to Princess […]

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 Caribbean after 15 months — and the first cruise in North America in the same period. […]

Winair Expands Aruba, Curacao Flights

Winair has expanded its service between St Maarten and the islands of Curacao and Aruba, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The St Maarten-based carrier will now be offering two weekly flights that operate between St Maarten, Curacao and Aruba.  The flights travel between St Maarten, Aruba and Curacao, timed to help customers connect to the islands […]