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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

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Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua

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Crystal Cruises is continuing its Caribbean homeporting push, with plans to homeport the Crystal Symphony cruise ship in Antigua and Barbuda.  Crystal Symphony, which will sail a series of 15 10-night Caribbean cruises from St John’s, will be the first-ever ship to homeport in Antigua.  The cruise line will begin sailings from Antigua on August […]

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The All-Inclusive Secrets St Martin Just Reopened

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One of the most anticipated resort reopenings in the Caribbean is finally here.  The all-inclusive Secrets St Martin Resort and Spa, which had just opened its doors for the first time a year ago, is officially back, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  Although it is unknown what the capacity limits for the hotel will be during […]

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United Airlines’ Big Caribbean Expansion

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As optimism grows in the travel industry, United Airlines is continuing to expand its Caribbean network, Caribbean Journal has learned.  In fact, United Airlines will soon be flying more flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America than it did in 2019 — before the pandemic.  “We are proud of United’s deep roots and history throughout […]


The All-Inclusive Secrets St Martin Just Reopened

St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport has launched a new on-site test center for travelers, officials said this week. The new center is the product of a collaboration with the local Health Care Laboratory Services in St Maarten.  Departing passengers can now get a certified antigen test with a wait time of only 15 minutes.  […]

Saint Lucia Preparing for Return of Cruise Tourism

Saint Lucia has begun work to prepare for the return of cruise tourism to the island.  Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Cruises brand will be returning to Saint Lucia this summer, calling on the island in a mid-July itinerary with its Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. That’s part of Celebrity’s relaunch in the Caribbean, which will begin with […]

From Turks and Caicos to St Maarten, 10 Islands to Visit This Spring

You’re bobbing in the ocean, rum in hand, not another soul around, the only sound the soft crash of the waves. In other words, it’s exactly where you want to be in a time like this.  With lower case counts and increased vaccinations, there’s a growing optimism in the broader travel industry. And while many […]

Celebrity to Relaunch Cruises From St Maarten

Celebrity Cruises will be relaunching operations out of the island of St Maarten in June, the company announced this week.  The move to a Caribbean homeport follows last week’s announcement by Crystal Cruises that would relaunch cruises with a homeport in Nassau this summer.  The company’s Celebrity Millennium ship will relaunch from St Maarten on […]

What’s Next for American Airlines in the Caribbean?

People are starting to travel again. And while the numbers are, unsurprisingly, not what they were at the beginning of last year, there seems to be growing optimism in the travel industry — particularly the all-important aviation sector, with increased vaccination and improving case trends. That includes American Airlines, which is still operating more flights to […]

Jetair Launches Curaçao-Dominican Republic Flights

Curaçao-based airline startup Jetair has launched its third route in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier kicked off its new flights between Curaçao and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic this week, with one weekly flight on Sundays between the Caribbean destinations. Jetair also operates three weekly flights between Curaçao and St Maarten, with service […]

Secrets St Martin Resort Now Planning April 1 Relaunch

The highly anticipated reopening of AMResorts’ first-ever resort in the French Caribbean is now set for April 1, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Secrets St Martin, which had just debuted before the onset of the pandemic in March of last year, is taking reservations for an April 1 reopening.  The new all-inclusive is a […]

St Maarten's Oyster Bay Beach Resort Is Back and Better than Ever

They call it the “Pearl of the Caribbean,” this tiny beach town on the eastern edge of St Maarten.  This is Oyster Pond, a pearl-shaped lagoon framed by green hills, a place long home to one of the island’s signature places to stay: the Oyster Bay Beach Resort.  Set out on the point, the Oyster […]