Need ideas for vacation in February

[tontod]

I'd like to take my gf on a vacation for her birthday in February. Both of us dislike the cold, so we were thinking of somewhere warm like the Caribbean. A place with a good/vibrant arts scene would be good as she is an artist/art teacher, nice beaches (obviously), relatively quiet (minimal party goers/spring break crowd), water activities like snorkeling, swimming with dolphins, hiking, nature preserves. I guess this describes quite a few places, but wanted a starting point. I was looking for an all inclusive type deal, where would be a good place to look for - apple vacations, for example? Oh, and an all adults type resort (no kids) would be ideal, I like kids, but dont need screaming, running kids when I want to relax and de-stress. Oh, temps ideally should be 75-85.

I was looking at the USVI, but those appear to be a bit expensive.

 

[Texashiker]

I heard Libya and Greece are nice at that time of year.

 

[ElFenix]

fly in to sint maarten?

 

[BurnItDwn]

GF and I are taking a Caribbean cruise around that time of year, We're driving from IL to New Orleans, and staying there a couple of days, then we are getting on a Carnival boat and going to Cozumel and Progresso (both in Mexico.)

I was pretty astonished at the price, only about $500 for both of us for 5 days for the cruise. It doesn't include drinks, which will add to the cost, but it should still be a good deal.

The temps will likely be a bit cooler than what you listed though, probably need to go farther south for 75-85 temperature... Jamaica or the Cayman Islands perhaps... Dunno about all inclusive resorts down there, but I've been to Jamaica once as well as Grand Cayman, and they were both pretty awesome.

 

[tontod]

Where in Jamaica did you guys go - Braco, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, Runaway Bay?

 

[Exterous]

We just got back from our cruise to the Bahamas. It was 4 night through Norwegian and included all the food and a lot of activities although it was pretty easy to spend more on excursions and alcohol. It was $169 PP for a 4 night cruise(~$500 after taxes and fees IIRC). Very few kids running around onboard

I know people who have had good luck with Apple Vacations but have never used them myself (More of an Android Vacations fanboi )

 

[immy85]

Ocho Rios in Jamaica gets my vote, been there twice - both times have been great!

 

[Bateluer]

Hedonism Resort, Jamaica.

 

[Oyeve]

Aruba.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Where in Jamaica did you guys go - Braco, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, Runaway Bay?

It was a cruise, we stopped in Falmouth for a day, went to the falls. Lots of pushy street vendors, but, the island was incredibly beautiful otherwise.

 

[Uppsala9496]

USVI, BVI are nice, but not so much for all inclusives.
Punta Cana has a lot of all inclusive choices.
Stayed at the Riu Palace Punta Cana when it first opened in '06. Was really nice. Some kids, but barely noticeable (now that I think about it, maybe only one kid).
Very European crowd there, and the breakfast foods reflected who they catered to.
One of my favorite carribean vacations.

 

[Jodell88]

Carnival is in February. Its all about partying in the Caribbean, especially in my lovely twin island republic. From the 17th to the 22nd is gonna be non stop partying :awe: