One of the Caribbean’s leading eco resorts is making a return in 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The beloved Rosalie Bay Resort in Dominica is reopening in February 2020. 

The property, which has already begun taking reservations for stays in February, had been shuttered since Hurricane Maria in 2017. 

We’re back, stronger than ever after a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Our experience and values remain the same,” the property said in.a statement. “The sea turtles returned, lush vegetation once again enrobes our island and songbirds are calling..”

Rosalie Bay is set on the lush, raw and beautiful eastern coast of Dominica, a strong location for enjoying the island’s myriad adventures, including 300 miles of trails. 

The eco retreat has a total of 28 rooms and suites, all with local art, porches or balconies with garden, river or ocean views, and soundproof, serene construction. 

The hotel will add to an increasingly impressive hotel product developing in Dominica, from Secret Bay to the newly-launched Kempinski.

For more, visit Rosalie Bay. 

— CJ

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Royal Caribbean International is predicting a massive surge in its cruise tourism business in the Caribbean over the next decade. 

Speaking at the recent Caribbean Tourism Outlook forum in Antigua, Royal Caribbean International CEO Michael Bayley said he was predicting the company’s Caribbean cruise tourism business to grow by 50 percent by 2030. 

“The Caribbean was, is, will always be, the number one cruise destination in the world,” Bayley told the gathering of ministers, chief executives, policymakers and other senior Caribbean tourism professionals organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization in Antigua. 

Indeed, eight of the top 10 cruise destinations in the world are in the Caribbean, he said.

“There are considerations that we need to take into account in terms of some of the destinations’ ability to absorb the growth that is coming – in some places the growth is perhaps already at a critical mass – but we need to find a way to accommodate the growth that is inevitably coming to cruise tourism in the Caribbean,” the chief executive said.

He pointed to recent projects by the company like the newly-launched $250 million private-island destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay, as “the perfect example of collaboration that benefits both the destination and the cruise line.”

“Once we put this product into the market in the US and globally, our phones went crazy. The demand we have seen for our ships and our products that go to Cococay has been amazing,” he said.

Bayley said that the demand for similar private-island destinations and public-private partnerships was strong. 

“There is a lot of demand for these products and if we can figure out how to collaborate together to create these experiences, they don’t always have to have this shape and form, they can be other types of experiences,” he said. “As we evolve in terms of our ship design and experiences and what we are creating for our customers we really believe there is a huge opportunity to take all that knowledge…and transfer it into the destinations in a very meaningful way.”

That’s precisely the plan with Royal Caribbean’s newest project, a $275 million project in partnership with ITM to transform the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama into a new model for its destination development. 

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Regional air carrier Winair is launching additional flights to Montserrat for the upcoming peak tourist season in 2020. 

The carrier will be launching new flights in January and March on its Twin-Otter aircraft, according to a statement from the government of Montserrat. 

The flights will operate between Antigua and Montserrat.

That will include new flights on Jan 2 and Jan 3, along with new flights on March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. 

The government said the new flights were part of an “effort to ensure additional airlift is available during the year-end festival and St Patrick’s festival periods.”

St Patrick’s day in particular is arguably the most popular holiday in Montserrat, and the Caribbean’s biggest celebration of the festival. 

— CJ

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