The Canouan Island is an idyllic Caribbean Island complete with white sandy beaches, lush tropical forests, mountainous topography and world class holiday resorts. Being a tiny island in the Grenadines belonging to St. Vincent, the Canouan Island is an unspoilt tropical paradise. Being a tiny island measuring only 3 miles across, its capital Charlestown is actually more like a village.
The barrier reef which runs along the Atlantic Ocean side of the island is popular among tourists as a great place to go scuba diving. The coral reef is teeming with marine life and the crystal clear water allows great visibility for divers. Just off the coast of Canouan Island on the Atlantic Ocean are five uninhabited islands known as the Tobago Cays. These islands are world renowned for snorkeling and diving and since there is almost no human activity here, the marine eco system is largely undisturbed.
Another interesting place to visit is the Canouan –The Moorings. It’s a romantic little marina that is placed right in the heart of the Grenadines in the Caribbean. Known as a favorite destination among yachtsmen all over the world the aquamarine waters of the sea off Canouan is far too tempting to pass by. All most all the anchorages of the Caribbean are within range and a diverse array of locations are available for avid sea explorers to choose from. Among the choices are the isles of Bequia and Mystique, Bequia which are home to the villas of a number of famous celebrities while the enchanted beauty of Mystique’s deserted beaches is simply breathtaking.
The tropical weather, the warm temperature experienced in the Caribbean and the steady north east to south east winds ensure that your sailing adventures go smoothly. Also for those who wish to explore lands that lie a bit further away, chartered trips can be arranged to St. Lucia and Grenada islands.
For tourists that wish to indulge in an idyllic Caribbean sailing vacation booking in to a Caribbean resort on Canouan Island would be a great way to start off the proceedings.
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Royal Caribbean International today unveiled its 2010-11 year-round Caribbean season, comprising of 243 sailings aboard five of the world’s most innovative cruise ships. Twenty-four distinct itineraries, ranging from five to nine nights, will include visits to 25 captivating ports of call and offer virtually unlimited choices–onboard and on-shore–for family and adventurous vacationers. Serenade of the Seas will expand from seasonal to year-round service at San Juan, Puerto Rico, while Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas will continue regular sailings from Port Canaveral and Miami, respectively. Together, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas will offer vacationers a choice of a Saturday or Sunday departure for an unparalleled cruise experience from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. General bookings for Royal Caribbean’s 2010-11 year-round Caribbean cruises are now open. Additional seasonal Caribbean deployments will be announced in the near future.
Royal Caribbean shore excursions also will offer guests an expansive variety of optional diversions to complement their days in port. Guests can snorkel in Barbados on Tiami Five Star Catamaran & Turtles; visit ancient Mayan ruins from Cozumel on Tulum Mayan Ruins Express; zip-line through the trees of Jamaica’s Laughland River Gorge on the Chukka Canopy Experience; delve into the Yucatan Peninsula’s jungles and beaches at Costa Maya on ATV Jungle & Beach Adventure; or simply take in the sun on balmy, breezy Orient Beach during a call at St. Maarten on St. Martin Beach Rendezvous. On itineraries featuring a call at Labadee, Royal Caribbean’s private beach paradise on Haiti’s northern coast, guests will be able to race each other on the Dragon’s Tail Coaster, an alpine coaster to open in summer 2009 that winds down the adjoining mountainside.
Having sailed seasonally from San Juan since 2003, Serenade of the Seas will begin year-round service in April 2010 from the Puerto Rican city-port with two alternating seven-night Southern Caribbean itineraries through December 2010. No port of call is repeated on the two itineraries, presenting vacationers the option to combine two consecutive cruises into a grand 14-night Southern Caribbean odyssey. One itinerary will call at Curacao, Aruba, Dominica and St. Thomas, while the other at Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Croix.
From May 2010, Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas will continue alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries departing respectively on Saturdays and Sundays. On January 30, 2011, Liberty of the Seas will begin alternating a six-night Western Caribbean, departing every other Sunday, and an eight-night Eastern Caribbean itinerary, departing every other Saturday. The two ships feature the cruise line’s exclusive onboard amenities, including the FlowRider surf simulator, the H2O Zone water park, a boxing ring, cantilevered whirlpools, an ice-skating rink, and the four-bedroom, four-bath Presidential Family Suite. With eight restaurants and more than 15 bars and lounges, these Freedom-class shipsoffer guests more ways to enjoy a memorable Caribbean cruise vacation.
From Port Everglades, vacationers can choose a Saturday or Sunday departure aboard one of the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ships in the industry, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. In 2010, Allure of the Seas will cruise its inaugural season, mirroring Oasis of the Seas’ alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean roundtrip itineraries. Oasis of the Seas also will sail two special holiday cruises, a five-night voyage departing December 18, calling at Labadee and Falmouth, Jamaica; and a nine-night voyage departing December 30, calling at Labadee, Falmouth, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.
Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, debuting in November 2009 and 2010 respectively, will feature Royal Caribbean’s new neighborhood concept, seven themed areas throughout the ship that offer different experiences for guests to choose, based on their personal styles, preferences or moods. Inspired by seaside entertainment esplanades, Boardwalk will engage the entire family – whether young or young at heart – with eateries, retail outlets, carnival games, and an original, handcrafted carousel – a first at sea. Nine decks above, the first zip-line at sea will whisk guests from end to end on a thrilling aerial adventure. Boardwalk will lead to the AquaTheater at the stern of the ship, where the amphitheater – another first at sea – will offer a guest pool area by day and a performance venue at night, featuring dramatic acrobatics, synchronized swimming, water ballet, professional high-diving, and elaborate fountain shows synchronized to music and lights.
Onboard every Royal Caribbean ship, guests enjoy the cruise line’s award-winning Broadway-style musical revues from Royal Caribbean Productions, acclaimed Adventure Ocean kids and teen programming, world-class gaming in the Casino Royale, and Royal Caribbean’s renowned friendly and engaging Gold Anchor Service from every staff and crew member.
Travel professionals can visit the deployment microsite to view announced itineraries and download the latest deployment flyers at www.cruisingpower.com/royalcaribbeandeployment. Agents can use drop-down menus based on product or ship, or click on a region on a world map for more information about Royal Caribbean’s cruises and itineraries.
Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 20 ships currently in service and two under construction. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, South America and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.com or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN. Travel professionals should go to www.cruisingpower.com or call (800) 327-2056.
Ask any lesbian what the major women’s event of the year is and she’ll doubtless say “The Dinah.†This year, many lesbians are gearing up for more of a good thing with the announcement that Sweet, a new lesbian trek troupe, is teaming up with Club Skirts The Dinah to give the line up of entertainment on panel the Sweet Caribbean Cruise, November 8-15, 2009.
“Who says lesbians don’t know how to have a good time?†Says Sweet CEO Shannon Wentworth. “Our Caribbean cruise is departing to be unforgettable. An ocean lining completed of striking women, having fun and making the world a better place? It doesn’t get any better than that.â€
Lesbians looking for nightlife on live the breathtaking Norwegian Cruise Line’s boat, The Norwegian Spirit, will have adequate to decide from. Sweet and the, The Dinah will crew up to show a creative line-up of sunset revels, with themed trial such as an 80s assistant, a Champagne and Bubbles Foam faction, a PJs and Lingerie party, a Sweet Pink Party and, what is probable to be a crowd favorite, a Naughty or Nice party.
“I can’t stay for this tumble,†says Mariah Hanson, fail of Club Skirts The Dinah, and an organ of Sweet’s Board of Directors. “For one week, almost two thousand lesbians will get to have fun, allocate their stories, and make the kinds of connections that enrich their lives. It’s an evocative thing – especially for women who don’t have access to that every day.â€
Other Sweet entertainment during the cruise will enter shows featuring common lesbian performers such as the witty and wicked comedians Suzanne Westenhoefer, Erin Foley, Gloria Bigelow and Sandra Valls, along with the immensely talented vocalist-songwriters Jen Foster and Edie Carey. Adding to the on panel merriment will be four of the country’s hottest DJ’s – Dirty Kurty, Trina J, Kathy V and Disco Bambina– who will spin their powerful at a string of dance parties and other cool measures. The immensely popular AfterEllen.com vloggers, Nat & Meg, who freshly began posting “Nat & Meg’s Sweet Adventures,†will also afford entertainment and advertise vlogs about their adventures during the cruise.
For those interested in joining the cruise but alarmed about the outlay, Sweet offers a convenient and gracious way to like any Sweet trip lacking worrying about paying the bursting quantity blunt. With Sweet’s monthly payment idea, travelers can book the Caribbean cruise now, make their first payment, and persist making monthly payments without ever paying awareness or other fees. The estimate posted on Sweet’s website (www.discoversweet.com) is the rate guests pay—no veiled fees, taxes, surcharges, gratuities or other alarm overheads, ever. “I’m so impressed with Sweet’s style,†says Hanson. “The monthly payment course certainly gives lesbians a discern of confidence when they book a Sweet rest, especially with the way the cutback is. I don’t think there are any other cruise companies donation weight-limitless payment tactics right now.â€
Merging the best of lesbian move with group and environmental awareness, Sweet aims to make the world a better place while having a blast in it. “We trust in present opportunities for our guests to get concerned in projects that help to keep the environment and give back to communities in want,†says Wentworth. “We’re planning a kind of voluntourism and eco-tourism activities during the Caribbean cruise in November. The idea is to vacation the space we trip in better form than before we came, and to add value and object to a Sweet vacation.â€
On lodge the impending Sweet Caribbean cruise, there will be workshops and seminars with experts to converse issues such as health, food, aptness, identity-respect, workplace advancement and other topics of particular relevance to lesbians. Guests can desire to participate in a type of voluntourism activities, or they may fancy to loaf by the combine, saturated up the sun, with the pure sense that others are working adjacent to help paint an instruct or overhaul the plants habitat.
Sweet’s holistic advance to vacation balances fun with gathering consciousness and environmental awareness, one of Sweet’s being principles. Sweet eliminates all the carbon it creates, plus air, sea and car move, with donations to the CarbonFund.org. Sweet has made a name for itself in the lesbian commune, which has always been known for its volunteerism and activism, by donation guests the opportunity to volunteer for charity as part of their activities while on embark and in haven. As part of its Sweet Caribbean cruise, Sweet has elected to contribute to a weighty ranking planting sweat along the banks of the Tensas River in Louisiana–significant because the cruise departs from New Orleans.
Before the initial cruise departs in November 2009, Sweet will recommend a three-day land wrap in New Orleans where about 100 guests will have an opportunity to participate in Bayou Rebirth – spending about four hours replanting 10,000 plants and culture about the fragile ecology – and enjoy New Orleans’ vibrant gay nightlife at night. Once on board the cruise, guests will visit some exotic Caribbean ports such as Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico, and Belize City, Belize. Each harbor offers an array of clothes to do, such as scuba diving and snorkeling, excursions to primeval Mayan ruins, shopping in limited villages, or simply relaxing in the sun and sipping margaritas on the sallow sandy beaches.
“It’s Sweet’s way of giving back to its guests,†says Wentworth. “Planning your vacation should dump a melodic liking in your entrance. Of course, merriment, volunteering, sunbathing, shopping and just killing out with almost two thousand exquisite women is pretty rewarding too.â€
