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Saint Lucia Set for First Cruise Ship Call Since Pandemic Began
Celebrity Cruises Launches First Cruise From U.S. in 15 Months
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New St Maarten Resort Set for June Opening
The newest resort in St Maarten is set for a June opening, Caribbean Journal has learned. The highly-anticipated The Morgan resort is already taking reservations for a June 1, 2021 opening date. The hip new resort is set in the …
Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in St Maarten
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Sam Pickens, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset as seen from the Buccaneer Bar in St Maarten. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to …
Seabourn Is Relaunching Cruises From Barbados
Another cruise line is planning a restart from within the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. Following a number of major cruise lines that have launched homeporting in the Caribbean with the CDC’s no-sail order still in effect in the United …
Why This Is the Best Luxury Resort in St Maarten
In the age of social distancing, we’re not just looking for a room. We’re looking for a place to live, a retreat, an oasis. And we’re looking for a getaway that, for a week, becomes our dream home, our Caribbean …
Saba Is Reopening for Tourism on May 1
The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba is set to broadly reopen its tourism sector on May 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. That move will be headlined by the elimination of quarantine requirements for all fully vaccinated travelers. Non-vaccinated travelers …
Frontier Airlines Is Adding Two New Routes to St Maarten
St Maarten is set for a boost this summer with the addition of two new nonstop routes on Frontier Airlines, Caribbean Journal has learned. The low-cost carrier will kick off new nonstop routes from both Miami and Orlando to St …
Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua
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 …
The All-Inclusive Secrets St Martin Just Reopened
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 …
United Airlines’ Big Caribbean Expansion
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 …
St Maarten Airport Opens On-Site Testing Center
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 …
