Le Carbet: that little corner of Martinique’s northwestern coast near Saint Pierre, a quaint fishing village that’s turned into one of the Caribbean’s coolest beach towns. 

And the place that largely kicked off Le Carbet’s renaissance was Guy Ferdinand’s Le Petibonum, a Mecca for beach bar lovers, a constantly-evolving destination for food, rum and French Caribbean cool. 

And what began as a beach bar has, in recent years, added everything from a Rhum Agricole tasting bar right on the sand to a full-fledged Pizzeria. 

And Le Petibonum’s latest creation solves what has long been the place’s only problem: having to leave at closing time. 

It’s called Le Petibonum Boat Hotel, and it means you can now spend all day at Le Petibonum and then spend the night right offshore — as many days as you want.  

The floating hotel is a souped-up Lagoon 45 S catamaran with four cabins, gourmet food and, naturally, the best rhum from Martinique.

It also includes your own ti’ punch bar on the deck (above). 

The hotel is under the full-time supervision of on-board skipper Anthony, with three meals a day served on board by Le Petibonum’s Chef, Bruno.

Because that’s, of course, the hotel’s greatest amenity: Le Petibonum itself.  

If you’re not staying at the hotel, there is an option of reserving private meals depending on availability, and the Boat Hotel is also offering stays as brief as one night. 

“It’s an amazing product,” Ferdinand tells Caribbean Journal. “You have rhum, fish, sun, sea, French food. It’s a dream.”

That sounds about right. 

You can see more in the video here: 

For more, visit the Petibonum Boat Hotel. 

— CJ

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A pair of sister resorts in Belize have officially relaunched, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. 

That includes Ka’ana Resort and the Itz’ana Resort and Residences, both of which reopened their doors this month to travelers. 

The two resorts highlight two dramatically different worlds of Belize’s tourism offering: its rugged, adventurous jungle areas and its beachy Caribbean side. 

The boutique Ka’ana resort, set near San Ignacio in the heart of the country’s jungle, recently underwent a series of upgrade projects, including what the property is calling a “thoughtful redesign” of its villas and suites.

Ka’ana’s villas now include plunge pools and outdoor tubs, among other changes. 

Itz’ana, a residential resort in the increasingly hip coastal town of Placencia, has revealed some changes of its own, headlined by the addition of new two and three-room beachfront villas. 

Each of the 5,200-square-foot villas is set right on the sand, “perfectly situated for those seeking privacy and respite,” according to the property. 

Belize has been open for tourism since early October. 

For more, visit Ka’ana and Itz’ana. 

— CJ

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St Kitts and Nevis has temporarily suspended British Airways flights from the United Kingdom, the country announced. 

The move will take affect from Dec. 26 through at least Jan. 2, 2021, according to tourism officials.. 

It comes in light of the new strain of coronavirus reported primarily in the United Kingdom. 

St Kitts and Nevis has also announced that it will be requiring all travelers from the United Kingdom to quarantine at their hotel and not “vacation in place” for the duration of their stay. 

The other option is a mandatory 14-day quarantine, officials said. 

For more, visit St Kitts Tourism.

— CJ

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