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Tradewind Aviation Is Launching a Big Expansion to The Bahamas

Tradewind Aviation, the private aviation specialist known for its shared-charter model, is making a significant expansion in the Bahamas. The company will debut new scheduled service to Nassau and increase flights from Fort Lauderdale to Marsh Harbour and North Eleuthera beginning Dec. 11, a move that will triple its flight capacity across the region. All flights will operate from private jet terminals aboard Pilatus […]

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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Is Adding a New Ship for the Caribbean

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has floated out its next “super yacht,” Ilma. The new boutique cruise ship, which was floated out at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France, will make its maiden voyage next year. Ilma will follow the company’s first “superyacht,” Evrima, which made its debut this year in the Caribbean. “As we celebrate […]

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The Moorings Has a New-Look Base in Tortola

Leading charter yacht company The Moorings has unveiled a new-look base in Tortola, the home of nearly 300 of its ships. That includes a new Moorings Market, the product of years of work, with a new full-service provisioning experience, fresh fruits and vegetables, deli meats and wines and spirits. Thanks to its partnership with Sail […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Bucket-List Bahamas Retreat

If you’ve been to the waters of Exuma in The Bahamas, you know it’s about as close you can get to heaven on earth. There’s something otherworldly about the color of the water, a hue that’s been called everything from electric blue to Windex, an enchanting place of swimming pigs and sprawling private islands, sandbars […]

The Moorings Has a New-Look Base in Tortola

California-based Nomada Hotel Group is coming to the Caribbean – but not on land. The company says it is “dipping its toes in the water” in the Caribbean with a new luxury yacht charter in the British Virgin Islands. It’s called Nomada at Sea, and it’s a Lagoon 620 catamaran now available for charter across the […]

Seadream Yacht Club Adds a New Caribbean Port: Statia

There is new tourism energy in Statia, the tiny Dutch Caribbean island near St Maarten, thanks to a new luxury resort and major new ferry service. And now the island has added another achievement: it’s the newest port of call for ultra-luxe cruise line SeaDream Yacht Club. SeaDream will be making its first call to […]

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Has a New Caribbean Port: Bonaire

The Caribbean island of Bonaire is the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s newest port in the region. Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury cruise line called on Bonaire for the first time this week, with the Evrima ship in the heart of Kralendijk. The yacht, which was built in 2021, has a maximum capacity of 298 people. It’s part of […]

A New All-Inclusive Yacht Charter Company in the BVI

new all-inclusive yacht charter company has opened up operations in the British Virgin Islands. Dream Caribbean Blue, which is sailing with a fleet of 14 yachts, has set up a new base at the Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina. The base is the 55-slip marina at Srub Island, a short ferry ride fro Tortola. […]

BVI’s Bitter End Yacht Club Reopening in October

The relaunched Bitter End Yacht Club is reopening for the season in October, Caribbean Journal has learned. The legendary British Virgin Islands resort, which is back after a large-scale reconstruction project following Hurricane Irma, is reopening for the 2022-2023 season on Oct. 18. The property closed for a two-month hiatus earlier this month. “We’d once […]

SeaDream Yacht Club Launches More Caribbean Voyages

Small-ship cruise line SeaDream Yacht Club has released its slate of fourth quarter 2024 Caribbean voyages. At just 344 feet, the newly renovated luxury yachts SeaDream I and SeaDream II are a decidedly different way to explore the Caribbean Sea. “It was a momentous 12 months for the company; we marked our 20-Year Anniversary and […]

USVI Charter Yacht Show Set for November in St Thomas

Planning has already begun for the 2022 edition of the USVI Charter Yacht Show. This year’s event will be set at IGY Marinas’ Yacht Haven Grande in St Thomas from Nov. 12-15. “Build. Learn. Shine. Certify. These are the keywords that spotlight what is new at the 2022 USVI Charter Yacht Show,” says Oriel Blake, […]

How Marriott Bonvoy Is Becoming More Than “Just a Loyalty Program”

For years, Marriott International’s loyalty program has been at the forefront of the travel industry, allowing members to earn points for stays at hotels and resorts, including all-inclusive resorts and premium home rentals, as well as through everyday purchases with co-branded credit cards. Marriott points were the ultimate currency for booking vacations and an added […]