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Disney Cruise Line Is Coming to the Dominican Republic

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Disney Cruise Line is set to make its debut in the Dominican Republic, with confirmed arrivals scheduled for Puerto Plata between November and December, according to Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) executive director Jean Luis Rodríguez. The news marks a notable milestone for the country’s fast-growing cruise sector — and another sign of Puerto Plata’s rising […]

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Tourism Is Rebounding in The Bahamas

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Buoyed by one of the Caribbean’s leading travel health systems, The Bahamas is seeing a broad tourism rebound.  Indeed, tourism is rebounding every day in The Bahamas, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said this week.  Almost 300,000 visitors have received Bahamas Travel Health visas to enter the country in the first five months of 2021, according […]

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Santa Claus Is Spending the Next Year in The Bahamas

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After a long and taxing year, Santa Claus is hanging up his suit and hat and spending the next year in a most appropriate place: Stocking Island in The Bahamas. The Bahamas’ government has announced that it had invited Santa and Mrs. Claus on a one-year stay in the country on The Bahamas’ BEATS extended-visa […]

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From The Bahamas to St John, 10 Beaches to Dream About

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We can’t go a day without imaging ourselves on some far-off beach in the Caribbean right now, fantasizing about lazy afternoons in the water, about cocktails and picnics and the kind of invigorating scenery we can only find in the world’s most beautiful place. Our new Beaches to Dream About feature is back again, taking […]


Santa Claus Is Spending the Next Year in The Bahamas

People sometimes forget the sheer vastness of The Bahamas. You may know there are 700 islands and cays, but you may not realize that The Bahamas covers an expanse of almost 655,000 square kilometers. It is not just a country — it is a turquoise-hued universe, and across its shimmering waters you will find every […]

VIDEO: A Walk on the Beach on Stocking Island, Bahamas

It’s one of those pilgrimage destinations for boaters: Stocking Island, that tiny oasis off the coast of Great Exuma in the Bahamas. It’s home to the famous Chat ‘n Chill bar, but it also boasts a spectacular beach of its own. Here’s what it’s like to walk to the water.

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