Christmas with the family, someplace warm
My family is talking about forgoing presents this year, and travelling someplace warm for a week at Christmas. There would be 7 adults, and 2 teenage boys. the boys like the beach, but would get bored...
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Have you looked into St. Lucia or Dominica?
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I think your idea, St John would be perfect!
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I know a bit about St John having researched it before. One good thing is the number of large rental villas, and the infrastructure to support vacationing that way. It seems a good choice for a group...
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Costa Rica came to mind immediately after you said ziplines.
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I think Jamaica is great and has lots to do, but Wrong Jungle should be able to tell you ALL about that!
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I have no experience with rentals on St. John, but used to frequent TTOL (traveltalkonline), who post TR's to there as well as STT and the BVI. I've printed out info about some rentals, but they are...
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thanks OSB, I'll be sure to check out TTOl. I do have a couple of websites for StJ, that I got from TOP. The nice thing is that there are villas available which have 5 bedrooms and sleep 10 people for...
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Hey China, Just got a chance to come back to this thread. Jamaica does have what you're looking for and you should be able to find several villas to house all 9 of you as well.Not sure what price...
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We've done quite a few cruises in the Caribbean, and it would be a beachy kind of holiday, for sure. No ziplines that I came across. A cruise is great for all ages, and maybe that would be really...
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Gardenridge, I know that if you stop in Montego Bay you can arrange to do the zip lining or any of the other activities with Chukka Adventures. You can either arrange it on your own (which might be...
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there's a 7 day RCCL that departs from Galveston and goes to Montego bay, as well as Grand Caymen and Cozumel. Half my family lives in Houston, which makes the Galveston departure convenient, and I'm...
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3 days at sea is a bummer indeed. Another place to check out is Belize by the way. And be sure to check on weather patterns at that time of year. Some places can be very rainy and chilly.
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A tip about shore excursions. Don't. Use their ideas, but arrange your own and ahead of time if possible.You'll pay half if you arrange your own. Go online and find a tour company on land, or arrange...
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I gotta say, both DH and I have loved Jamaica, and our daughter also enjoyed it on a trip with her friends. Negril has just about everything you could want, including being in a great spot for a...
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Sorry it's taken me awhile to come up with this info, but hope it helps.My friend Nutmeg from TTOL says her friend, Sherry Yates ( I was told to use her name) recommends Carefree Getaways at...
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We went to the Costalegre (Barra de Navidad in '05 and El Careyes in '06), but are headed to Mazatlan this Christmas and to Zihua in '08.M
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