Melanie Reffes

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.

With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Melanie Reffes
The Reefs Resort & Club in Bermuda is an island treasure with 62 rooms, suites and cottages
It’ a tale of 2 islands, 2 resorts and the Dodwell family at the helm. The Reefs Resort and Club in Bermuda and Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in Nevis are the treasured vacation choices for loyal fans worldwide. Reopening when the airports are in full operation, flights are scheduled and island protocols finalized, both resorts are readying to welcome guests.
Pretty in pink in Bermuda
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Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Following months of lockdowns, curfews and closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sunny Caribbean is readying to welcome back tourists. As restrictions, rules and regulations give way to new health and safety protocols, several islands are reopening their borders to travel from the U.S. while others take a wait-and-see approach.
With wildcards in the deck like airlines restoring flights and the hurricane season that continues through the end of November, comebacks are gradual wit...

Melanie Reffes
Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel is the gold standard on The Spice Island
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Owned and managed by the Garbutt family since 1987, Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux property, is the gold standard on The Spice Island. On a small cove in Prickly Bay, Calabash Grenada, as it’s known, sits on a small beach called Lance Aux Epines, about a 10-minute drive from the more popular Grand Anse Beach. Spread out over 8 acres, the resor...

A true original, Curtain Bluff is not only the oldest exclusive hotel on the island; the all-inclusive framed by a pair of sandy beaches may also be the prettiest. On twenty landscaped acres, the 72-room and suite family-friendly resort on Old Road in Saint Mary’s sits pretty on the southern coast of the island.
With a regal guestbook that includes rock royalty like Sir Paul McCartney and Eric Cl...

On palm-studded acres 15 minutes from the Queen Beatrix International Airport, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort fronts the quieter Eagle Beach on the west coast of the island. In the capital city Oranjestad, named for the Dutch Royal House of Orange, the adults-only resort is no stranger to resilience and recovery as it opened on Black Monday October 19 in 1987. “Guests with...

Family vacations to the Caribbean that won't break the bank

Melanie Reffes
West of Montego Bay, Round Hill Hotel & Villas is the island's timeless treasure
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Sitting pretty on a 100-acre peninsula west of Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport, Round Hill Hotel and Villas is a Caribbean classic. With rooms, suites and villas styled by designer Ralph Lauren, the resort was once a sugarcane plantation that later grew coconuts and allspice. The fertile soil on the bluffs once hosted pineapple groves which today ...

Sint Maarten lays claim to 33 beaches: Photo Credit Melanie Reffes
Sint Maarten Travel compiled a list of some of the live stream cameras in Sint Maarten so that even from afar, you can experience the friendly island on your screen. Until it’s safe to return to their shores once again, please enjoy and stay safe. And, if you haven’t already, now’s the perfect time to stand in solidarity with Sint Maarten, and purchase your SXM T-Shirt online today!
SXM Airport & Maho Beach Live Stream
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Cheers to brightening your days
Whether you’re weathering the storm solo or with family, tropical cocktails are mood-improving pick-me-ups that are easy to stir, shake, mix and muddle at home.
Just because we can’t visit the Caribbean right now doesn’t mean we can’t welcome the islands into our homes. Belly up to your home bar, check out our recipe suggestions and raise a glass of liquid sunshine.
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For the second consecutive year, Topper’s Rhum was voted Best Cari...