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The Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Aruba This Summer, Including Caribbean and Florida Homeports 

Some places just call to you. The scent of salt in the wind. The sound of steel drums over turquoise waves. And somewhere between the sun deck and the shore — there’s Aruba. It’s an island I’ve always loved, from […]

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Marriott Is Opening a New “Unscripted” Punta Cana All-Inclusive With Sunrise Yoga, Beach Cabanas and a Speakeasy 
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Visiting Old San Juan on a Cruise? Here’s How to Make Your Day Memorable, From a Legendary Piña Colada to the Perfect Souvenir
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Bonaire Is a Haven for Diving, a Buzzing Food Destination and a World-Class Windsurfing Spot. And It’s Getting Even More Popular.  
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St Barth Is a Caribbean Island That’s Even Better in the Summer, With Fewer Crowds, Jet-Set Villas and Classic French Cool 
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Beach of the Day: The Joy of Pinel, Saint Martin's Tiny Offshore Paradise 
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Where to Stay in the US Virgin Islands This Summer: Top Boutique Hotels, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Hidden Villa Gems
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The Caribbean's Greenest Hotels for 2025, From Solar-Powered Resorts in Puerto Rico to Adventure Lodges in The Bahamas
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You Can Find Every Kind of Vacation at the 20 Best Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts, From Timeless Toes-in-the-Sand Retreats to Dreamy Treehouses
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Tiny Hotel of the Week: Sweetfield Manor, the Charming Hilltop Retreat That Just Might Be the Best-Kept Secret in Barbados
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There’s a New Way to Arrive on This Caribbean Island, Famous For Its Beaches, Honeymoons and History 
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In a Shift, Cruise Tourism Is Powering the Dominican Republic’s Continued Growth 
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Rixos Is Opening Its First All-Inclusive Resorts in Cozumel and Cancun
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Cruise Tourism Is Booming in the US Virgin Islands, With More Growth Ahead in 2025

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The shopping on Main Street. The painkillers at the Mountain Top. Beach-hopping in St John. It’s no secret why the US Virgin Islands is a Caribbean cruise powerhouse, and the destination continues to see strong growth in passenger arrivals, Caribbean […]

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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 

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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 […]

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Waldorf-Astoria Has a New Resort Project in the Caribbean

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Waldorf Astoria is planning a major new resort project in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  It will be a residential resort in one of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing destinations, and would be just the second Waldorf-branded resort in the […]

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For Saint Lucia’s Joyce Destang, a Lifetime of Tourism Success

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It’s been more than three decades since Joyce Destang and her husband began their hospitality career with a 45-room hotel on the highway in Saint Lucia.  Today, Destang’s Bay Gardens Resorts portfolio is one of the biggest success stories in […]

This Caribbean Resort Is One of the World’s Best, According to British Airways Holidays Ratings 

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The private peninsula in Antigua. One of the Caribbean’s most beautiful beaches. A five-star all-inclusive experience. Travelers (and CJ readers) have always loved the Galley Bay Resort and Spa in Antigua. Now, the resort has another major accolade: the British […]

Turks and Caicos’ Legendary Beach Resort Has Upgraded Rooms, a New Lobby and a Postcard-Perfect Perch on Grace Bay 

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The palapas. The winding pool. The conch at Hemingway’s. Those marvelous screened-in patios. The perfect setting on one of the world’s best beaches. It’s been a quarter century since The Sands opened its doors on Turks and Caicos’ Grace Bay […]

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Aruba, Boutique Style: Five Off-the-Beaten Path Small Hotels on the Dutch Caribbean Island Oozing With Personality

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Aruba may be best known for its big-name beachfront resorts (which include some wonderful new addiitons like the St. Regis and the new Iberostar), but it’s also home to a strong collection of small hotels that deliver a more personal […]

In Bimini, You Find a Tiny Caribbean Island Home to World-Class Fishing, Diving and an Historic Adventure Hotel 

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These waters are special. You feel it when you take a flats boat out into the mangroves, when you hear the sound of the breeze, when you journey out for wahoo. There’s an otherworldly quality to Bimini, the tiny island […]

Francis Ford Coppola Has a Luxury Caribbean Beach Hotel in an Under-the-Radar Town in Belize

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Wine’s not the most common order when your toes are in the sand at the edge of the Caribbean Sea. But here at the Laughing Fish bar, I suddenly found myself ordering a glass of the house cab, followed by […]

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Carnival Is Rebranding Its Mahogany Bay Cruise Stop in Roatan. The New “Isla Tropicale” Is Opening Next Year.

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Carnival Cruise Line opened its Mahogany Bay cruise destination on the Honduran Caribbean island of Roatan in 2009. Now, it’s getting a major upgrade — and a new name, Caribbean Journal has learned.   Scheduled for completion in 2026, the expanded […]

More Growth Ahead for San Juan, Puerto Rico Cruise Port 

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Fresh off $42 million in new port improvements, San Juan’s popular cruise terminal is seeing more growth, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Puerto Rico’s primary cruise destination is off to a 10 percent jump in traffic so far this year, according […]

Curacao Tourism Is Starting to Shift, With More Travelers Now Coming from the US and Canada

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Curaçao’s tourism sector continued its growth trajectory in March, recording a 14% increase in stayover arrivals compared to the same period in 2024. According to data released by the Curaçao Tourist Board, the island welcomed 8,925 more stayover visitors in […]