Lindroth calls Old Fort Bay’s aqua waters “the bluest in the western part of the island.”
COME DECEMBER ON New Providence Island, situated 184 miles southeast of Miami in the Bahamian archipelago, there are no crackling fires or evergreen boughs covered in frost. No horse-drawn sleighs or icy snowmen. And the closest you’ll get to a white Christmas is strolling one of the island’s famed alabaster beaches overlooking the blue-green Atlantic shallows. (Admittedly, not a bad trade-off.) Regardless, the holidays arrive with the same sense of whimsy and wonder, especially for the friends and family of Amanda Lindroth, the renowned hostess and South Florida–raised interior designer.
Rather than leaning on traditional Rockwellian trappings, the region’s yuletide magic results from both the island’s diverse global community and general conviviality that extends well beyond the season. It was this spirit that captured the imagination of Lindroth,
