Last Minute Caribbean Deals

This past weekend, the weather turned pretty cold here in Florida which made me think.. It’s time to plan the next mini-vacation. One place that has been on my list for years has been St. Kitts. When I first moved to Florida a friend of mine recommended St. Kitts to me as “the best island in the Caribbean”. I’m not ready to claim any island as my favorite yet until I’ve seen them all. So, what is it about St. Kitts that is so special?

The first thing that I noticed is that American Airlines will soon be offering non-stop flights to St. Kitts from Miami and San Juan. Delta will also begin flying non-stop to St. Kitts from Atlanta in February. That fact alone puts St. Kitts pretty high on the list. When I take a mini-vacation the last thing I want to do is spend a day hopping from one airport to another. The quicker I get there the better. If flying isn’t an option, there are several cruise ships that pull into Port Zante. Unfortunately the Port Zante website doesn’t keep updated with the Cruise Ship Schedules but I was able to find that Carnival Destiny and Carnival Victory make weekly stops in St. Kitts. On occasion the huge Queen Mary 2 also makes a stop as well. St. Kitts also estimates that cruise travel will increase as much as 70% in 2008.

If St. Kitts is a bit out of reach for your next Caribbean Vacation, Travelocity is currently running specials on other Caribbean destinations.

For me, I’m going to do more research on St. Kitts. Here are a couple of books I’ve picked up about St. Kitts and Nevis:

Antigua, Barbuda St. Kitts & Nevis Alive (Antigua, Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis Alive!)
St Kitts: Cradle of the Caribbean

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