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Virgin Voyages’ New Ship Just Made Its First Call on St Kitts

Virgin Voyages’ newest ship is now in the Caribbean, and now the Resilient Lady has made its first call on one of the Caribbean’s hottest cruise ports: St Kitts.  The adults-only ship made its inaugural call on Port Zante this […]

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Avelo Just Launched New Routes to Two Caribbean Destinations: Montego Bay and Cancun 
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Cunard Is Bringing the Queen Elizabeth to Miami for Caribbean Cruises  
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This Top Riviera Maya Resort Brand Is Expanding to Montego Bay, Jamaica 
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There’s a New Way to Fly to the Caribbean Island of Martinique
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The Dominican Republic Just Eclipsed 10 Million Total Visitors. Again. 
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This Overwater Resort in Panama Is Getting a New Treehouse Spa 
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Delta Airlines Is Relaunching This Nonstop Caribbean Flight 
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Caribbean Airlines Now Has Its Own Rum Punch 
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Turks and Caicos’ New Resort Just Opened in an Under-the-Radar Corner of Providenciales 
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Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging, Topping 9 Million Total Visitors 
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Saint Lucia’s New All-Inclusive Resort Now Has an Opening Date 
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Southwest Airlines Is Adding a New Nonstop Route to Cancun Next Summer
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Dock in St Vincent

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Shirley Anthony, who sent in this lovely shot on the island of St Vincent. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com, with CPOTW in the […]

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Aruba’s New Adults-Only Resort Has Swim-Up Suites, a Rooftop Bar and One of the World’s Greatest Beaches 

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Eagle Beach. If you know Aruba, you know it. That wide, white, shimmering stretch of sand in the northwestern corner of the island is one of our favorite beaches in the Caribbean — and inarguably among the best beaches, well, anywhere […]

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Antigua and Barbuda’s Art Week Is in Full Swing, With Gallery Tours, Mixology and Live Music 

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The Caribbean’s premier art week is back again in Antigua and Barbuda, with a host of cultural showcases across the twin-island destination.  Art Week Antigua and Barbuda kicked off on Wednesday, with events running now through Dec. 3.  That includes […]

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St Kitts Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destinations Right Now 

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Travelers continue to flock to St Kitts, with the Eastern Caribbean hotspot seeing a full-fledged tourism boom this year.  In fact, St Kitts’ tourism arrival growth this year makes the island one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean right […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resort in the Dominican Republic’s Under-the-Radar Destination 

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It’s not Punta Cana. It’s not Puerto Plata or Santo Domingo. In fact, it’s one of the hottest Caribbean destinations you’ve never heard of: the beach-filled Miches in the Dominican Republic, an area on Samana Bay that has quietly become […]

Turks and Caicos Cruises Are Booming This Year

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Cruise passengers keep coming to Turks and Caicos. The destination is reporting more than 1 million cruise passengers so far this year, through the first 10 months of 2024.  A total of 1,034,251 cruise passengers have come to the Grand […]

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Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess Just Arrived in Port Canaveral 

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The Love Boat is in Port Canaveral. Princess Cruises, famous as the real-life ship behind the legendary TV series “The Love Boat,” has taken its Caribbean Princess to Port Canaveral.  The ship will now be sailing a Caribbean season out […]

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line Just Named New Presidents 

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Princess Cruises and Holland America now have new leadership following a shake-up by parent company Carnival Corporation.  Current Holland America President Gus Antorcha is now the president of Princess Cruises, taking over for John Padgett, who is stepping down early […]

Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Now In San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Season 

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Don’t call it a cruise ship. Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury “yacht” is officially in the Caribbean, with its new “Ilma” making its inaugural call in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The ship will be home-porting out of San Juan this season, with […]

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Windstar’s New Boutique Caribbean Cruise Ship Will Have Everything From a Spa to an Ocean-Access Infinity Platform

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It will soon be the newest Windstar cruise ship in the Caribbean: Star Seeker, the 112-suite stunner that just completed its float out in Portugal.  The first-ever “Star Class” ship for Windsor, will be heading for the Caribbean in January […]

Travel Advisor Bookings Are Growing in Puerto Rico

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Vacation rentals can be a detriment to an advisor’s bottom line, unless the rental owners are sharing a piece of the pie. While a vacation rental boom in Puerto Rico may sound like something a Caribbean specialist should be concerned […]

These Family-Owned Saint Lucia Resorts Have a Unique All-Inclusive Program and a Major Black Friday Sale

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First, you have the postcard-perfect, golden sands of Reduit Beach on the western coast of Saint Lucia. Then there’s the floating water park, the only one of its kind on the island. It’s just minutes from the island’s culinary and […]