Trunk Bay on St. John has been named the world’s finest seashore for 2024, beating out 49 locations worldwide for the highest honor, and besting its sixth-place rating in 2023.

The competition is sponsored by Banana Boat, which collaborates with greater than 1,000 of the world’s “main journey influencers and professionals, together with lots of the largest names in journey equivalent to Jyo Shankar, Pilot Madeleine, Voyagefox, Terplanet, Maria Ponomaryoya and others,” in accordance with a press launch Monday saying the High 50 seashores.

Rounding out the highest three had been Cala Mariolu in Italy, and Meads Bay in Anguilla. Different hotspots on the listing embrace Australia, the Seychelles, Philippines, Mexico, Greece and Indonesia, and new to the listing this 12 months are seashores in England, Japan, Venezuela, Panama, St. Barth, Aruba, Curaçao and Myanmar.

“Not like some other listing, the World’s 50 Greatest Seashores is predicated on the votes of their ‘Seaside Ambassadors’ in addition to over 1,000 of the world’s most skilled and revered journey influencers and journalists. The listing affords vacationers across the globe with unparalleled insights from the most effective within the business,” in accordance with the discharge.

“Our aim is, and all the time has been, to create merchandise designed that will help you and your loved ones take pleasure in extra moments outdoor. And with summer time shortly approaching, we’re thrilled to sponsor this 12 months’s listing of world class seashores that will help you obtain simply that — unforgettable experiences at a number of the most unbelievable seashore areas world wide,” mentioned Brianna Bostick, affiliate supervisor of public relations and model partnerships at Banana Boat.

The seashores had been ranked in accordance with eight standards: distinctive traits, wildlife, untouched, soundtrack of nature, straightforward to enter the water, usually calm water, not too crowded and frequency of idyllic circumstances.

As anybody who lives within the U.S. Virgin Islands already is aware of, Trunk Bay on St. John ticks all these packing containers, boasting pristine white sand, crystal-clear turquoise waters, and plush tropical environment. With its vibrant coral reefs and plentiful marine life, the bay is named a sizzling spot for nature-driven snorkelers. Guests can discover the underwater world teeming with colourful fish and uncover the underwater snorkeling path.

The judges declared Trunk Bay — so named after the Leatherback turtle, regionally generally known as “trunks,” that’s native to the realm — a “quintessential Caribbean paradise. Guests reward the extremely gentle sand and the crystal-clear, pool-like waters, however what actually distinguishes Trunk Bay from different Caribbean locations is its setting inside the beautiful Virgin Islands Nationwide Park. The protected standing of the realm ensures the absence of loud business exercise and enormous buildings, permitting as a substitute for lush greenery and native wildlife to flourish as a pure backdrop,” in accordance with the discharge.

“Our 2024 listing is a mirrored image of the numerous days spent by our judges, Seaside Ambassadors and World’s 50 Greatest staff discovering seashores world wide,” mentioned Tine Holst, co-founder of the competition. “Our listing will assist encourage vacationers to depart the overwhelmed path behind and revel in essentially the most beautiful and stress-free seashores on earth.”

The World’s 50 Greatest Seashores spent months consulting the world’s prime journey influencers and professionals, then organizing the seashores they submitted by the best variety of votes and their rating in accordance with the standards, in accordance with the discharge. “By going proper to the supply — the people who find themselves straight experiencing and influencing the journey market — The World’s 50 Greatest Seashores was capable of current vacationers with a listing that’s outlined by numerous years of experience,” it mentioned.

The complete listing of The World’s 50 Greatest Seashores 2024 is obtainable right here.