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             Infini Named One of the 10 Best Restaurants in Aruba by

             Caribbean Journal


            In a recent feature by Ca-
            ribbean  Journal,  Infini  has
            earned  a  coveted  spot
            on  the  publication’s  list  of
            the  “10  Best  Restaurants  in
            Aruba for 2025.” Known for
            spotlighting the finest in Ca-
            ribbean  travel  and  dining,
            Caribbean  Journal  praised
            Infini  as  a  standout  for  its
            immersive,  high-end  culi-
            nary experience.


            “Dining  at  Infini  is  an  inti-
            mate  encounter  with  culi-
            nary precision — just a few                                                            his innovative approach to
            seats,  one  open  kitchen,                                                            island cuisine and crowned
            and  a  front-row  view  of                                                            Iron Chef Aruba, has built In-
            Chef Urvin Croes in action,”                                                           fini into a space where din-
            the article states. “For those                                                         ing  becomes  storytelling.
            seeking   something    rare                                                            Every  detail—from  plating
            and  immersive  in  Aruba’s                                                            and pacing to personal en-
            dining scene, Infini delivers  come  part  of  the  culinary                           gagement with the chef—
            something unforgettable.”    journey. Each course—me-                                  is designed to elevate food
            Located  inside  the  exclu-  ticulously prepared by Chef                              into an experience.
            sive  Blue  Residences,  Infini  Urvin Croes and his team—                             With  this  recognition  from
            is  not  your  typical  fine-din-  blends modern techniques                            Caribbean  Journal,  Infini  unique for food enthusiasts
            ing venue. With their open-  with  the  bold,  authentic                               continues  to  raise  the  bar  looking to go beyond tradi-
            concept  kitchen,  the  res-  spirit of the Caribbean.                                 for Aruba’s culinary scene,  tional dining.
            taurant invites guests to be-  Chef  Urvin,  celebrated  for                           offering  something  truly
            Be careful! Online scams are becoming more frequent in Aruba

            ORANJESTAD      –   Online  was  charging  people  to  and  their  spouse,  but  now
            traps  are  becoming  more  fill  in  ED  card,  while  at  in  June  they  had  to  pay
            common  in  Aruba,  where  that  time  the  ED  card  $69.  Another  said  they
            you  see  different  websites  was  free.  However,  after  were charged $70 for one
            and pages on social media  the  introduction  of  the  person.
            pretending  to  be  local  $20      Sustainability   Fee,
            pages  to  scam  people  or  once  again  there  seems  Among  the  fake  websites,
            spread  misinformation.  In  to  be  confusion  amongst  ‘aruba-edcard.online’
            the  past  months,  we  have  travelers coming to Aruba.  and       ‘aruba-ed-card-
            noticed some of our visitors                              digital-form.com’    were
            are  still  falling  for  online  Some visitors have noticed  mentioned.   However,
            scammer      that   present  some  websites  at  the  start  additional   investigation
            their  pages  as  the  official  saying  the  ED  card  costs  shows  there  are  many
            ED-card  page,  charging  $20  per  person,  but  after  others,           including
            tourists a lot more than the  filling  in  all  the  necessary  ‘enteraruba.com’;  ‘aruba-
            official $20 per person.     information,   they    see  enter-with-ed-card.com’
                                         the  website  charging  a  and  ‘arubaedcard.nl’.  It’s
            Already    in   2023,   the  much  higher  price.  For  also  worth  noting  that  the
            Department of Immigration  example,  a  tourist  shared  website  mentioned  from
            of  Aruba  noticed  that  on  social  media  that  for  2023 is still up.
            some  websites  presented  two  people  they  were
            themselves  as  the  official  charged   $199.98   after  One  possible  reason  our
            website     to   complete  filling  all  the  information.  visitors  may  be  confused   might  be  using  to  find  the  fourth result.
            your  ED  card.  Amongst  Another  one  shared  that  is  because  sometimes  the      website.  Sometimes  the
            other fake websites, it was  when  they  visited  the  official  website  is  not  the   official  website  is  hidden  The  official  (and  safe!)
            alerted that for example,    island  last  year,  they  paid  first  one  to  appear  in  a   amongst  the  fake  ones,  website  for  the  ED  Card  is
            ‘embarkation-aruba.com’  $40  total  for  themselves  Google search, which they        for example, as the third or  www.edcardaruba.aw
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