Imagine stepping into the shallow, azure blue waters and feeling the soft white sand beneath your feet on Grand Bahama Island. Look around to observe the stunning marine life lying just below the surface. Read More
Sunwing Vacations, Bahamasair, and American Airlines Increase Inbound Flight Options
FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA - Experiencing Grand Bahama just got easier with the expansion of
flight routes from several US and Canadian airports. Sunwing Vacations will resume flights
between Montreal and Toronto to Freeport, on December 17, for the duration of the 2022-2023
winter season. Bahamasair also reintroduced inbound flights from Orlando, FL and will begin new
service from Raleigh, NC, in addition to the airline's Fort Lauderdale, FL, flight offerings. American
Airlines' existing Grand Bahama flight schedule also expanded to include Charlotte, NC, in addition
to their Miami, FL route. See More
Meet Jojo, today she partially lives a city life in Freeport, Grand Bahama; however, she is longing for her holiday traditions in Sweetings Cay, on the Eastern End of the island, where life is returning to some form of normalcy after the ravages of Hurricane Dorian two years ago. As she reminisces about her childhood Christmases, here’sa story of her holiday traditions, as told by her.
Growing up as a child on Sweetings Cay, the Christmas Holidays were highly anticipated! It felt like preparations for the Big Day, Christmas Day, went on for months.
Located just to the east of Freeport, this quaint settlement is a 10-15 min boat ride from McClean’s Town Dock, East End, Grand Bahama, to Sweetings Cay Dock.
The salt air, from the surrounding ocean, was always filled with excitement at Christmas time. Our preparations for the holidays were all island-style, native and homemade, with
