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Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water.... As recently as Monday, February 1, St. Barts was one of the bright spots in the Caribbean for American travelers this winter and spring. It required a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure, another test on day 8 after arrival (only if you were planning on staying longer), but no quarantine. And the island was "open." On Sunday, January 30, the French government, struggling to avoid a new lockdown as cases rise and...

Spring Break 2021: This Might Actually Happen Klara Glowczewska © Courtesy Jumby Bay Antigua Cautiously optimistic spring break travel plans to get you to the Caribbean. Does spring break by the sea—swimming, sand, sundowners—seem to you more a right than a privilege? Aghast at the prospect of being denied it this year? No need for guilt: The desire to get to water—be it ocean, lake, or pool—is in your genes, baby, an urge born of a primordial survival instinct. “Al...

Courtesy Jumby Bay Antigua Does spring break by the sea—swimming, sand, sundowners—seem to you more a right than a privilege? Aghast at the prospect of being denied it this year? No need for guilt: The desire to get to water—be it ocean, lake, or pool—is in your genes, baby, an urge born of a primordial survival instinct. “All our senses respond positively to water,” says marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind, because it’s an evolutionary trigger “telling yo...

Gay Nagle Myers The recent CDC testing requirement is the latest challenge facing the tourism industry in the Caribbean. The bottom line for U.S. travelers vacationing in the Caribbean: After Jan. 26, proof of a negative Covid test (PCR or antigen) taken no more than three days prior to boarding their return flight to the U.S. will be required. Anyone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in the last three months must show documentation of recovery, which includes proof of the positive test and ...