Sandals Grande, St. Lucia

Hello everyone,
This is Jerry and I just came back from staying 7 nights at the Sandals Grande in St Lucia. There are 3 Sandals in St Lucia and when you stay at one you can visit all of them!!
The Grande is the largest of the three with the Sandals La Toc the next and the Halcyon the smallest. If you want to stay at a little more intimate resort you should pick the Halcyon. Sandals has shuttles that run throughout the day so you can go over during the day for the activities or do like I did and just go to one of them for dinner. The Grande is located on a peninsula on Rodney Bay with the Caribbean sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.
The bay is very calm so there is little or no wave action. There are plenty of things to do there from the Hobie cat rides to Kayak to scuba diving to snorkeling. There are also two large peaks where Fort Rodney is located within walking distance that you can hike to, which I did one morning and I recommend you do in the morning because if gets very hot in the afternoon and take plenty of water with you.
The food and service  were great and the atmosphere was very laid back. I loved this resort and I would go back again in a heartbeat!

Carnival Victory Southern Caribbean

Hi!

It's Raegan and I've just returned from a 7 night Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard The Carnival Victory. We flew nonstop from Dulles to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We sailed to St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Maartin. The Victory is a very nice ship. The food was great and the activities aboard were endless. We especially enjoyed the Serenity adults only outdoor areas with the hottubs and hammocks. In Barbados we went snorkeling with the giant sea turtles and in St. Kitts we rode ATV's up into the mountians for spectacular views down to the sea. In St. Marten we rode a jet ski...what fun!! These are just a few of the many adventures we had on this vacation. Carnival is a great value and I can't wait for my next cruise!