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The World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator Is Coming to This Caribbean Island, With New Berths, Bigger Ships and More Shore Excursions

The harbor sits beneath a wall of green volcanic peaks, the first stop in a chain of 32 islands that stretches south toward some of the most coveted anchorages in the Caribbean. And now it’s poised for a major transformation, Caribbean Journal has learned. Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has signed […]

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Tortola’s Long Bay Beach Is a Mile of Calm Surf and Caribbean Solitude

It’s early morning and the beach is nearly empty. A few footprints trail off into the distance, soon erased by the tide. To your left, steep green hills tumble into the sea. Ahead, nothing but a long ribbon of golden sand, curling softly under the Caribbean sun. This is Long Bay Beach — Tortola’s quiet […]

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Beaches, Sailing, Island Hopping: Travelers Are Flocking Back to the British Virgin Islands

Pusser’s. Loblolly. Cooper. Callwood. Soggy. There are quite a lot of one-word terms that immediately evoke strong feelings about the British Virgin Islands. Now there’s another word: rebirth. The BVI is in the midst of a full-fledged travel renaissance, and the beloved archipelago just saw a visitor total it hadn’t welcomed since before Hurricane Irma […]

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship Is Now Sailing to the Caribbean From Port Canaveral

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Aqua, has officially arrived at Port Canaveral in Florida. The launch comes as Caribbean cruise demand continues to rise, with major lines expanding service from Florida ports, including the recent high-profile launch of MSC World America out of PortMiami. The 3,571-passenger Aqua is the first in the company’s […]

the white sand beach on loblolly bay on the caribbean island of Anegada

Beaches, Sailing, Island Hopping: Travelers Are Flocking Back to the British Virgin Islands

The lobster is the first thing you notice on this Caribbean island. It’s everywhere, on every menu, on the signs and, at some establishments, right off the dock. It’s part of the identity here on the tiny Caribbean island of Anegada, where the crawling crustacean is part of the tapestry of life. This is, unquestionably, […]

American Airlines Just Added More Flights to Tortola

Pusser’s Pub. The stunning sands of Long Bay. The legendary still at Callwood. While many travelers use Tortola as a jumping off point for other trips in the BVI, the island has some unique charms — and it’s easier than ever to fly there thanks to American Airlines’ nonstop flights from Miami. Now, AA is […]

From a Secret Corner of Saint Martin to an Uncrowded Jewel in The Bahamas, 10 Off-the-Beaten-Path Caribbean Beaches to Discover Right Now

The Caribbean has no shortage of headline-making beaches — Seven Mile, Grace Bay, Eagle Beach — and they deserve the spotlight, too. But tucked away across the region are lesser-known gems, quiet strands with local charm, raw beauty, and the feeling that, when you arrive, you’ve made your own personal discovery. These are the kinds […]

Flying From France to Caribbean Islands Like Tortola and St Barth? It Just Got Easier.

Heading to the Caribbean from Paris? Whether it’s Tortola, St Barth, Statia or Antigua, it just got a whole lot easier to book your trip. St Maarten-based Winair, which flies all over the Caribbean out of Princess Juliana International Airport, once again has a codeshare with Air France, meaning you can buy one ticket that […]

LIAT 2020 Just Launched New Flights Between St Maarten and Tortola

Beaches like Long Bay. Charter boat vacations on The Moorings. Classic Caribbean pubs in Road Town. Fresh off its expansion to the island of Jamaica, the new LIAT 2020 has added another destination in the Caribbean: Tortola. The carrier’s first flight between St Maarten and and Tortola’s Beef Island airport touched down this week, in […]

There’s a New Hotel on One of the Best Beaches in the British Virgin Islands

The centuries-old still at Callwood. Sunday lunch at Bananas. The view at the Paradise Club. For Caribbean aficionados, Cane Garden Bay in Tortola is one of those special beaches — the ones with their own box to check on every traveler’s bucket list. The green hills, the white sand, the ultra-calm waves. If you know […]

Caribbean Airlines Just Launched Its First-Ever Flights to Tortola

The energy of Road Town. The island-hopping from Trellis Bay. The inimitable vibe of Soper’s Hole. Tortola has a rarefied spot in the Caribbean travel pantheon — and while it’s still most popular as a jumping-off point for the rest of the British Virgin Islands archipelago, it’s home to a some serious charms of its own. […]

How HIHO, Born in Tortola, Became an Iconic Caribbean Clothing Brand

How HIHO Became an Iconic Caribbean Fashion Brand You see it all over the Caribbean: it’s one of the most recognizable shirts in the Caribbean: the HIHO shirt. In four decades, Tortola-based HIHO has evolved into arguably the most iconic fashion brand in the Caribbean, from its signature UPF shirts to its hats and shirts […]