Vacation Help--Caribbeaen--Where should we go and how should we book!?

Question

Hi all,

My girlfriend and I (19 and 22) want to go on a four or five night trip to the Caribbean. We're looking for something around $2,000 total that's all inclusive (flights, meals, hotels, drinks, that kinda stuff). My biggest concerns on picking the right place are the activities and what we'll do while we're there. It seems you can find some sort of hotel/resort on every island in the price range we're looking, so here are some of the qualities we'd like and some of the activities we'd like to do.

-Clear water that's good for swimming! I have never been to the Caribbean and want to be impressed.

-Good nature: I want to be able to take a hike or just walk around and enjoy the scenery a little.

-Activities: I'd like to scuba dive, do water sports (jet skis, that kinda stuff), and just enjoy myself in general.

Anything that fits this would be great!

Answer 1

It's going to be very tough to find anything all inclusive for that kind of price.    Air and hotel will cost that much.  I've been all over the caribbean and it's all expensive.  If you want something all inclusive, I would recommend taking a cruise out of New Orleans or Miami.

On a cruise, all of your food is taken care of, the "hotel" is paid for and there are no airline costs to get to the islands.  If you take the cruise, don't pay for any of the excursions because everywhere you stop you can arrange something right off the boat for about 50% the price as what the cruise line offers.  I have been on a few cruises and my wife and I absolutely love them.  Also, don't waste your money on an expensive cabin.  Get the absolute cheapest one because they're all almost the same size and the windows aren't the best for looking out anyway.

All the water there is great for swimming but the best I've seen is the Cayman Islands and St. Croix US Virgin Islands.

You can rent jet skis almost everywhere but they're a little expensive at up to $60 for 30 min.  Snorkling is great everywhere and easy to rent ($12 a day for everything).  Scuba takes a little more set up but is always worth it.  Every island you can walk around but some are dirtier than others because huricanes blow trash around some of them.

Check out orbitz and travelocity to find great deals.  A good cruise can be as cheap as $800 per person for 7 day 6 night.  Good luck.

Answer 2

Hi !,

Puerto Plata - Dominican Republic is my best suggestion for you and your girlfriend! Not expensive and lots to do and to discover. Just book a all inclusive resort and go ! If you need more info Happy to help you!

Happy Feet

Answer 3

Here are some of the islands we found that were great for the things you mentioned.

US Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

Turks and Caicos

Anguilla

Cozumel

There are so many resorts that could accommodate you with  in your price range for 4/5 nights. However, you don't say where you are traveling from and what season (dates) December to April is high season in the Caribbean. June 1-Nov 30 th is hurricane season. Without those details, I can't give you specific resorts only the name of islands.

I would check these sites for prices and resorts

http://www.applevacations.com

http://www.funjet.com

http://www.libertytravel.com

Good Luck and enjoy)

Answer 4

If you go to the travel site "Ocean 2 Ocean Travel", they have a thing called a "Two Fly Free Program"  It can be found on the "flights page".  One of the destinations is "Jamaica" which is "an all inclusive".

http://www.ytbtravel.com/ocean2oceantrav...

Answer 5

I personally like the Cayman Islands.  Good restaurants, SCUBA, Jet skiing.  Beautiful beach and water!

Answer 6

Dominican Republic offers all you want and much MUCH more! Youll have a lot of fun and youll be mesmerized by the culture, people, and just the country in general.

Answer 7

SInce both of you are young i can recommend

Puerto plata in Dominican Republic. it has all what you are asking for it is also affortable.

http://www.puertoplata.com

Good luck!!

Answer 8

HI. well i also just looked for a vacation for my girlfriend and her mother. we wanted something close to us (NY) and cheap but not so cheap that the place is c**p. we ended up booking through jetblue.com/getaways to mexico at the barcelo maya palace. allinclusive for $2200 but that price was for 3 people and 7 days....that really good. ive booked a ton of vacations....never book on orbitz.com they are so expensive...and priceline has no booking fees but the prices are more expensive too.

Answer 9

go to sint maarten or st. maarten same thing alot of beaches have clear water. orient beach is a nude beach i live in minnesota and it took abaout all day to get to there book it at anyairline u want to travel on i peferr southwest airlines or northwest or U.S. AIRLINES thats the one i went to go to all the ones and see which one is cheaper.