Caribbean — St. Barts & the Grenadines · Meridian Solstice
The Windward Islands
Ten nights through the small islands the great ships pass by: Bequia, the Tobago Cays, the Pitons, Gustavia — barefoot days, brass-band evenings.
The journey
Day by day
Bridgetown, Barbados
Embark in Carlisle Bay. Rum punch on deck at sailaway; the trade winds take us west by morning.
Bequia
The old Caribbean: model-boat builders on the beach, a whaling museum, lobster at a shack on Friendship Bay under the almonds.
Tobago Cays
Five uninhabited islets inside a horseshoe reef. Swim with green turtles off the marina platform; a private beach barbecue as the sun drops into the sea.
Tobago Cays & Mayreau
A second morning in the shallows, then Mayreau: population 300, a church on the hill, and Saltwhistle Bay, which needs no adjectives.
St. Lucia
Anchor between the Pitons — twin volcanic spires rising 750 metres straight from the sea. The sulphur springs, the cocoa estate, or simply the view. All correct.
Dominica
The nature island: a river-launch up the Indian River through buttressed swamp forest, where the pirates' films borrowed the scenery.
St. Barts
Gustavia: morning market and boulangeries, afternoon at Shell Beach, dinner ashore where the harbour lights do the decorating.
Anguilla
Thirty-three beaches and no hurry. Shoal Bay's sand squeaks underfoot; the sea does the rest of the talking.
Antigua
Nelson's Dockyard in stone and teak; sunset from Shirley Heights with a steel band far below and the whole harbour at your feet.
At Sea — The Leeward Passage
A final blue day south with the trades on the beam. The farewell dinner on the terrace, weather permitting. It permits.
Bridgetown, Barbados
Disembark tanned, salted, and entirely ruined for ordinary holidays.
All-suite veranda accommodation · All dining and beverages · Marina platform and snorkel programme · Shore experiences in every port · Butler service · Gratuities and Wi-Fi
The destination
Caribbean — St. Barts & the Grenadines
Not the Caribbean of the mega-ships: small harbours, bare feet, rum punch at a beach bar with no name, and water in seventeen shades of blue.
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