HELP! which island in the caribbean would you choose and why?

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eat.spam

Anguilla has some of the best beaches in the world, and some very good places to eat. Is very laid back otherwise, without much else to do but lounge, soak up the sun, and relax. You can easily do a day trip via ferry to St. Martin for shopping and touristy things. Then return to Anguilla to enjoy the peace and quiet.

Providenciales (Turks and Caicos) is very similar to Anguilla, and very nice as well.

However, other than amazing and flawless beaches, Anguilla and Providenciales aren't that scenic tree/jungle wise.

I think St. Lucia would be your best bet. Nice beaches, jungle, lots to explore and see, etc. It also isn't nearly as $ as the other two I mentioned.

For finding a great place to stay, this site is hard to beat:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g147342-St_Lucia-Hotels.html

ginger b

hi i am from Trinidad and Tobago . well if you just want to relax with your husband and enjoy the beaches you should visit my islands both Trinidad and Tobago for night time and shopping and beaches and hiking visit Trinidad for relaxing and jousting ej=njong quite time visit Tobago you would love my island and we the people are very loving and friendly. and for the food it is great dumpling's and crabs and bake and shark you would just love it , i hope that i was some help to you ,

crev8

We went to Roatan Honduras and got open water scuba certified. Very cool and great instructors. We stayed in the West Bay area (at Bananarama) where they had water taxis to a very cool little village of West End a couple miles up the beach. I would def. go back there. In Feb. the water was 100ft visibility and 82 degrees. The island is not as developed as alot of other places (altho its changing) which made us feel more like a part of the island rather than a source of revenue. Wonderful people excellant food, great snorkling and diving at a more reasonable price than some of the bigger names.....

pricetravel

Go a bit north to Bermuda.
It is perfect.
Rent bikes or motorbikes.
Take them on ferry to one end of island and ride back to Hamilton.
Tons of bed and breakfasts...Pricy island for hotels.
It is a summer destination because it is further north and not perfect in winter.
Everything south gets hot and humid.
Except perhaps Aruba has crosswinds and is cooler than other places in the summer..More bearable anyway.
There are few bad places in the caribbean. ..
I mentioned my favorites. Get a good travel agent and they will show you the best options.

Rath

I've been to several of them and here's my opinion, based on my experiences.

St. Thomas and St. John are both US Virgin Islands and they are typical tourist places. Lots of bars and tourist style hangouts. Very Americanized. The advantage here is the shopping, especially jewelry.

St. Lucia was nice, but it is very poor. Once you get off the tourist strip it gets pretty seedy. The solicitation of tourists was really intense here. Maybe not the best first experience.

The Bahamas are cheap to visit, close by for quick trips, and very Americanized. Great shopping, great beaches, and very friendly people.

My absolute favorites were Aruba and Curacao. Both are Dutch colonies and the two cultures make a great little mix. Nice place for couples, great beaches and shopping, good nightlife (without being spring break-like), and definitely the most beautiful of the islands I've visited.

Hope you enjoy your trip!

Wynnie

Have you looked into St Barts? It seems to draw a bit more more wealthy, artistic (and more "mature") crowd and they are great at meeting tourists needs.

Places like Paradise Island in the Bahamas are tailor made for tourism with lots to do, daytrips to outlying islands, water sports, etc. The smaller islands have less of the ready made entertainment. I went to St Kitts last year. BEAUtiful, but not made for the easily bored.

Kazmers

We have been to several of the islands, and I LOVE St Lucia. Barbados is also great, as is St Johns, St Thomas, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St Maarten, San Juan, the Bahamas, Antigua, Dominica, but my favorite is probably Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. When the cruises are in port George Town is a bit nuts, as is any cruise stop city, but I love the area and 7-mile beach is by my favorite beach just ahead of Kaanapali on Maui.

Trinity

St. Lucia is beautiful, we stayed in Soufriere, a beautiful little fishing village. Hook up with Christoper Leon (Christopher's Tropical Taxi & Tours). BUT, the best island to go to is Grenada for what you are interested in. We recommend The Gem Beach Holiday Resort http://www.gembeachresort.com/
(they also have a nice little nightclub). If you are there in late June you can find us on Morne Rouge Beach (in front of the Gem) our fishing boat is there. We will be there till the 27 then we have business away from the island for 2 weeks then we return. While we are away ask for Gerard Bain " Sea Flex" who operates the boat. We go scuba, snorkeling, island tours, fishing... you will feel like you live there.
We can take you places and show you things tourists never experience :) Grenada, The Isle of Spice, is true Caribbean. Go here: http://www.grenadaexplorer.net/webcam/ and see the web cam and enjoy the friends who communicate via the text on the left side of the screen.

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