Robert's Caribbean Travel Blog

Ritz-Carlton is promising a "more intimate, casually elegant feel" at its St. Thomas resort after a $40-million renovation is completed. The project will include the addition of a private Club ... Read More

The small North Coast town of Cabarete in the Dominican Republic will play host to the 2006 Kiteboarding World Cup from June 28 to July 2. Kiteboarding is a wild mix ... Read More

The bad news: U.S. climate experts just announced that they expect 8-10 hurricanes during the 2006 Caribbean hurricane season, including 4-6 major storms of Category 3 or higher (with sustained ... Read More

Ground was broken this week on a new $700-million resort on Rum Cay in the Bahamas. The Rum Cay Resort Marina will feature an 80-slip marina, village with condominiums and ... Read More

The "Dive Into Adventure Bonaire 2006" digital photo contest will award 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place prizes for photos taken on land and sea. "Land" categories include Nature, Landscapes, and Activity, ... Read More

The Carib Indians once inhabited most of the islands of the Caribbean, but today they are mostly a memory. Not so, however, in Dominica, where 3,000 Caribs have survived centuries ... Read More

I found some hot new deals and added them to my May deals sheet; these are mostly bargain rates for summer Caribbean resort stays, including a romance package at St. ... Read More

If you live in or near Pittsburgh and crave a Caribbean getaway, listen up: USA 300 Airlines just announced a $169 fare deal on flights from the Steel City to ... Read More

Caribbean resorts continue to promote their offseason rates this month, including low rates for vacations throughout the summer. My May 2006 deals sheet also includes a sneak preview of Somerset ... Read More

It seems like five ounces is what a roll of film used to weigh. Now, there are tiny digital cameras that weigh in at five ounces or less but still ... Read More

Puerto Rico's governor and legislative leaders say they have inked a deal to end the island's fiscal crisis and send government employees back to work. Under an agreement that included input ... Read More

I've written before about the Bahamas as a great destination for a weekend getaway. But did you know that you also can cruise to Nassau on a three- or four-night ... Read More

Sensible caution or unnecessary fearmongering? The U.S. State Department has just issued a Public Announcement on travel to the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Mexico focusing on the 2006 hurricane season. Most Public ... Read More

Planning a cruise for this year, 2007, or even 2008? The major cruise lines serving the Caribbean have announced their sailing schedules, and there's a lot of cool stuff coming to ... Read More

Puerto Rico tourism officials are scrambling to assure visitors that their vacations won't be crimped by a fiscal crisis that shut down the Commonwealth's government yesterday. Here's the facts: all nonessential ... Read More