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Southwest Airlines Is Adding Flights From Las Vegas to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta

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Southwest Airlines is expanding its international network this winter with new nonstop service from Las Vegas to two of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations: Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The new routes, launching in June 2026, will give travelers in the western United States more direct access to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Both destinations are known […]

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Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Newest Cruise Ship

Above: a rendering of Anthem of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean International has officially taken delivery of its newest cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas. The company received the ship from Meyer Werft Yard’s Managing Partner Bernard Meyer in a signing ceremony. In a release, the company said Anthem was the […]

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A Secret Restaurant in Grand Case

Above: Le Ti Coin Creole in Grand Case (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GRAND CASE — It’s the last restaurant on the left. Take a stroll down Grand Case Boulevard in French St Martin and you’ll be surrounded by world-class French restaurants: Le Soleil, Le Tastevin, Auberge Gourmand, Le Pressoir, Spiga, and others. […]

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Royal Caribbean Expanding Summer Cruise Calls to St Kitts

Above: Allure of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean will be doubling its summer port calls to St Kitts, the island’s Tourism Authority announced this week. Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas will both be calling on St Kitts in the 2016 summer season as part of […]

A Secret Restaurant in Grand Case

 Mexico’s Riviera Maya borders the Caribbean and stretches 86 miles south of Cancun, comprising the towns of Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum, as well as the island of Cozumel, six miles offshore. It’s the perfect sun-drenched place to chill out. And when we do, here’s where we like to check in. These are […]

The Best Caribbean Islands to Live On

 Packing up and heading out for a Caribbean island. It’s the dream for so many of us. But what if you actually did it? We’re here to help with inspiration. Whether you’re looking for a an island high on quiet, or a developed, metropolitan place, the Caribbean has a bit of everything — no matter if […]

New British Virgin Islands Cruise Pier Near Completion

 Above: the new cruise pier (Photo: BVI Ports Authority) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ cruise pier expansion project is near completion, officials said this week. The pier has now been widened to 60 feet and lengthened to 1,039 feet, according to a statement from the BVI Ports Authority. That includes the […]

In St Martin, a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Resort

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s champagne on the breakfast buffet. My appetizer at dinner was a scrumptious morsel of foie gras. My room is a tasteful study in sun-washed colors and classic West Indian furnishings. As I chill on a chaise by the pool no one’s on the mic screaming “Voollleeyballll!” to get […]

These are the Must-Visit Caribbean Islands for Spring 2015

 Some call it the shoulder season. We call it springtime. The “peak” tourism season in the Caribbean may be over, but not for Caribbean Journal readers, who love going to the Caribbean all-year round. That’s why we’ve selected some of our favourite regional destinations for the spring season, with a number of categories in mind, from […]

Martinique Eyes Continued Cruise Growth

 Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The French Caribbean island of Martinique is looking to continue its strong cruise tourism growth in recent years. Martinique will receive a record 22 ships making their first-ever calls this year between Oct. 26, 2015 and Aug. 31, 2016. The calls include ships from […]

The Best Cancun All-Inclusive Resorts

 There are all-inclusives and then there are awe-inclusives – those resorts that go beyond the usual inclusions to provide services and amenities we never knew we needed but swiftly realize we can’t do without. Here are our favorite “all-you-can-everything” hotels in the Mexican-Caribbean destination of Cancun — also known as the best all inclusive resorts […]

Beach Journal: Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla

 Above: Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla ANGUILLA HAS some of the Caribbean’s most magnificent beaches. But Rendezvous Bay is right up there around the top. This vast stretch of pearl-white sand is home to resorts (most notably the CuisinArt) and beach bars (like Garvey’s Sunshine Shack and the Dune Preserve). It’s the kind of immense tranquility for […]