Thanks for coming back! If you liked this post, you may want to sign up for my weekly blog roundup. Thanks for visiting and continuing the conversation! I spent last weekend at the Hacienda Tres Rios, one of the many all-inclusive beach resorts on the Riviera Maya that line Mexico’s Caribbean coast,...

On last week’s trip on the Arabella, we stopped at two of the Caribbean’s most well-known bars, the Soggy Dollar and Foxy’s. Both are on Jost Van Dyke, arguably party central of the islands. Stories of the Soggy Dollar Bar are legion among sailors, so I was looking forward to dropping...

One thing I noticed about the British Virgin Islands: there are a LOT of bars. We stopped at so many beach bars on the Arabella trip that I’m breaking them up into two posts. Today I’m posting photos and info about the bars on Norman Island, the inspiration behind Robert Louis Stevenson’s...

One of the best things about my trip on the Arabella last week was that we had the opportunity to snorkel almost every day. Before I met my husband five years ago, I had never really thought much about what lies within the ocean. Although I went to the local pool a lot as a kid, I’m not the strongest...

Today I’m posting some photos of the Arabella, so people considering one of their sailing cruises can see what the ship looks like. The ship is 160 feet long and has 20 staterooms for passengers. There are quarters for 8 crew members as well. There are three public areas where people can hang...

For sheer drama, it’s hard to beat a seat on a ship’s bowsprit, especially with the wind in your hair and turquoise water below. The Arabella’s bowsprit – also known as a “widowmaker” because many sailors lost their lives tending sails from the formerly treacherous...

I’m a guest on the Arabella this week, a 160 foot tri-masted schooner that carries up to 40 passengers. Our itinerary is all islands Virgin, including St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Norman and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques...

At the New York Times Travel Show a few weekends ago, every Caribbean rep, it seemed, was talking about the positive publicity that St. Lucia and its resorts received from the popular series, “The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love.” And now an article in the St. Lucia Star gives some numbers: ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how LIAT has a reputation for delayed luggage and bizarre arrival/departure times. I used some real -life examples from my trips, which were backed up from several of my fellow passengers on the Diamant. I also gave some tips for dealing with the airlines (read them here). Yesterday,...

Five Reasons is a regular feature, where I outline the reasons why a destination is hot right now. If you’d like to run Five Reasons in your publication or on your website, contact me at chris@caroundtheworld.com. This week, I’m taking a look at Grenada. I was here for USA TODAY back in...