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| Travellers Caribbean Cruising, 2nd (Travellers - Thomas Cook) | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas Cook Publishing
Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy Used: $8.73
You Save: $6.22 (42%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 4238884
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1841575984
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781841575988
ASIN: 1841575984
Publication Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Near fine
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Product Description
These popular, compact and colourful guidebooks are perfect for planning your holiday whether for a city break, regional tour or a long-haul destination. This extensive series is packed full of information about where to go and what to see, as well as walks and tours, feature spreads on cultural background and other aspects, restaurant and accommodation listings and practical information. "Travellers Caribbean Cruising Including Miami" covers the essential highlights of the Caribbean. It offers concise coverage of more than 30 Caribbean islands including Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago; plus Bermuda, a summer-season favourite in the Atlantic Ocean; and Key West, a US mainland stop on several cruise routes. Highlights include: every island has got its own distinct flavour - from super-chic St Barts to mellow Grenada, the elegant plantation hotels of Nevis to the eardrum shattering Sunday afternoon reggae sessions of Antigua; the Bermuda archipelago, the world's most northerly coral reef; the volcanic origins of the islands still active on the jungle-clad volcanic cones of the Windward islands; Caribbean carnival celebrated between Christmas and Ash Wednesday; The Everglades National Park, one of the world's most outstanding natural habitats; the underwater world of the Cayman Islands; and the wealth of plant and animal species.
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Tantalizing destinations December 13, 2006
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (11/06)
"Travellers Caribbean Cruising" would definitely tempt anybody who reads it to try and get to some of the exotic destinations included in it. This handy guidebook offers basic information on various destinations for Caribbean cruising, starting with two of the Florida's most important cruise ports (Miami and Fort Lauderdale) and continuing to the very Caribbean Key West, then - in alphabetical order - it takes one to Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe and St. Barts, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Kitt's and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tortola and the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and finally the US Virgin Islands. Due to such numerous destinations and the limited size of the guidebook (192 pages) only a couple of pages are dedicated to each of the locations, which severely limits the scope of the descriptions.
In spite of the relative shortness of information on each of the destinations, I do believe that this guide would come in handy for someone traveling on a cruise ship that, in any case, would only have a limited amount of time in each port. It provides one with a good overview of the region, including its history and culture as well as plenty of ideas for the sightseeing. There is a lot of interesting information and insights in all of the "features" (on such diverse topics as the Carnival, architectural extravaganza, the Everglades, cruising, underwater world, pirates of the Caribbean, slavery, calypso and the rainforest), which are highlighted throughout the book. There are several sections devoted to cruising and for anybody looking to go on a cruise for the first time they will definitely prove to be invaluable in determining what to expect on a cruise and how to choose the appropriate cruise line.
The maps are well executed, easy to read and contain plentiful information. The photos in the book are stunning and diverse. The directory part contains a wealth of information, including conversion charts and dress/shoe tables for sizes in different countries.
Since this book seems to be geared towards somebody on a cruise, I wish the author would have included some information on the cruise-ship ports, such as their location relative to the center of the town or a tourist destination, amenities in the terminal and cab fares from there to points of interest.
Overall I found "Travellers Caribbean Cruising" very informative and I would definitely recommend it as a take-along book for anybody taking a cruise to that part of the world.
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