Getting to Curaçao is easier than you might think. The 171-square-mile island is small enough that there is only one airport travelers fly into, Curaçao International Airport (CUR). While the farthest ...

Sometimes a view can remind you of an emotionally powerful time and place and be exhilarating in its own right. Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao, is a little slice of Amsterdam dropped into the ...

Caribbean editor Gay Nagle Myers is attending the Caribbean Tourism Organization's annual State of the Industry Conference in Curacao this week. Before the business meetings got underway, she had a ...

At first glance Willemstad looks a little like a candy-coated version of Amsterdam. The main canal is lined with the bright pink, yellow, and teal buildings that run along Handelskade Street in the ...

Caribbean travel does not have to mean disappearing into an all-inclusive compound and seeing the island only through a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re looking to take a beach vacation, the Caribbean has plenty of options with sandy beaches, warm water and loads of ...

Reporting from WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — A cruise ship rises into view just beyond the left-field foul line of Curacao’s largest ballpark, and a row of tall, thin palm trees provide little shade to keep ...

FAST FACTS• Standard electricity on the island is 127 volts, not the 110 voltage we have in America, so your hair dryer and other appliances won't work unless you pack a converter or buy one after ...

I'm certainly not the first to conclude that cruises come up short when it comes to delivering a deeper cultural experience. But on previous cruises I've taken, most to the Caribbean, the divide ...