Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
I’ve lived in the Caribbean for decades, so if you want to find the most romantic inn in St. Lucia, the best place to enjoy a "planteur" in St. Barts, or to find out why Jamaican KFC tastes so good, ask me! All-inclusive resorts and destinations including Grand Cayman, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Mexico’s Riviera Maya are my beat on CTL, but shopping is my personal passion. So if you want to know where to find the best souvenir store in Tulum, Montego Bay or Providenciales, you can ask me that, too!
Favorite Caribbean Destination: I love them all! But I’ll always have a soft spot for Jamaica, where I lived for many years.
Favorite Tropical Drink: I love fresh-squeezed Caribbean juices. Soursop and Jamaican “june plum” juices really hit the spot on a scorching day.
Best Travel Tip: Relax! There might be long lines at the airport and you may have some snafus at your resort, but hey, you’re on vacation! Adopt a “no problem” attitude, have a rum punch and go with the flow!
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The Caves resort, perched on the limestone cliffs of Negril, Jamaica, include 12 cliffside cottages and private cave dining. There’s no beach here, but there is some of the world’s most astonishing water. It’s warm and transparent and bristling with fishes of all sorts.
This six-acre preserve on the Riviera Maya is a nature-seeker's dream, where voile-draped swinging beds overlook the sea, waterfalls hidden by lush undergrowth provide opportunities for personal contemplation, and seven miles of pearly sand invite early-morning exploration.
Ti' punch (the name comes from the creole pronunciation of the French petit, meaning "little,") is a stand-by in Martinique, Guadeloupe, and other French-speaking Caribbean states, where it's usually taken as an apéritif. Don't be fooled by the name—it may be small, but it packs a whallop.
Your own sun-drenched island afloat in turquoise waters, fringed with talcum-soft sand and studded with swaying palms. It sounds too good to be true, but it isn’t. You can have all of the above — plus five beaches, three hiking trails and all the food and drink you can consume — at this private-island resort in the Grenadines.
Paddling a kayak over transparent Caribbean water is a rare pleasure, and though the region has no shortage of excellent tour operators and rental outfits, there’s something to be said for the joys of impromptu exploration. For that, you need to bring your own boat, and to do that, you need an inflatable.
The like-new Frenchman’s Reef Marriott makes a fantastic home base for a getaway sprint: From its cliff-top perch, you’re 10 minutes from Charlotte Amalie and a short walk from the beach at the adjacent Morning Star Beach Club.
Ligne St Barth uses homespun French recipes and exotic Caribbean botanicals to produce their signature tanning oils, cleansing milks, and rich creams. But you don't have to hop a plane to enjoy this island indulgence—Ligne St Barth is available at several U.S. locations.
Less than an hour’s flight from Miami to George Town makes Grand Cayman easily accessible. Pack your bags and get going!
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