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Jimmy Buffett’s Newest Margaritaville Is Opening in Belize 

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening its newest Caribbean hotel in Belize.  The highly-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort will be opening in the Ambergris Caye area of Belize April.  The resort has announced plans to open in March; the first rooms […]

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15 Hot New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2023

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One thing that didn’t stop for very long during the pandemic was hotel construction, particularly in the Caribbean. The region’s hotel pipeline continues to grow, with both large resorts, all-inclusives and boutique hotels of every shape and size continuing to […]

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The 20 Best Plunge Pool Resorts in the Caribbean 

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More and more travelers are looking for it, and the more you travel the Caribbean the more you realize what a precious amenity it really is: the private plunge pool. There is just something special about having your own pool, […]

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Jimmy Buffett’s New Margaritaville Belize Resort Opening in March

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Margaritaville continues to add new resorts in the Caribbean, with the newest set for the Caribbean coast of Belize.  The new Margaritaville Beach Villa Resort had been set to open “early 2023” in the increasingly popular Ambergris Caye in Belize.  […]


Simone Biles Welcomes Celebrity’s New Caribbean Cruise Ship

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Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles welcomed Celebrity Cruises’ new Caribbean cruise ship this week in Fort Lauderdale.  Biles, the Godmother of Celebrity Beyond, was on hand for the official naming ceremony ahead of the ship’s first-ever Caribbean season.  Beyond’s inaugural […]


Margaritaville Is Opening a Boutique Beach Resort in Belize

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Jimmy Buffett’s fast-expanding resort empire is adding another Caribbean resort, this time in Belize.  And the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Ambergris Caye is officially taking reservations, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s a different kind of Margaritaville, a decidedly boutique-style resort […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: High Above San Pedro Town, Belize

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Mikey Monteiro, who sent in this beautiful shot flying over San Pedro Town on Ambergris Caye in Belize. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com […]


The Best All-Inclusive Dive Resorts in the Caribbean

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There are countless resorts in the Caribbean with PADI dive centers and drive boats on site, offering a variety of dive programs from all-inclusive to a la carte experiences. At other resorts, you can find all-inclusive vacations where diving is […]


How to Live on Four Seasons’ First Caribbean Private Island 

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By Alexander Britell It will be the third Four Seasons resort in the Caribbean, joining existing resorts in Nevis and Anguilla. More importantly, it’s the first-ever Caribbean private island resort for Four Seasons, and the new Caye Chapel is also […]

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A New Caribbean Shark? 

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Devanshi Kasana and her colleagues were puzzled when they discovered it: a large shark typically thought to live in the freezing Arctic – in the middle of a coral reef in Belize.  It was the first time a so-called Greenland shark, […]


9 Caribbean Rainforest Resorts to Try Right Now

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Nearly every island in the Caribbean is ringed with beautiful beaches, but there’s more to a Caribbean vacation than sun and sand. Just inland from the coast on many islands you’ll find steep-sided mountains carpeted in lush rainforest, a less […]


Belize Just Removed All Testing and Vaccination Requirements for Visitors

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In a significant move, Belize has become the latest Caribbean destination to dispense with all of its travel health protocols.  That means travelers to Belize no longer need to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the […]