St Kitts and Nevis has significantly reduced its quarantine time for fully vaccinated travelers, the twin-island destination announced. 

The country has reduced its “Vacation in Place” period for fully vaccinated international travelers from nine days to just three days. 

That includes testing on day four; upon receiving a negative result, travelers are then free to roam the destination. 

“Vacation in place” means travelers can move freely around their approved hotel, eating at restaurants and enjoying the amenities of the property. They can’t leave the hotel, however. 

Travelers still have to show proof of a negative PCR test result within 72 hours before arriving in St Kitts and Nevis. 

The two islands are only open to fully vaccinated travelers; non-vaccinated children under 18 traveling with fully vaccinated parents are welcome, however. 

They’ll observe the same period of “Vacation in Place” as their parents. 

Travelers are considered fully vaccinated if two weeks have passed since their final dose of a vaccine – either the second dose of a two-dose vaccine like Pfizer or Moderna or AstraZeneca or a single-vaccine like Johnson & Johnson. 

Travelers need to upload proof of vaccination when they fill out their Travel Authorization Form (you can find it here). 

Approved hotels for international travelers include the Four Seasons, Golden Rock Inn, Montpelier Plantation and Paradise Beach in Nevis; and the Marriott St Kitts Beach Club; Park Hyatt; Royal St Kitts and St Kitts Marriott in St Kitts. 

For more, visit St Kitts and Nevis.

— CJ

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Whether it’s serenity of the cliffs of Negril, the sands of Montego Bay’s crescent shores or the sizzle of jerk in Port Antonio, Jamaica is the Caribbean’s sensory feast, a vibrant, endlessly energetic destination that never ceases to make you feel. 

And that hasn’t changed. 

After reopening for tourism in the summer of 2020, the island’s easy-to-follow travel protocols make visiting Jamaica a breeze right now — and that means the Jamaica you’re longing for is exactly what you’ll get. 

So what do travelers need to know? 

All visitors need to apply for a Travel Authorization (you can find it here). 

It’s a quick digital form to fill out, and you’ll need to show proof of a negative PCR test taken and received within three days before traveling to Jamaica. 

It’s one of the Caribbean’s simplest travel entry protocols — and it means that when you arrive in Jamaica you’ll find that Jamaica’s tourism industry has implemented a strong series of protocols, from regular sanitizing to broad mask wearing — meaning you’ll feel safe the moment you land at the airport. 

And that’s it — you land and enter one of Jamaica’s tourism-safe “resilient corridors” and you can go about enjoying your vacation, discovering a buzzing Jamaica — one that has seen its tourism industry recover ahead of schedule. 

And that’s true across the island. 

In Montego Bay, you’ll find as impressive a collection of hotels and resorts as ever — whether you’re checking in to the dazzling Eclipse at Half Moon resort or the hip new S Hotel Montego Bay, the latter a sister hotel to Kingston’s popular Spanish Court. 

In Negril, you can dive right in — the magical cliffs of Negril at inimitable hotels like Rockhouse; the low-key charm of Bloody Bay; and, yes, Seven Mile Beach is still, well, Seven Mile Beach, a never-ending array of beach sights and sounds, from bopping meals at Miss Lily’s to the art of sandy souvenir hunting.

In Port Antonio, you can spend your days on the beach at the edge of the rainforest, and the nights with the sound of Mento. 

In other words, Jamaica is back — and that means you need to be, too. 

For more, visit Jamaica. (Here’s what you need to do before traveling).

— CJ

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The British Virgin Islands’ Saba Rock resort is making its long-awaited comeback. 

And now it’s got an opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The resort, which had already announced a fall relaunch, is already taking reservations for an Oct. 15 return. 

It will mark the culmination of a nearly four-year effort to rebuild the private-island resort, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017. 

The newSaba Rock will include seven rooms, along with two “island suites,” all done up in a colorful, crisp, contemporary style that’s a major new look for the property.

Saba Rock has always been something of a town square in the heart of the North Sound of Virgin Gorda, drawing all manner of traveler, from kiteboarders to yachters to beach lovers, in an unmatched setting in the BVI. 

And yes, Saba Rock’s beloved food and beverage operation is coming back two, with an expansion. 

It will include a pair of “richly stocked bars”  — meaning one on each of the two stories of the property. 

That’s along with a new open-air restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with freshly-caught seafood, burgers, ribs, wings and “other savory local favorites.” 

“A free pirate and dive story is included at no extra cost,” the property says. 

The rebirth of Saba Rock part of a broader comeback for the North Sound, sometimes dubbed the “Billionaires’ Row” of the Caribbean. 

That includes the iconic Bitter End Yacht Club, which is in the midst of its own reconstruction project.

For more, visit Saba Rock. 

— CJ

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