San Juan, Aruba, Willemstad, Bonaire, Trois ilets, Dominica, Playa del Carmen, Antigua, Tortola

Aruba is the Caribbean, but with a charming rugged edge. Brightly coloured houses, vibrant street life and a distinct buzz in the air, are all part of the experience when you visit the capital Oranjestad.You can walk at the Schooner Market and watch merchants sell exotic fruit and fresh fish direct from tiny boats. Aruba is beaches, sun and shopping along Main Street and Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard.Arikok National Park, Aruba's natural treasure, covers nearly one-fifth of the island and is home to rare endemic flaura and fauna, caves for exploring, hiking and ragged, wind-torn bits of coastline for mountain climbing.

Willemstad, with its deepwater harbor Shottegat, interlacing waterways and narrow shop fronts is the capital City of Curaçao, former Dutch colony, divided in two by St. Anna Bay. Its neighborhoods mix Dutch, Spanish and Portugueseurban styles and then dresses them in effulgent pastels, thus granting it the title of World Heritage City.

Wander the shops and markets of the Punda and Otrobanda districts and soak up some color. Punda is the oldest part of the city, showcasing beautiful 17th - and 18th-century Dutch-style architecture. Make a stop at the floating market, so named because of the vendors who sail by sea from Venezuela each morning to sell their fresh vegetables, fruit and seafood. Don't miss the marine park, taste international cuisine and dance the night away at the numerous bars and discos.

The Trois-Îlets is a French commune, located in the department and the region of Martinique The name of this town comes from the three islets that border the town in the Bay of Fort-de-France: Islets Tébloux, Charles and Sixtain, named after their last owners who exploited lime kilns. The parish has long been called the Trois-Îlets Bénits.

Dominica is an island country in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Roseau is the capital and the oldest urban settlement on the island of Dominica, located on the west coast of the island. The city is a combination of modern and colonial French architecture. The landscape is stunning with untamed rain forest, dense, lush vegetation, waterfalls, freshwater pools and bubbling hot springs, heated by the active underwater volcanoes surrounding the island. Dominica was selected as a backdrop for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. 

Playa del Carmen is a coastal resort town in Mexico, along the Yucatán Peninsula's Riviera Maya strip of Caribbean shoreline. In the state of Quintana Roo, it’s known for its palm-lined beaches, coral reefs and scuba diving. Its Quinta Avenida pedestrian thoroughfare runs parallel to the beach, offering blocks of shops, restaurants and nightspots ranging from laid-back bars to dance clubs.

Antigua is a Caribbean paradise part of the Lesser Antilles, with 365 amazing sun-drenched beaches and lush rainforests. Explore the capital city of St. John’s and marvel the baroque twin towers of St. John’s Cathedral, visit the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda and see Arawak and colonial antiquities. In the rainforest canopy you can watch rarely- seen species and in nearby Barbuda some of the region's most significant bird sanctuaries. For those looking for high-adrenaline tours, take a helicopter flight to nearby Montserrat volcanic island.

Local tradition recounts that Christopher Columbus named the island Tórtola, meaning "turtle dove" in Spanish. In fact, Columbus named the island Santa Ana. Dutch colonists called it Ter Tholen, after a coastal island that is part of the Netherlands. When the British took over, the name evolved to Tortola. The Northern coast has the best beaches on the island, including Smuggler's Cove, Long Bay, Cane Garden Bay, Brewer's Bay, Josiah's Bay, and Lambert beach. In addition to beaches, marine activities such as sailing, surfing, scuba diving, kite boarding, and windsurfing are available. Many tourists visit the historic sites and hike in parks. The island is visited regularly by large cruise ships.