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St Maarten’s Top All-Inclusive Just Named a New GM

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Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten has appointed Bernard Mazet as its new General Manager, effective immediately. In the role, Mazet will oversee operations and provide strategic leadership for Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Sonesta Ocean Point, bringing more than 30 years of international hospitality experience across luxury and all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Mazet most recently served as […]

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Club Med Is Adding New "Wellness" Rooms to This Dominican Republic Resort

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The path into Club Med Michès winds through palms and low jungle, the air heavy with green and salt and quiet. This is already one of the Dominican Republic’s most secluded resort settings, a place defined by space, stillness, and the feeling of being far from anywhere else. Starting next summer, guests will be able […]

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NCL Just Launched Sales for Its New Caribbean Flagship: Norwegian Aura

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If you’re thinking about a Caribbean cruise that feels built around being outside — more sun decks, more open air, more room to spread out — Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship is designed with exactly that in mind. The line has officially opened bookings for Norwegian Aura, a new flagship vessel that will begin sailing seven-night […]

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Saint Lucia Is Getting a New Water’s-Edge Spa on Reduit Beach

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Along the curve of Reduit Beach, where the Caribbean Sea stays close and constant, Saint Lucia is preparing to add a new kind of wellness destination to its most familiar shoreline. This spring, Bay Gardens Resorts will expand its portfolio with the debut of Sapphire Sands Villas, a luxury beachfront villa property set directly on […]


NCL Just Launched Sales for Its New Caribbean Flagship: Norwegian Aura

Cruising is heading to new heights for the Dominican Republic, with cruise ships helping to power last year’s record-breaking visitor numbers. The Dominican Republic’s cruise business just delivered one of its strongest years on record, underscoring the country’s growing pull as a Caribbean cruise destination and the central role its ports are now playing in […]

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay Is Getting a Lagoon Pool, a Beach Club, and Two Swim-Up Bars

Norwegian Cruise Line is reshaping what a private-island day looks like in the Bahamas, and the first phase of that transformation is now coming into focus at Great Stirrup Cay. Newly released images show a destination built around scale and flexibility, anchored by a massive new pool complex designed to serve families, adults, and everyone […]

Royal Caribbean Is Getting a New $345 Million Cruise Terminal in Miami

Miami has taken another step in expanding its cruise infrastructure, with officials breaking ground on the future Cruise Terminal G at PortMiami — a major new facility designed to serve the next generation of cruise ships. The groundbreaking ceremony brought together Daniella Levine Cava, members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, PortMiami Director and CEO Hydi Webb, and Jason […]

Royal Caribbean’s Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Is Officially Open - And It's All-Inclusive

Royal Caribbean has officially opened Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, debuting a new kind of all-inclusive beach day just offshore from Nassau. The first guests arrived Dec. 23, marking the launch of a destination that blends the vibrance and energy of The Bahamas with Royal Caribbean’s curated beach-day playbook. The opening follows a ribbon-cutting celebration […]

Two Norwegian Cruise Line Ships Will Be Homeporting in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is set to strengthen its position as a major Caribbean cruise hub beginning in the winter 2026–2027 season, with Norwegian Cruise Line announcing that two of its newest ships will begin homeport operations out of San Juan, Caribbean Journal has learned. According to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the Norwegian Prima will begin sailing from San Juan […]

The New Margaritaville at Sea Cruise Ship Will Have a Music Venue from Zac Brown

Margaritaville at Sea is building its newest ship around a familiar idea in Jimmy Buffett’s universe: that the best nights always seem to happen around live music, good drinks and the feeling that everyone is, in some way, on the same ride. The cruise line has announced a new partnership with Zac Brown, the multi-platinum, […]

Two More Cruise Ships Make First-Ever Calls to St Maarten

St. Maarten is opening 2026 with a notable moment for its cruise sector, welcoming two inaugural ship calls on the same day — a rare double arrival that places the destination firmly on the industry’s early-year calendar. On New Year’s Day, Port St. Maarten is hosting the maiden St. Maarten calls of Sun Princess, the newest and […]

A Different Kind of Theme Park Just Opened on the Island of Cozumel

Just south of San Miguel, along Cozumel’s busy western shoreline, a new beachfront park has opened with a clear purpose: give visitors a place to spend an entire day on land without leaving the coast. The project is called KUZÁ Beach & Adventure Park, and it represents one of the most ambitious single tourism developments […]
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