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LAMGAJ28
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Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
the Bahamas?
My husband and I were planning a trip to Cancun in January. After Wilma Hurricane, this is definitely out of the question.
We are now looking for a new destination.
Has anyone been to the Bahamas? Where did you stay? How was your experience there?
We are looking to stay in a beach front hotel and even though we'd like to relax, we also love some nightlife.
If you have been to some other islands that you love..give the input as well. Will love to hear it.
Thanks for posting your experiences...Much Appreciated.
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I've been down for a 4 day weekend in college. I don't know if my opinion would count it was so long ago. We stayed at the Grotto Bay Beach Hotel. It was a great hotel - they had a disco in a cavern. It was low key, not as much nightlife as the other islands IMO.
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Re: Have You Been to
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the Bahamas?
My husband and I were planning a trip to Cancun in January. After Wilma Hurricane, this is definitely out of the question.
We are now looking for a new destination.
Has anyone been to the Bahamas? Where did you stay? How was your experience there?
We are looking to stay in a beach front hotel and even though we'd like to relax, we also love some nightlife.
If you have been to some other islands that you love..give the input as well. Will love to hear it.
Thanks for posting your experiences...Much Appreciated.
we are going in a little less than 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is one of the stops on our cruise.
My mom LOVES going there and she stays at Atlantis! I can't wait to go 
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Re: Have You Been to
Bump!!!
looking for more insights...
anyone else please!
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mine ain't good enough  
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Re: Have You Been to
Posted by Redhead
mine ain't good enough
Yes it is..but you haven't been there yet sillyhead....
When you come back, you better post a full review and lots, lots, lots of pictures...otherwise all of us are gonna come after you....
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Post your Caribbean Trips Experience....
And I'd also love to hear any input about Aruba. It seems we might consider this island too.....
ETA>>>>We are trying to decide as to where...I'd love to hear your experiences..there might be a place that you mention that we might not have considered and can look into it. Going to Travel Agency tonite but we'd like to hear your experiences as well.
Thanks Much!
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Posted by MrsFresca
Posted by Redhead
mine ain't good enough
Yes it is..but you haven't been there yet sillyhead....
When you come back, you better post a full review and lots, lots, lots of pictures...otherwise all of us are gonna come after you....
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
Bump!!!
ETA>>>>We are trying to decide as to where...I'd love to hear your experiences..there might be a place that you mention that we might not have considered and can look into it. Going to Travel Agency tonite but we'd like to hear your experiences as well.
Thanks Much!
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
We went to Aruba for our honeymoon and loved it. I would like to go back again. We stayed at the Tara Suites in the Bucuti Beach Hotel in the low rise section of the island. It was great for us, because we were looking for a quiet, romantic place and this was perfect. There are so many nice hotels there that I am sure people on this board could recommend. If you guys are more interested in nightlife and water activitites, you might be better off in the high rise section - where the Hyatt, Radisson, Marriott and Wyndham are.
IMO, the beach at our hotel was much nicer, but there is more to do in the high rise section. The pool at our hotel wasn't great, but we didn't care - it was all about the quiet and the beach for us. HAve fun, whatever you decide to do!
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
We've been to:
Aruba~Amazing!
Barbados~Very nice
Antigua~Awesome beaches
St. Lucia~Beautiful...it looks like Hawaii
Puerto Rico~Such a beautiful town~San Juan
St. Thomas/ St. Maarten~Beautiful Beaches/great shopping
St. John~Trunk Bay~The best beach ever!
Cozumel~Good snorkeling
Grand Cayman~Pretty town...
Cancun~okay...I went there on spring break...
Next year we're going to Aruba (again), St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Curacao (two islands away from Aruba)
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
Posted by Stefanie
We've been to:
Aruba~Amazing!
Barbados~Very nice
Antigua~Awesome beaches
St. Lucia~Beautiful...it looks like Hawaii
Puerto Rico~Such a beautiful town~San Juan
St. Thomas/ St. Maarten~Beautiful Beaches/great shopping
St. John~Trunk Bay~The best beach ever!
Cozumel~Good snorkeling
Grand Cayman~Pretty town...
Cancun~okay...I went there on spring break...
Next year we're going to Aruba (again), St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Curacao (two islands away from Aruba)
Where did you stay in those islands...Or did you go on a cruise?
We've been to StMaarten, Saint Lucia, Saint Thomas, Antigua, Puerto Rico, Cancun, Barbados, Acapulco already. I've never been to Aruba but heard it's really beautiful there..especially the beaches....
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
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Where did you stay in those islands...Or did you go on a cruise?
We've been to StMaarten, Saint Lucia, Saint Thomas, Antigua, Puerto Rico, Cancun, Barbados, Acapulco already. I've never been to Aruba but heard it's really beautiful there..especially the beaches....
Butting in.....the beaches on Aruba are beautiful - the rest of the island is pretty barren - lots of desert and scrubby bushes.
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
yes, Aruba is beautiful. If you've never been there, that would get my vote!!!
I'm not a big fan of the Bahamas at all. I've been there twice, once on a cruise, and once at the Atlantis. The snorkeling is better on other islands, the food is better on other islands, the shopping is MUCH better on other islands, etc.
Aruba!
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
oooh - Anguilla is fabulous too.
It's a very romantic, getawayish vacation.
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
Those were all cruises.
However, I've been to Aruba 3 times...once on a cruise and 2 other times I stayed at hotels. I stayed at the Divi Divi Hotel and the Tamajaran Hotel. While in Aruba, we rented a truck and drove to Baby Beach which is on the south side of the island. It is the so beautiful there, it's like a giant warm bathtub!!! I go there everytime I've gone to Aruba.
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
Posted by Stefanie
Those were all cruises.
However, I've been to Aruba 3 times...once on a cruise and 2 other times I stayed at hotels. I stayed at the Divi Divi Hotel and the Tamajaran Hotel. While in Aruba, we rented a truck and drove to Baby Beach which is on the south side of the island. It is the so beautiful there, it's like a giant warm bathtub!!! I go there everytime I've gone to Aruba.
Which of these two hotels would you recommend better in Aruba? I am on Expedia right now so that I can get an idea before I go to the travel agency later....
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FM..
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
we have been to Dominican Republic twice, once in Punta Cana and once in La Romana - great place just to relax and enjoy the sun...
Jamaica/Ocho Rios - had a blast, lots to do and see and people there are amazing...
Cancun is out of the question now but we would love to go back in the future...
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we have been to Dominican Republic twice, once in Punta Cana and once in La Romana - great place just to relax and enjoy the sun...
Jamaica/Ocho Rios - had a blast, lots to do and see and people there are amazing...
Cancun is out of the question now but we would love to go back in the future...
Thanks for posting this. I've been to the Dominican Republic many times...my husband doesn't. I want to see some other island...I think we are going to book Aruba....
anyone else with other ideas....?
Much appreciated.
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Re: Post your Experiences in the Caribbean
San Juan- i stayed at cerramar (SP?) beach, it was amazing, rented a bike and rode to Dorado... an awesome experience (sans being attacked by a flock of roosters). old san juan (the town) is gorgeous, with cobble stone streets, and does look like its right out of a movie.. But, i would advise getting there early.. everything shuts down by 6, and then its not the safest place to be.
Nassau- was really nice, didnt make it to Atlantis, but took pics from far away and zoomed in to see more details of the hotel We went this past February, and you could still see sooooo much of the damage that was done. But i did love playing the bargain game at the straw market 
Freeport- cute, nothing superspecial (esp since i had already hit up the straw market in nassau ). we went snorkeling by a coral reef though, and that was an Awesome experience. but again, it was kind of sad to see the damage that the island sustained 
and in January, we're going to St Maarten, St Thomas, Tortola, San Juan (again) and Great Stirrup Cay.. but, obviously, i cant comment on those ones just yet
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