If you won a month-long, all expenses paid vacation in the Caribbean for four people, who would you take?
BQ: Where island would you go to?
Which Caribbean Island is best for a couple in their mid-twenties?
We are trying to book a vacation for January 2011. Would like to enjoy the beaches in the mornings, followed by some excursions/ water sports (jet skis)/ Atv’s. Then to enjoy some bars and restaurants a few nights. Girlfriend also enjoys shopping. Was leaning towards Aruba or Nassau. Any input?
Going on a cruise… I just have a few simple questions, I hope!?
So im going on a cruise in april for our family vacation. Ive never been on a cruise, and im so excited! We’re going in the Caribbean, and stopping in Jamaica and Mexico. But I have a few questions? First of all, I want to know if im going to have to be under adult supervision the whole time? im 17, twin sisters are 15. Are we going to have to follow my parents around all day? or can we just go do our own thing? Like can my parents go swimming while I go and get a massage or something? And that leads to my second question: to get massages and stuff, will it cost extra? (besides tipping). Or can I just like walk in and say I want a massage? because if so… i’d be in there all day. haha
Also, are we going to need passports if we’re docking and getting off in mexico, and jamaica and the cayman islands? (btw… what territory are the cayman islands in? just wondering.)
and, will I need to get shots and vaccines since we’ll be doing things off the ship in mexico in rainforests and stuff.
Carnival Cruise lines, specially the ship "Dream"…help please!?!?
My sister in law and I have been looking for cruises during July. It’s just going to be four of us (my bf, me, her and her husband) and since it’s the first time my bf and I will cruise and we REALLY need a vacation, we thought it would be fun to go on the Dream cruise. My sis in law thinks it’s too expensive for her and her husband since they have other vacation plans with their kids as well. Also, they feel it’s too long and they’ve cruise a few times before and they told us that by the 5th day you really just want to get out of the ship. The Dream Cruise goes for a whole week and the itinerary I was looking at was for the Bahamas, St.Thomas, and St. Marteen. Now we really want a ship that goes that way but that we don’t have to fly into P.R to get to it. Is there any other ships that cruise to the east part of the caribbean but leave from Miami and that are 3-5 days? Or that go to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Mexico? During July only!
Help please
Oh and if you’ve been on the Dream, is it fun? Is it better to go in a group or more fun if I just go with my bf?
Milkman: Thank you for telling me that it’s not boring to be on a cruise ship for more than 5 days. Like I you know, I have a boyfriend and I have NO clue why you would even bring up all the dirty stuff you can do on a cruise ship. I leave that for skanks and whores. I’m not one of those type of girls
Best place to take husband for 40th Birthday…?
Hi,
I need your help…
Instead of throwing a 40th party at a bar or elsewhere…I want to plan a trip for my husbands 40th. This will be our first trip away from our little girl who will be almost one by next March. We would be open to anywhere warm, relaxing, pampering and entertaining with night life. I thought about a Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise or Lake Mead/Tahoe/Catalina Island.
The only thing that throws a wrench in things is our friends are celebrating their engagement in Vegas and we might start out there for the Friday/Saturday, but am trying to find a good destination from there. Please share your destination experiences with me that may be a good place to go… Even if Vegas does not fit into the mix I want to hear.
Where have you and yours had the most memorable time?
Thank you and happy vacationing to all!
PC
Spanish Speakers HELP!?
Please translate the following:
The most fun day of my life is when my family went to the Caribbean Sea on a cruise. Our family went on the cruise last summer and visited 3 islands. The name of our ship was Carnival Miracle. Our vacation was 2 weeks. We spent 8 days in the ocean and 6 days on the islands.
THANKS:)
Staycations in Barbados!?
Hello there everyone…I just wanted to let you in on a little hidden gem right here in Barbados that few people know of.
I was not on this sight for the past week because I went on a ‘Staycation’ at a hotel called Barbados Beach Club located on Maxwell Coast Road Christ Church.
http://barbadosbeachclub.com/index.cfm
I read reviews on this hotel on trip advisor and before I went was a little apprehensive but still excited!
Some of you may recall a question that I asked earlier this year about a reaosnable hotel to take my mom to in December…well I ended up choosing Barbados Beach Club and I took her there for a week last week into this week and we simply enjoyed it to the fullest!!
This hotel is situated on a beautiful beachfront and has a nice air to it(it feels good)…by the way, this hotel is owned by a Bajan couple.
When I first went to look at it before taking my mom I was in awe at what I saw…you see this resort is a 3 * resort but the truth is that you get ALOT for a resort that is 3* and I wonder if the onwer even understands what a real gem he has on his hands!
It is an all inclusive resort…so much is included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Afternoon tea, unlimited drinks and lots more. The staff are excellent and make you feel really wlecomed and comfortable especially Michelle from the restaurant.
Now you see the thing that is incredible even more about this resort is the price…they have a LOCAL price that is very overwhelming: US80 per person per room which works out to BDS8.40 per person and believe it or not that is for any view room…Ocean view included…now where on this island can you get an ocean view room on an all inclusive package for that price?? Trust me when I tell you no where because I called lots of hotels.
The rooms come with the things that 4* hotels come with which again was suprising for the price. There is 24/7 security on site and someone is alwasy at the front desk. There are 3 restaurants on site and the main one is the buffet one and the other two a la carte are seafood and the other is Italian(The buffet one is opened every day but not the a la carte ones). I have met people from the Caribbean there: Trinidad and all over and styaing there has been very relaxing for me and my mom and the other locals that we saw there as well.
The exercise room(gym) is pretty basic…Treadmills, exercise bicycles, weights of all sizes, a pull thingy that had weights on it and two other things I didnt know what they were lol.
Most of the staff at the restaurant are genuinely nice and VERY accomadating with you and you felt very comfortable dinning in their presence…I cant help saying that this place is a wonderful resort that is undiscovered right here in our very own Barbados.
The special local price that I told you guys about goes up to December 15th,2009 and from December 16th,2009 the price is US90 per perosn per room which workes out to BDS8.20 per person per room.
Now I wanted to share this with the locals here on this site because it is a shame that we tend to end up paying loads of money to resorts that offer the same things and sometimes less than what this resort is offering because we dont know about it. Perosns from overseas go to this resort and enjoy and we should not let only them enjoy it because it is right here at out back door.
I also think that th ‘Staycation’ packages offered in the paper is a joke!! Those places dont offer all inclusive and are pretty costly to me and Mango Bay has joined them and is offering US200 a night all inclusive which is still more than Barbados Beach Club…but any way I dont mean to fly up in anyones face about the ones in the paper.
We all deserve a vacation..Check out Barbadoa Beach Club!!
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Big timer I am not advertising per se I am just letting Bajan s know of the good resorts we have right here in Barbados. Dont you advertise your villa?
Thank you HF and Geo…It was really good..enjoyed it to the max.
BTW Big Timer I am not being paid! I dont even know the owner I just heard he is a Bajan by one of the workers.
Yes Big Timer I accept your apology…I am pretty forgiving…we cool!
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best vacation destination?
I’m looking for a place for myself and a few of my friends to go on vacation and i’m not sure where the best place to go would be. We’d like to go somewhere warm and tropical like Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Costa Rica, or some type of island. We aren’t opposed to a cruise, but we need wherever we go to be relatively affordable or have accommodations that are, because we are college students on a budget but we can splurge a bit. Any recommendations for somewhere that would be fun, have beautiful beaches, and not be too pricey??
Which cruise do you personally think is better and why?
I have two cruises in mind, both of which leave the same day (April 9th, 2010) and from the same port.
I have never been on either of these.
My bf and I would be going.
We’re both 24 and have only been on one cruise, which was Carnival for 7 days and we LOVED it.
We will be going to relax and have a great time and memorable vacation.
We’re not really into partying too much, so the "clubs" on the ship dont really matter.
Out of these two cruises, which has better service, better food, better entertainment, and a younger crowd (as in not 55+).
Any suggestions would be great! Thanks
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