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Grand Case, Saint Martin Is French Caribbean Cool, With Beautiful Beaches, Legendary Lolos and One of the Region’s Great Food Streets

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Grand Case, Saint Martin brings together beautiful beaches, one extraordinary food village and the easy French Caribbean style that keeps bringing us back to Grand Case Beach Club. Grand Case Beach Club sits at the edge of Grand Case, with one beach facing the village and another tucked around the other side of the property. […]

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Southwest Airlines Is Launching a New Nonstop Flight From Nashville to St. Thomas in March

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A table on the balcony at 3 Palms looks down toward the boats at American Yacht Harbor. Across the island, snorkelers are kicking out from the beach at Secret Harbour, and a few miles west, shoppers are walking between the old Danish buildings of Charlotte Amalie. St. Thomas gives you plenty of ways to fill […]

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This Under-the-Radar Marriott Resort in St Thomas Has Just 94 Rooms, an Infinity Pool Next to the Water, and a Great Beach Bar

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You descend from the heights of Frenchman’s Reef, past the larger resort buildings and down toward a compact collection of white roofs, palm trees and sand. The atmosphere changes at the bottom of the hill. Everything feels smaller, closer together, more distinctly Caribbean. The pool runs beside Morningstar Beach. The rooms rise only a few floors. The […]

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A New Daily Flight Is Connecting San Juan With St. Thomas in Just 35 Minutes

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The curve of Charlotte Amalie Harbour. The hills rising behind the red roofs of downtown. The quick descent toward Cyril E. King Airport, with the Caribbean filling the window almost all the way to the runway. The trip between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas has always been one of the Caribbean’s most important regional links, […]


This Under-the-Radar Marriott Resort in St Thomas Has Just 94 Rooms, an Infinity Pool Next to the Water, and a Great Beach Bar

At the far western end of St. Thomas, beyond the island’s busier harbors and hillside neighborhoods, the land rises above quiet coves and a narrow strip of sand called Mermaid’s Chair. Here, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic meet beside 300 acres of tropical terrain. Sandy Bay Beach lies below. The airport is only minutes […]

From Tampa, a New Nonstop Flight to St Thomas Is Coming This Winter

Breeze Airways is adding a new Caribbean route from Florida, with plans to launch nonstop service between Tampa and St Thomas in December. The new flight will begin Dec. 16, operating twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, according to the carrier. Introductory fares are starting at $149 one way, according to the company. The route creates a a new […]

A New Flight Will Soon Connect St. Thomas and St. Maarten

You spend a few days on St. Maarten, hopping between French cafés in Grand Case, beaches like Mullet Bay and Orient Bay, and sunset cocktails overlooking Simpson Bay. Then, instead of doubling back through another hub, you board a short regional flight and land in St. Thomas, where ferries are waiting for St. John, Water […]

St. Thomas, USVI’s WICO Is Projecting 1.25 Million Cruise Passengers Next Season — and 359 Ship Calls

The cruise ships just keep getting bigger in St. Thomas. The West Indian Company Limited has unveiled its fiscal year 2027 cruise schedule, projecting 359 cruise calls and approximately 1.25 million passengers between October 2026 and September 2027, another strong year for one of the Caribbean’s busiest cruise destinations. The schedule includes vessels from nearly […]

The Only All-Inclusive Resort on St. Thomas Has Beachfront Rooms, a Crescent-Shaped Beach and Rates From $364

A 1,000-foot crescent of golden sand on the southern coast of St. Thomas. Beachfront rooms with the sand literally outside the door. The only true all-inclusive resort on the island. And a family-owned operation that has been quietly perfecting its formula since 1974. That’s Bolongo Bay Beach Resort — a small, intimate, family-run all-inclusive beachfront […]

St. Thomas Carnival 2026 Is Heating Up With Busta Rhymes, Village Nights, and a Full Week of Energy

Steel pan notes carry across Charlotte Amalie, horns cut through the air from passing trucks, and you start to hear it everywhere — in open-air bars, along the waterfront, inside cars inching through town. By the time you reach Fort Christian, the pulse is already set. St. Thomas Carnival is coming back April 27 through […]

Breeze Airways Is Adding Nonstop Flights to St. Thomas From Atlantic City

The first thing many travelers notice in St. Thomas is how quickly the island settles into vacation mode. Ten minutes after leaving the airport, you’re driving past marinas filled with catamarans, open-air beach bars and hillside overlooks with views across the Caribbean Sea. Ferries leave for St. John throughout the day. Sailboats drift across Charlotte […]

Photo of the Week: Lindquist Beach, St Thomas

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Michael Blake of Chagrin Falls, OH, who sent in this lovely shot of Lindquist Beach in St Thomas. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject, including your first and last name and the location of […]