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Located a 10-minute catamaran ride off the northern coast of Antigua, the 120-hectare island of Jumby Bay is a welcome anomaly for the Caribbean, because unlike its overdeveloped neighbors it has nary a cruise ship in sight - and just one resort. Thanks to a $28 million facelift, that all-inclusive hideaway, known as the Jumby Bay Resort, has reopened with 28 new ocean-side suites featuring 5.5-meter vaulted ceilings and outdoor tubs, two restaurants, a cooking school helmed by Le Cirque - trained chef Juan Pablo Loza and an open-air spa that overlooks the surf...
...right way. Unlike many modern imbibers - who debase the sugarcane-based spirit with Coke, coconut cream or fruit juice - the bloodthirsty seafarers enjoyed their hooch neat. (Edward "Blackbeard" Teach was the exception; he took his grog with a pinch of gunpowder.) Now artisan rum producers from Antigua to Venezuela are persuading sophisticated sippers to dump the mixers and drink like Captain Kidd once more. These master distillers specialize in dark, aged rums that are big on nose and character, and far removed from the clear, bland liquor normally found in cocktails. Caribbean connoisseurs recommend sampling élite rums at room...
...constant flux, we criticize. We cling to the thing about ourselves we find distinctive. We fear so passionately that somebody might have everything—brains, looks, social connections, a sense of humor—that we tear down and pick apart. Nobody should have a beach house in Antigua and a summa thesis. Nobody should be a Class Marshal and a Rhodes Scholar. The person who got that job at Morgan Stanley is a “moron.” Our friend working for his senator is an “alcoholic...
...Caribbean and South Pacific, it's a case of surf, sand and empty beach chairs. In February, French Polynesia reported a 30% drop in year-on-year arrivals - tourist numbers are now at levels last seen in 1996 - while the number of tourists cruising between the islands of Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda in 2008 sank by almost a fifth. The WTTC estimates the travel industry will contract by 3.5% this year and shed 10 million jobs...
Recession Reprieve. Antigua's all-inclusive Curtain Bluff resort is offering a full refund to visitors who book a vacation, then lose their job. The "Life Interruption" policy asks that you give the hotel seven days' notice when canceling; the offer can be applied to bookings through Dec. 31. Currently the hotel is giving away a fifth night free with four-night stays, good for reservations from April 15 to July 30. Rates start at $925 per night, with all meals, drinks and activities included...