Thursday, March 28

One of the World’s Great Cruising Destinations, St. Barts is Making a Comeback after Irma

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St. Barts suffered more than a glancing blow from Hurricane Irma in early September, but it wasn’t a knockout punch. Irma did cause a lot of damage throughout the island, destroying some hotels, restaurants and even wiping out the weather station, but now St. Barts, one of the world’s great cruising and vacation destinations, is staging a comeback.

This story and video from Caribbean Journal tell how resilient the island is; some hotels have already reopened (although Eden Rock and Le Toiny will be shut until 2018), and more shops and restaurants reopening every day. But St. Barts is still a little piece of France in the Caribbean; it still has its 14 beaches, Gustavia still has its harbor, and the planes are still coming in from San Juan. Now might be a good time to go there, before all the crowds start coming back again. Read more:

https://www.caribjournal.com/2017/11/27/video-st-barths-quick-comeback/

 

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