If you keep returning to the same Caribbean Island

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Another votes for Provo (T&C)

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Anonymous wrote:Curaçao. We fly into Aruba and take a quick puddle jumper to Curaçao.

It’s less built up than Aruba and more to do than Bonaire. It’s out of the hurricane belt.

Another vote for Curacao. We are more into snorkeling than laying on a beach. Curacao and St. John both hold special places in my heart for wonderful snorkeling right off the beach, but Curacao wins out with its colorful architecture and great food scene (beats St. John by a mile).

Curacao is great. I went for a work trip and really regretted not bringing my entire family. The restaurants were top notch. Willemstad is very walkable with beautiful architecture.
I would like to go back and stay on the beach.

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Isla Baru/Isla Grande

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We love the BVIs.

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Anonymous wrote:We love Jamaica. It’s super touristy but also even at a resort you still feel like you are in another country. The resorts where have stayed were owned by Jamaicans and the service is so friendly. I also love that we can leave the resort to take excursions.

We are against the grain and hated Aruba.

Puerto Rico is awesome.

Grand Cayman has gorgeous beaches but is similar to Aruba in that it’s more like a lot of chain restaurants and resorts.

I’m a previous Grand Cayman poster, and I agree that the restaurants are nothing to write home about. But I disagree about resorts; I mean, they are there, but they aren’t dominant. Small condo buildings are much more common, especially at the northern end of Seven Mile Beach. It’s quiet and lovely. We grocery shop so we can just wander in and out from condo to beach all day and eat as-needed. We eat dinners out. It’s very relaxing.

Good to know that! Thanks.....the beach there was one of the most beautiful.

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We are total beach/sun people. We have been to the follwing several times:

Turks
Nevis/St. Barts
Bahamas
PR
Barbados
Aruba
St. Lucia
Jamaica
Aruba
St. Martin
Costa Rico
St. Croix

* the only island we did not return to because we hated it-- DR.

* We are not big fans of Mexico either. The only place we liked was Puerto Vallarta

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Forgot Cayman Islands in previous post--- loved it!

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Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

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Anonymous wrote:Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

Disagree on some of these. Beaches in St. John and parts of BVI absolutely rival the other beaches you mentioned. They are more bays/coves than super long beaches, but just as beautiful.

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Anonymous wrote:Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

Disagree on some of these. Beaches in St. John and parts of BVI absolutely rival the other beaches you mentioned. They are more bays/coves than super long beaches, but just as beautiful.

Bahamas has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Google Exumas and Kamalame Cay for photos

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

Disagree on some of these. Beaches in St. John and parts of BVI absolutely rival the other beaches you mentioned. They are more bays/coves than super long beaches, but just as beautiful.

Bahamas has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Google Exumas and Kamalame Cay for photos

+1 on all of this. I find some of the listed beaches MUCH better than Aruba. And when it comes to privacy and not so American, Aruba definitely loses.

My favorite beaches are in USVI, Turks, Bahamas, Anguilla, BVI. Some of the more volcanic islands won't have that crystal clear water + white sand like St Lucia or St Kitts, but still lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

I used to live in the Caribbean and have been to all the islands you listed above except for st barts (sadly). ALL of them have gorgeous beaches. Yes, Grace Bay on Provo is one of my favorites but all the islands you mentioned have amazing beaches (and frankly, 7 mile beach and Aruba’s beaches aren’t that spectacular).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nicest islands solely based on beaches; Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman 7 mile beach, Aruba. Beaches are nowhere near as nice in Antigua, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St Barts, BVI, USVI, Barbados, Puerto Rico. French side of St. Martin (Orient Beach) was nice but don’t know how it is now. My favorite has always been T & C. Grace Bay beach is gorgeous and so uncrowded....

Disagree on some of these. Beaches in St. John and parts of BVI absolutely rival the other beaches you mentioned. They are more bays/coves than super long beaches, but just as beautiful.

Bahamas has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Google Exumas and Kamalame Cay for photos

Agreed. It always makes me laugh when people say “I hate the Bahamas”. Well, it’s a country with over 700 islands. Previous PP, have you been to all 700 islands?

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Anonymous wrote:St Barths.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:The French bread and “pastries” in St Barths are not nearly as good as in France.