A private pool outside your suite in the Riviera Maya. A swim-up room in Punta Cana. A familiar resort in Jamaica entering a new adults-only chapter. Another longtime Mexican Caribbean property getting a new name, redesigned rooms, and a reimagined premium section. Those are some of the changes coming across Ocean Signature Resorts as the […]
St Croix’s first-ever adults-only all-inclusive is set to debut on Feb. 1. The relaunched Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino will offer a range of activities and amenities “curated specifically for adults 18+,” the property said in a statement. It will be the only all-inclusive resort in St Croix, and one of just a handful […]
It’s hard to think of a better location in St Maarten. You’re right near the border, a bit less than 15 minutes from the culinary capital of the Caribbean (and the island’s best markets) in Grand Case. It’s about the same to get to the waves and beach bars of Orient Bay, or the bustle […]
Hiking a volcano. Walking the cane fields of an organic rum distillery. Eating lionfish burgers at an oceanfront food truck; savoring a twilight mento concert; kayaking across a secret mangrove forest; riding a flats boat to an undiscovered sandbar. They’re the reasons we come to the Caribbean, those once-in-a-lifetime experiences in which the Caribbean abounds, […]
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jenni Bergen, who sent in this lovely shot of sun and sand on Simpson Bay Beach in St Maarten. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the […]
French Caribbean airline Air Antilles is ramping up its flight service to Antigua this winter season. That will include twice-weekly services on Mondays and Fridays from Barbados and Saint Lucia to Antigua. The first flights will launch on Dec. 17, according to the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority. Air Antilles is also launching twice-weekly nonstop […]
A brand-new casino has officially opened its doors at the Royalton Antigua, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called Casino Royale, and it’s the sister gaming operation to the famous Casino Royale in St Maarten, a big new addition to Marriott’s Autograph Collection all-inclusive resort on the island. The 4,305-square-foot casino has more than 80 slot […]
St Maarten’s cruise comeback took another big step this week with its first six-ship day of the season. Indeed, it was the first time six ships had called on St Maarten in a single day since the onset of the pandemic. Wednesday saw a total of six ships and more than 7,500 passengers and crew […]
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader David Olson, who sent in this lovely shot from the Bel Air Beach Hotel at Little Bay in St Maarten. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and […]
“Laissez les bons temps rouler.” It’s on a sign above the door at the Infinity Bar. It’s that old French refrain, “Let the good times roll.” And the moment you walk into the Oyster Bay Beach Resort, you understand. The 180-room resort that straddles St Maarten’s Oyster Pond and the Caribbean Sea has long been one […]
St Maarten’s newest travel rules have officially taken effect — meaning fully vaccinated travelers from the United States don’t need a test to enter the island. The island is now waiving its pre-testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors, making St Maarten the only Caribbean destination to do so. Fully vaccinated travelers are those for whom […]
Air Antilles is adding more new flights to Saint Lucia this winter. The French Caribbean carrier will now be operating around 3,000 seats each month, beginning Dec. 6. That will include daily flights from Barbados; six weekly flights from both Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe and Fort de France, Martinique and four frequencies from Dominica. The […]
