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These 15 Tiny Luxury Resorts Give You a Very Different Kind of Caribbean Vacation

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Across the Caribbean, some of the most unforgettable stays come from places small enough to feel personal the moment you arrive. These are resorts built on intimacy and intention — where the staff knows the shape of your day, the layout encourages wandering rather than rushing, and the entire experience feels designed around a few […]

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The Best-Kept Secret in the Mexican Caribbean

Grand Residences Riviera Cancun

Discovering the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun By Alexander Britell PUERTO MORELOS — There is a pillow menu. And not just a list — shortly after arriving in the room, you’re presented with a small tray of miniaturized pillows, firm to soft, to decide between with your touch. Because everything here is about appreciating even the smallest […]

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A New Way to See the Cancun Underwater Museum

There’s a new way to see the Cancun Underwater Museum. NIZUC Resort and Spa is offering complimentary boat trips to Cancun’s Museo Sabacuático de Arte, as part of its NIZUC Life program. Guests will have the opportunity to explore the underwater gallery, where art has become the coral reef. The gallery features the works of […]

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10 Small Caribbean Hotels to Visit Right Now

Small Caribbean Hotels

There’s often something special about a well-executed small hotel. It’s more intimate, it’s more personal, it’s more soulful. And the Caribbean is full of precisely such places, from hillside retreats to beachfront boutiques. These are places with personality, where quality reigns over quantity and where you can often find a deeper Caribbean experience. Here are […]


A New Way to See the Cancun Underwater Museum

There are grand hotels and there are beautiful hotels in the Caribbean, small and large, boutique and all-inclusive. But what makes a hotel stylish? It’s that extra attention to detail, that extra emphasis on design and creativity. It’s about seeing a hotel as a piece of artwork in its own right. The Caribbean has no […]

Trinidad and Tobago Showing Strong Cruise Growth

It was a strong season for cruise arrivals to Trinidad and Tobago, according to the latest numbers from the country’s Tourism Development Company. The island of Trinidad received 30,493 cruise passenger arrivals from 25 cruises, while Tobago saw 70,298 passengers from 60 vessel calls — an increase of 115 percent over the 2014/2015 cruise season. Trinidad […]

Windstar Cruises Names New President

Small-ship cruise brand Windstar Cruises has named a new president: John Delaney. The cruise veteran will take the helm as Windstar President on July 19, after previously serving as senior vice president of global marketing and sales at Seabourn. “We are very pleased to welcome John on-board. Cruise vacationers and our guests have every reason […]

Great Exuma’s Doctor of Libation

Finding a legend at the Pool Deck bar By Alexander Britell GEORGE TOWN – You walk through an antique lobby to a pool deck with a red umbrella and the brightest turquoise sea you’ve ever seen. There is a small blue bar just off the deck with rum bottles and a man behind the counter […]

Royal Caribbean Plans Major New Miami Cruise Terminal

Royal Caribbean is making a big move in Miami. The cruise giant has signed an agreement with Miami-Dade County to build a major new cruise terminal on land leased from the county. The new terminal will serve as a homeport to Royal Caribbean International ships, including a 5,400-passenger Oasis-class ship. The agreement will come before […]

How to Travel to Tobago Right Now, For Less

It’s thought that the island on which Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked was based on the island of Tobago. And whether that’s true or not, you can still find your castaway paradise on this jewel of the southern Caribbean. Several hotels on the island are offering special ways to stay for the summer that include serious […]

Why Should a Traveler Come to San Juan?

San Juan Marriott General Manager Jose Gonzalez talks to CJ Contributor Simons Chase answers the question “Why should a traveler come to San Juan?” and explains some of the best ways to experience the city, from enjoying the town like a local to simply hitting the beach. Why should a traveler come to San Juan? […]

A New Bermuda Cruise

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newly renovated Norwegian Dawn sailed this week into its homeport of Boston, from where it will sail on a new Bermuda Cruise each week through October. The ship’s renovation is a part of the Norwegian Edge program, a $400 million initiative by the cruise line. “As with each of the ship refurbishments in the […]