Caribbean Islands, A to Z

• fast-developing island with many family-friendly all inclusive resorts
• shares the island of Hispaniola with impoverished country Haiti
• Punta Cana area on the southeast has beautiful long beaches
• north coast is good for boogie-boarding, surfing, kiteboarding, and has several tourist towns
• capital city Santo Domingo has centuries of history and is a UNESCO World Heritage site; not easily visited from the resort areas, though.
• outings include horseback riding, river-rafting, waterfalls

Read more about the DR and popular tourist areas; or head directly to Dominican Republic Resorts.

• in the western Caribbean, south of Cuba
• unique culture and history; home of reggae; unique patois
• outstanding family all inclusive resorts
• famous seven-mile beach at Negril
• Dunn's River waterfalls are a popular outing
• crime issues are a reason that tourists prefer all inclusive resorts

There's no place like Jamaica; as the slogan says, "Once You Go, You Know". See Jamaica for Families for resorts, where to go - and some good ways to get to know the country beyond your resort.

This Caribbean island has family-friendly resorts, beautiful beaches, and attractions to visit, such as historic Old San Juan and the El Yunque rainforest. Logistics are made easy by many direct flights, and the fact that no passport is required for U.S. citizens. Puerto Rico won our 2012 Readers' Choice Award for Best Spring Break Destination for Families.

St. Lucia is known for its scen beauty, and especially for the photogenic twin peaks of the Pitons, left. This island has a number of family-friendly all inclusive resorts.

 

*Safety ratings are from guidebook Caribbean With Kids.

small British territory in the western Caribbean, total population about 30,000

known for unspoiled white-sand beaches, luxury resorts, snorkeling and diving

The Beaches brand of all inclusive resorts for families has a flagship resort here, Beaches Turks & Caicos, with water park and lazy river

three distinct islands offer white-sand beaches, super snorkeling, colonial towns and forts, and some popular family resorts.

in the mid-Caribbean, near the DR and Puerto Rico

two-thirds of St. John is National Park, land and sea

St. Thomas has a bustling colonial town, with fort, and Coral World marine park

on St. Croix, the town of Christiansted is beautifully restored

no passport required, for US citizens