| From the pirates of yore to the Caribbean all-inclusive | | | | Stirrup Cay (owned by Norwegian Cruise Line), Little |
| vacations paradise seekers of today, the Bahamas | | | | Stirrup Cay (owned by Princess Cruise Line), and |
| has always been the destination for sea and sun, fun | | | | Coco Cay (owned by Royal Caribbean). |
| and sand. | | | | There are hundreds of hotels to choose from, many |
| All around the Bahamas, there are many islands and | | | | of which have Caribbean all-inclusive vacations and |
| hotels offering Caribbean vacations. Visitors can just | | | | packages. A few examples are Riu Paradise Island, |
| basically choose the island they want to go diving, | | | | Sandals Royal Bahamian and Club Med Columbus Isle. |
| snorkeling, or just lounging around. | | | | Caribbean all-inclusive vacations start as you get in by |
| The busiest islands are New Providence Island (where | | | | plain via the airports at Nassau and Freeport, or by |
| the capital Nassau is), Paradise Island (home of the | | | | boat through cruise ships or private yacht. Shopping |
| humongous Atlantis casino resort) and Bimini (also | | | | here is so easy since the Bahamian dollar is linked |
| known as the gateway to the Bahamas). Other | | | | with the US dollar plus all major credit cards are |
| paradise islands in the Bahamas are San Salvador, Cat | | | | accepted. You can go anytime of the year but you |
| Island, Long Island, Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Andros | | | | may want to avoid the peak season of December to |
| and Abacos Cays. | | | | April, which has the highest hotel rates, and the |
| In some islands, you need to be a passenger of the | | | | hurricane season of June to November. But none the |
| cruise line that owns it in order to enjoy the beaches | | | | less don't wait with ordering your Caribbean all |
| and activities on it. These private islands are | | | | inclusive vacation. |
| Castaway Cay (owned by Disney Cruise Line), Great | | | | |