What's Your Favourite Carribean Destination?

Also, one friend who has a condo in Los Cabos says it's absolutely gorgeous so we might go there instead. Anyone ever been, thoughts?

Anywhere but Jamaica. Yuck.

St barths has nice beaches. USVIi has some nice spots too. Crazy existence compared to PR or DR though.

Agree on PV - it’s a trashy city. The gay nightlife is the only attraction. Not sure why it’s become such a hot destination for gays. But then so is Wilton Manors - so I think gays have given up on finding the hot spots.

It’s Caribbean, loser.

Anguilla

Turks and Caicos

More, please.

Martinique is nice. Real Frenchy.

Puerto Rico. Jaw droppingly handsome guys with FAT asses. Beautiful weather. No passport needed. And the least anti-gay area in the Caribbean.

Vieques

Try Saba it's not over developed and tourity in fact it is unspoiled by all the tourist development and is quite genuine. Great diving but no beaches to speak of but everyone who has ever visited there loves it.

More on Saba

how about the Grenadines?

Curaçao is great, not overrun by tacky Americans or Brits but an odd mix of Dutch and Venezuelans (well, pre-economic collapse, anyway).

Dominica. Most beautiful island. ❤

Dominica was fucked in the hurricane and is still recovering.

St. Lucia is the most beautiful place imaginable. One side of the island has black sand beaches, and the other has white sand.

Sorry, Turks and Caicos beats them all. Grace Bay is the most beautiful beach. It’s $$$ but there are hotels for different budgets. I got married there on the beach. A special place

Also we loved Vieques but also still recovering. Someone has bought the W Hotel there so it should be amazing when finished

[R5] is right, Anguilla is the best. Here's a link to a small villa I've rented four times in 15 years and still absolutely love.

technically not in the Caribbean, but Harbor Island in the Bahamas is a great place to go for a couple...quiet, one of the best beaches ever, very few crowds...I have been there 3 times and it was perfect

The British Virgin Islands are also beautiful. Isla Mujeres has some gorgeous beaches, Playa Norte is glorious.

Anyone going to PV for white sandy beaches and clear blue water clearly didn't do their homework.

The water and the beach are secondary there - it's a CITY - with OK beaches, but great winter weather, good food, walkable, and great nightlife.

And almost all of the Caribbean are homophobic or are tiny islands with nothing more to offer than snorkeling.

Caribbean sucks.

R23 thinks Mexico is gay rights central lol

R24 - Yes - they have gay marriage, gay adoption, and anti-discrimination laws. The vast majority of Caribbean islands have none of that - and even 9 of the 12 major islands make it ILLEGAL and up to a 10 year sentence for gay sex.

So in comparison, yes dumbass, I think it is.

Hey, stupid OP, Puerto Vallarta is on the Pacific Ocean.

Brooklyn

Anguilla.

I second Curaçao. Not homophobic, gorgeous beaches on the west side of the island, interesting architecture in Williamstaad, and lovely people.

Wrong, r25! The real world is not the poppers of your hopes and dreams in PV! Lol dumbass

And R30 thinks he just slayed, while the rest of us are shaking our heads and staring at his gaped mouth.

You're a fool. And Puerto Rico is a dump.

Tobago

This

I do like a bit of nightlife and shopping, which is why we're leaning towards Aruba... Turks & Caicos looks beautiful but what nightlife is there?

Belize is incredibly laid-back and rustic. If you're into that sort of thing, there is cheap coke everywhere.

Not exactly the Caribbean but Cancun and the area has some of the prettiest beaches anywhere.

Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion!

Always the hurricanes blowing,

R36 do you mean Riviera Maya? Then yes, agreed.

Oh dear, I suggested Harbor Island...please don't go if your idea of fun is Aruba...next you'll tell us last year's trip was to Disney World.

and the rentboys owing

Anguilla

Curaçao. Surprised that it’s so beautiful there. Nicer than Aruba, which is pretty much a desert.

St Kitts and/or Nevis

I’ve been to several Caribbean islands and they’re all pretty much the same- boring. Beautiful beaches to relax for a few days, but not much else to offer. Mexico has better food and more culture. You can do your beach thing in Riviera Maya and then explore some great Mexican cities. I think the best bet would be to go to Hawaii. The beaches there are much more beautiful than anything you can find in the Caribbean or Mexico and there are better restaurants and a gay scene.

Aruba and Curaçao are basically first-world countries.

Trinidad and Tobago

Mostly agree with R145, but if you're on the east coast, Hawaii takes *forever* to get to. I did enjoy the colonial architecture in Curaçao (Dutch) and St Croix, USVI (Danish).

It's good that you're doing some homework before booking, OP. There are some dreadful places in the Caribbean.

though if you want to try something new (be it you haven't done it before)

there are several commercial (yes, you pay to) volunteer / worker tours (though, sometimes you're better off just finding a local cause and volunteering directly)

it often gets condemned as virtue signaling tourism but same people will bitch when you do nothing at all.

There are a few programs that travel through multiple places but often those are over a period of months -- the benefits of the commercial (albeit, yes, you need to search how they operate) is often they mix traditional vacation aspects with volunteerism.. so, you'll spend a few days volunteering, have a few days of local tours and time to head to beach

the per week / day programs can seem frivolous, not enough time to do really make an impact or do anything, but help is always needed. somebody taking out the trash frees up space for a day, frees up others to invest their skills where more needed, etc.

standard vacation - again, group tour and guided retreat programs have their benefits. there's many activity centered programs (like multi-destination bicycle tours, a few motorbike ones, too) - both short term and long term.

ecotours. medical tourism, holistic new age quackery, excuses to get naked and connect with the old age, etc.

and of course, many more casual cultural exchanges, though often even just among other expats, nomads and tourists. -- you want to be able to visit and maximize your budget? then try asking remote worker travellers.

Cap-Haitien, Haiti. I was there in 2019, as a tourist. Loved it, very scenic coast and mountains.

Thank you, everyone. I think we may be traveling to Los Cabos after all, not the fancy Carribean destination I had planned.