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Whether you’re traveling with your kids, your extended family or some other combination of relatives, going all-inclusive makes the family getaway significantly easier.

And the best all-inclusive family resorts manage to combine the ease and comfort of the all-inclusive experience with a range of activities that manage to offer something for every traveler in your party, big or small.

That means everything from golf or foodie experiences for the adults to kids’ clubs, watersports and, yes, even Sesame Street adventures for the little ones.

Family vacations aren’t always easy, but at the right resort, they can be unforgettable.

Here are 10 all-inclusive family resorts to think about as you begin planning your Caribbean getaway. (Note: we included only traditional all-inclusive family resorts, not EP properties that offered all-inclusive options).

Grand Velas Riviera Maya No all-inclusive manages to tick off all the boxes and do so while delivering a full-fledged luxury experience like Grand Velas, particularly at its flagship Mexican Caribbean retreat. The suites are massive (because, let’s be honest, when you’re traveling with your family you need the space), there’s an impressive kids’ club, and, most importantly, the food is world-class — arguably the best of any all-inclusive in the region. And that goes a very long way.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

For rum aficionados, Martinique is the great Mecca, the place of pilgrimage, the place where one can visit the most marvelous collection of distilleries anywhere on earth.

But when you come to Martinique, you also want to take some back with you.

And for precisely that purpose, there’s a serious new rum shop in the heart of Fort de France.

It’s called the House of Rhums, and the new destination rhum shop officially opened its doors this week in the Lumina Tower gallery, a short walk from the Hotel Simon right on the waterfront in Martinique’s capital.

And it’s instantly one of the best rum shops in Martinique, with a staggering selection of white and aged rums from across the destination (and a particularly welcome stop for cruise visitors visiting Martinique).

Of course, if you’re in Martinique, there’s another rum shop that is a must-visit for any rum pilgrim: La Compagnie du Rhum right next to Martinique’s A1710 distillery. 

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

A major new Caribbean destination resort project has broken ground on the northern tip of Saint Lucia.

The highly-anticipated Cabot Saint Lucia could be a game-changing project for Caribbean hospitality and an even more significant one for the Caribbean golf industry.

It’s the first-ever Caribbean resort for Cabot, which operates the celebrated Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs in Nova Scotia, both of which are among the top golf courses in the world.

Perhaps more importantly, it’s the first-ever Caribbean project for Coore & Crenshaw, arguably the hottest golf designers in the industry today.

If it sounds like hyperbole, it’s because that’s the scale of the project, which will include a golf course, a residential community and a 50-suite luxury resort all set on Point Hardy, a 375-acre peninsula at the tip of Saint Lucia.

“With the tropical allure found in Saint Lucia and the magnificent ocean views from every corner of this spectacular site, we feel honored to be involved with such a special property within an incredible country,” said Ben Cowan-Dewar, CEO and co-founder of Cabot Links.

The sprawling destination resort project’s real estate component will include a collection of hillside townhomes, single-family homes and beachfront and bluff-top lots.

All of the homes will include resort access and golf access, with pre-sales set to begin this summer ranging from $760,000 to $10 million, according to the developers.

Bandon Dunes in Oregon.

And much of that allure will be thanks to the names Coore and Crenshaw, who have designed many of the most celebrated courses in the world today, from Bandon Dunes to Florida’s Streamsong.

“Our goal is to create a golf course with a sense of enjoyment and interest to complement and hopefully equal the site’s overwhelming natural beauty,” Bill Coore, Co-principal of Coore & Crenshaw said. “If we can accomplish that goal, we believe Cabot Point could become one of the Caribbean’s most sought-out courses. Ben Cowan-Dewar and Mike Keiser have certainly found another spectacular property for golf.”

It’s a new kind of project for the Caribbean, one on a global scale that could prove a new kind of model for destination resort development in the region, particularly the Eastern Caribbean.

“Situated on a hilltop overlooking the beach, the club and resort at Cabot Saint Lucia will include a 50-suite boutique hotel, three restaurants, boutique retail shops, Cabot Spa and clubhouse,” said Roderick Cherry, CEO of Invest Saint Lucia, which helped to facilitate the project. “his investment will complement Saint Lucia’s high end/luxury image and help strengthen the island’s marketing appeal.”

The first phase of slated to debut in 2021.

For more, visit Cabot Saint Lucia.

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