{"id":27780,"date":"2018-12-06T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/?p=27780"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:10:50","slug":"the-blue-bay-travel-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/12\/the-blue-bay-travel-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blue Bay Travel Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Throughout our 15th birthday celebrations we&#8217;ve been shouting about everything that <a href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk?blg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Bay Travel<\/a> means to us. That&#8217;s why we thought it was only right to give you a bit of an insight into how we go to where we are today. Read on for a colourful timeline of how <a href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk?blg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Bay Travel<\/a> was born.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk?blg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Blue-Bay-Travel-Journey-1.png\" alt=\"The Blue Bay Travel Journey\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready for an adventure? 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