Caribbean travel – advice deals & tips

Caribbean travel: December through mid-April is the most popular time to visit the Caribbean, as travelers flee the chilly northern weather for sunny skies. Hurricane season (June–November) brings even cheaper deals

Low Cost Caribbean holidays. Cheap Caribbean travel deals from just £519..

Caribbean travel tips: (Caribbean time + 5 hours) From GMT, so if its 5 pm here its 10pm there.

The Caribbean although fantastically beautiful is still just a collection of third world countries, so do not flash the cash or leave things lying around, get a safe key for your room for example.

Caribbean Vaccinations advice

It is recommended that if you plan to travel to the Caribbean attend a travel clinic at your GP’s, for necessary vaccinations which may include Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Diphtheria, TB and Hepatitis B. Yellow fever vaccinations may also be recommended, though anti-malarial tablets are not often advised.

Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should disclose their conditions and discuss which vaccinations and health precautions would best suit their specific situations while travelling in the Caribbean.

The pace of life is slower, so get in to the Rhythm, and do not wait till your really hungry to order something..

Jet lag See – Jet lag advice.

Before departing on your Caribbean holiday, make sure you have all your affairs, business and personal, in order. Being stressed seems to make the effect of Jet Lag worse.

Ensure you are not overly tired or hungover from a function the night before. Get plenty of exercise in the days prior to departure..

Plenty of Fluids

The dry air in aircraft causes dehydration. Drinking plenty of non-alcoholic fluids counters this.

Water is better than coffee, tea and fruit juices. Alcohol not only is useless in combating dehydration, but has a markedly greater intoxicating effect when drunk in the rarefied atmosphere of an airliner than it does at ground level.

You need to be awake and ready to go when you land so even though they are 5 hours in front try and stay awake, till it gets dark this will reduce the effect of Jet Lag enormously.

Finally Enjoy your holiday and if you are all inclusive do try and leave the resort to experience the real Caribbean, whichever Island you are on…