Anyone with favorite Caribbean destinations?

[charlandk]

Sorry to hijack your thread, but I am also looking for a tropical vacation. Looking for great beaches, food and sun. Most important to me would be sporting activities. Love beach or pool volley ball. I am not one to be able to sit on a beach all day. Bores the crap out of me. I am always on the move and looking for exercise and physical activities.

[PoppyMod]

Originally Posted by Tony Radford

I plan to take my wife and adult daughter somewhere in Caribbean this summer. Did the Costa Rica thing and wasted some money on Aruba. Anyone have any particularly splendid destinations? Been looking at St. Lucia, Barbados and Granada. I like a spot with an "island flavor" to it.

I don't see St. John's in the list. Do the research. It has some of the best scuba and snorkeling around. You can stay in a time-share, The Westin, stay in an eco-park or camp in Cinnamon Bay (here you want cabins # 1, 2, or 3). The view when you wake up is of the water's edge.
You fly into St. Thomas, take a ferry from Charlotte Amalie, or taxie across country to Red Hook and pick up a Ferry, which is a much shorter ferry ride, but, you see where the locals live.
St. John is not over-run with commercial big box hotels, only The Westin.
We've camped ( not the camping you are most likely familiar with) we rented a time-share over looking the island, and we've stayed at the Westin. There a number of "fine" dinning selections. Just don't go in hot months (Ju, Jul, Aug). May or September are better.
Check it out too!

[Mark IV]

Stopped at St. Johns in 1993 on a cruise and was very impressed. No airport means less traffic.

My No 1 son remembered it so well he and his wife went back last year, they booked a condo on line that was a screaming deal! So screaming that it turns out the price listed on line was missing a digit! But the owner honored the price, so they saved a grand on the weeks rental.

I have not stayed in the cabins" at the national park beach but have been told they are great.

A really beautiful place that has some history and is not over commercial.

[Kasi]

Aruba is nice Barbados is a second one i like

[Archrms]

I second the vote for Grand Cayman. The East end is remote and mostly undeveloped, with a couple of resorts and dive shops. A great place to dive, relax, and get away from the masses of people elsewhere. Stay away from Georgetown and 7-mile beach areas as they are the tourista hot spots on the West side of the island.

[Ralphy]

I found Grand Cayman too flat for my liking. We joked about the pile of dirt next to our hotel being the highist point on the island.

You also drive on the lefy here. It's no problem when there is traffic. You just play follow the leader. Twice I messed up, once in a parking lot, you let your guard down. The other time was late at night cruising open roads. The guy 1,500 ft. behind me kept flashing his lights. I finally figured it out by the third time he flashed me!

Another thing is that driving a left hand drive car on the left side of the road puts the driver at the outside, very anoying.

Seven Mile Beach is great.

Originally Posted by Archrms

I second the vote for Grand Cayman. The East end is remote and mostly undeveloped, with a couple of resorts and dive shops. A great place to dive, relax, and get away from the masses of people elsewhere. Stay away from Georgetown and 7-mile beach areas as they are the tourista hot spots on the West side of the island.

[zrayr]

Cat Island, Bahamas. Hard to get to & worth the effort.

Z. Ray

[vegasmike]

NEVIS - Fly Delta nonstop from Atlanta into St. Kitts, take a cab to the dock and a 45 minute ferry ride (less than $20pp) to Nevis. Stay at the Four Seasons and I think they will pick you up in St. Kitts, but not sure. I will be there mid-July. It is a very popular destination for people from the UK.

Bermuda is great without young kids, very refined, relaxing, bit of history.

Turks & Caicos is also very nice.

What's your budget, nice, very nice or over the top?