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Carnival Fascination Returns to San Juan After Dry Dock

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Fascination ship has returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a year-round schedule of Caribbean cruises. The ship recently underwent an “extensive” multimillion-dollar dry dock that added a host of new […]

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St Maarten’s Oyster Bay Beach Resort to Reopen

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of St Maarten’s most popular resorts is making a comeback. The Oyster Bay Beach Resort, which has been closed since Hurricane Irma, is targeting a late spring return. “We are on schedule to open […]

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St Maarten’s Divi Little Bay to Reopen in May

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another St Maarten resort is planning its reopening. The Divi Little Bay Beach Resort in St Maarten is targeting a May relaunch, according to a release. Divi Resorts has also tapped Anne-Marie Brooks as the […]

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Princess Heights Reopens in St Maarten

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By the Caribbean Journal staff One of St Maarten’s most popular places to stay has reopened. The Princess Heights boutique condominium-hotel has officially relaunched in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The Dawn Beach-area property has a mix of suites, from […]


St Maarten Continues Recovery

By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — St Maarten is continuing its recovery from Hurricane Irma. The destination’s Tourism Minister, Cornelius de Weever, addressed the media at the recent Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference in Puerto Rico, briefing reporters on the island’s […]


Celebrity Cruises Returns to St Maarten

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Celebrity Cruises returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday with the arrival of Celebrity Equinox, the latest cruise line to relaunch on the island in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Celebrity is set to bring more […]

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WestJet Returning to St Maarten

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian air carrier WestJet is returning to St Maarten, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The carrier will begin weekly scheduled service between Toronto and St Maarten as of April 23, and every Saturday […]


MSC Cruises Makes Early Return to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In another boost for Port St Maarten, MSC Cruises has made an early return to the destination. The cruise line’s MSC Divina cruise ship made an early return to St. Maarten this week — even though […]


MSC Cruises Returning to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor MSC Cruises is returning to St Maarten. The company will be making its first post-Irma call on St Maarten on March 28 with its MSC Opera cruise ship. MSC Cruises will be making 29 port […]

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Carnival Returns to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Cruise Line is the latest company to make its return to the island of St Maarten since Hurricane Irma. Carnival’s Carnival Sunshine cruise ship made a day-long call to Port St Maarten on Monday. […]


New Turks and Caicos-Tortola Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Rapidly-expanding regional Caribbean airline interCaribbean Airways has announced a new route. Beginning Feb. 1, customers will be able to fly nonstop between Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. The new nonstop flights […]


St Maarten Tourism Is “Steadily Recovering”

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Four months after Hurricane Irma, St. Maarten is “steadily recovering” and showing visible signs of progress, officials said. This past month marked the reopening of St. Maarten’s cruise ports, as Viking Cruises’ Viking Sea ship […]