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CAT ISLAND

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ST. CROIXPUERTO RICO

CULEBRA

VIEQUES

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ST. JOHN

ANGUILLAST. MARTIN

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GREAT INAGUA

LONG ISLAND

SAN SALVADOR

TURKS AND CAICOS

TRINIDAD

TOBAGO

BARBADOSSAINT LUCIA

GUADELOUPE

ANTIGUA

SABA

MONTSERRAT

NEVISST. KITTS

BARBUDA

ANEGADA

TORTOLA

ST. BARTH

DOMINICA

MARTINIQUE

GRENADA

TORTUGA

LOS ROQUES

ST. VINCENT ANDTHE GRENADINES

BONAIRE

MARGARITA ISLAND

ARUBA

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ST. KITTS

Once it pops up later this year along Banana Bay’s beaches, the 126-room Park Hyatt St. Kitts

will off er perks like private rooftop pools and jaw-dropping views of

sister island Nevis.

ANGUILLA

The spring 2016 debut of 73-room Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, on Shoal Bay East, unveiled ameni-

ties like a spa with a hammam, small-batch rums at Rhum Bar and

a beachfront yoga deck.

ARUBA

Palm Beach newcomer Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort &

Casino premiered in summer 2015 with 15 acres, 355 rooms (all with balconies) and fi ve eateries — the Friday Night Fish Market is a must.

GRENADA

At the new Grenada Chocolate Festival, activities include a bean-to-bar tour of a local estate. Get some rest in one of Spice Island Beach Resort’s newly renovated

Oleander Superior suites.

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MEXICO

Injecting urban glam into this former fi shing village, Thompson Playa del Carmen, open since

fall 2015, fl aunts a 30,000-square-foot rooftop infi nity pool with

360-degree views.

JAMAICA

Come November, check into fi ve new overwater-bungalow suites at Sandals Royal Caribbean — on a private off shore island in Montego Bay — each with an infi nity pool

and windowed fl oors.

CAYMAN BRAC

There are new digs at Le Soleil d’Or: the apartment-style Beach Studio, three-bedroom Farm Lodge and four-suite Boutique Hotel — all stocked with farm-

fresh produce grown on property.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The DR renewed its lease on luxe in December 2015 with Eden Roc at Cap Cana’s new suites, poolside detox beverages at the infi nity

pool at Eden Roc Beach Club, and outdoor massage beds.

BAHAMAS

The adults-only, all-inclusive Warwick Paradise Island debuts later this year with splashy hues and natural materials like driftwood, mirroring its “harbourside” locale. Sip tropical ’tails at the Hog Bar.

PUERTO RICO

Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa now off ers an all-inclusive package (the isle’s fi rst!). On its 500 acres are nine dining

options, two golf courses, a casino and a mile of private sand.

HONDURAS

Massages at The Lodge at Pico Bonito’s organic spa, opened

January 2016, are in cabins on stilts. There’s also a plunge pool and a Maya temazcal sweat lodge with two aromatherapy treatments.

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