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Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay Is Getting a Lagoon Pool, a Beach Club, and Two Swim-Up Bars

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Norwegian Cruise Line is reshaping what a private-island day looks like in the Bahamas, and the first phase of that transformation is now coming into focus at Great Stirrup Cay. Newly released images show a destination built around scale and flexibility, anchored by a massive new pool complex designed to serve families, adults, and everyone […]

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From St Maarten to Cuba, Air Transat Is Expanding in the Caribbean

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Air Transat is ramping up its flights to the Caribbean beginning in November, the company said.  Beginning Nov. 1, the Canadian vacation company will be adding flights to more than 40 destinations from cities including Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto.  Montreal will have the most Caribbean options, with flights to nine different Caribbean countries ranging […]

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The Top All-Inclusive In St Maarten Is Open Again

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St Maarten’s leading all-inclusive resort is open again, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The adults-only Sonesta Ocean Point Resort, the adults-only resort adjacent to the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, is open and accepting guests following St Maarten’s tourism reopening. (The Sonesta Maho Beach Resort remains closed, however).  St Maarten continued its multi-phased reopening earlier this month, […]

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Winair to Relaunch Dominica Flights

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St Maarten-based regional Caribbean carrier Winair is relaunching its service to Dominica, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning Aug. 8, Winair will be operating two routes to Dominica: flights on Thursdays and Saturdays between Antigua and Dominica, and flights on Mondays and Thursdays between St Maarten and Dominica.  Winair has already relaunched its flight service to […]


The Top All-Inclusive In St Maarten Is Open Again

On Aug. 1 St Maarten officially reopened its borders to travelers from the United States, following a July relaunch to Canadian and European tourists and private aviation.  It should be noted that only St Maarten, the Dutch side of the island, is open to Americans and all other travelers;  Saint Martin, the French side, has […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Simpson Bay, St Maarten

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Frank Block, who sent in this spectacular shot of sunset on Simpson 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 the location of the […]

St Maarten Airport Installs AI-Powered Fever Screening

St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport has installed new state-of-the-art “mass fever screening equipment,” officials said.  The new technology works with artificial intelligence and algorithms which “measure a high accuracy rate on temperature recognition.” The airport has already completed a testing phase on the equipment, which is stationed at the entrance of the arrivals section, […]

Air France Relaunching St Maarten, Punta Cana Flights

Air France is adding more Caribbean routes to its flight schedule in September an October, the carrier said this week. The newly-relaunched flights will include routes from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport will operate to Havana, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and St Maarten. Air France will be serving almost 170 destinations worldwide by the end […]

St Maarten-Antigua Flights Relaunch

Regional Caribbean air carrier Winair has relaunched its service between St Maarten and Antigua.  The St Maarten-based carrier is operating the service twice daily, five days per week, according to a statement.  It’s the latest relaunched route for the company, which has also resumed service to Curacao, Aruba and St Barth out of the airline’s […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in St Maarten

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Missy Kropf, who sent in this stunning shot of a sunset 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 location of the photo.  It […]

Winair Relaunches Aruba, St Barth Flights

St Maarten-based Caribbean airline Winair has resumed operations, following the reopening of St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport this week.  While St Maarten will not be reopening to U.S. travelers until July 15, it is once again open for intra-regional travel.  Accordingly, Winair is now operating four weekly flights between St Maarten and Curacao, along […]

Air France Is Returning to the Caribbean

Air France is making its return to the Caribbean this summer, the carrier said this week.  The airline will be relaunching its flight service to the wider Caribbean beginning in July.  The relaunch will include Fort-de-France, Martinique; Havana, Cuba; Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and St Maarten.  Air France is also relaunching […]