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This Caribbean Island Has Fewer Than 400 People, Stunning White-Sand Beaches — and a Brand-New Airport 

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It’s one of the most remote, hard-to-reach little islands in the whole region. Or at least it was. Now, a tiny Caribbean island has a huge new future. The Bahamas has officially unveiled a new airport terminal on the island of Mayaguana, a remote outpost with fewer than 400 residents and a reputation for white-sand […]

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

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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 […]

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Two Norwegian Cruise Line Ships Will Be Homeporting in Puerto Rico

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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 […]

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

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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 […]


Two Norwegian Cruise Line Ships Will Be Homeporting in Puerto Rico

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, […]

Royal Caribbean Just Opened Its New Bahamas Club on Paradise Island, With Three Pools and the World’s Largest Swim-Up Bar

Royal Caribbean has officially cut the ribbon on its newest destination experience, and it is about to change what a beach day looks like in The Bahamas. Royal Caribbean marked the opening of Royal Beach Club Paradise Island with a ceremony that brought together cruise executives, Bahamian government leaders, and local community members on one […]

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 […]

P&O Cruises Is Bringing Homeporting to St. Kitts

St. Kitts is taking a significant step in its evolution within the regional cruise industry, securing new homeporting operations that will shift the destination from a traditional port of call to a full embarkation and disembarkation hub. Tourism Minister Marsha T. Henderson announced that P&O Cruises, operating under the Carnival Corporationumbrella, will begin homeporting in St. Kitts. The move […]

Carnival's New Grand Bahama Cruise Destination Just Topped 1 Million Visitors

Carnival Cruise Line says it reached a major benchmark in The Bahamas this month, welcoming its one-millionth guest to Celebration Key just five months after the private destination opened on Grand Bahama Island. The milestone underscores the rapid uptake of Celebration Key among Carnival guests and highlights the expanding footprint of the cruise line in […]

Two Norwegian Prima Class Ships to Homeport in Puerto Rico for Southern Caribbean Sailings

San Juan, Puerto Rico will become homeport to two of Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ships during the 2027–2028 winter season, marking the first time in the cruise line’s history that two Prima Class vessels will be based in the Caribbean at the same time. Beginning in mid-Nov. 2027, both Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva will […]

Royal Caribbean, Virgin Islands Partnering on New Cruise Destination Project in St Thomas

The U.S. Virgin Islands is moving forward with a major cruise and tourism redevelopment project following the signing of a new agreement to transform the Crown Bay District on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Port Authority, Royal Caribbean Group and Cruise Terminals International formally signed the landmark agreement on Dec. 17, 2025, setting the stage […]

Atlantis Paradise Island Is Relaunching Its Spa

Atlantis Paradise Island is reimagining one of its most established wellness offerings. Mandara Spa Atlantis is undergoing a multimillion-dollar transformation that will usher in a new generation of spa experiences when it debuts in early 2026, Caribbean Journal has learned. The redevelopment signals a broader shift in luxury wellness toward more intentional, place-rooted experiences. The […]

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