Caribbean

My Family Has Been Stuck in the Caribbean for Days; Expensive, Chaotic

My family expected the usual post-holiday travel blues after spending Christmas and New Year’s on an ultra-luxury Caribbean cruise. What we did not expect was to get stranded the moment we stepped off the ship.On Saturday morning, we disembarked our ship in Barbados and boarded a prearranged island sightseeing tour…

How Safe Is the Caribbean in 2025? See the US State Department’s List

The US State Department warns of wrongful detention, kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, terrorism, and extremely poor health infrastructure, and advises all US citizens and permanent residents to leave the country and not travel to Venezuela “for any reason.” The US Embassy in Caracas has been suspended since 2019 and is…