Belize – a few days in paradise The Montrealer October 3, 2009 5565 “Sam loves to play with coconuts,” says Heather Sellors, guest services manager for St. George’s Caye Resort, an exotic getaway on St. George’s Caye, a sunny sandbar of an island eight miles off the Caribbean c...
St. Maarten – a Caribbean treat The Montrealer October 12, 2008 5483 St. Maarten has become one of the most popular Caribbean destinations for land holidays and cruise lines for many reasons; pristine beaches, a dry climate (dry enough for cactus to flourish and tourists to smil...
Southern Caribbean delights aboard Holland America’s Maasdam The Montrealer November 3, 2007 6235 Holland America has been in the cruise business for 137 years, and along the way the company and their personnel have achieved an expertise that is hard to match. The Maasdam, with a passenger capacity of 1258,...
Re-creating the Golden Age of travel today aboard the Queen Mary 2 The Montrealer June 12, 2007 6454 Originally Standing out on the balcony with the Manhattan skyline to the north, easily spying the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings, and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to the West, one quickly appreci...
Party Time on Trinidad & Tobago The Montrealer January 5, 2007 7079 The sister islands annual February Carnival is the biggest bash in the Caribbean. “Bank a lot of sleep and bring along a set of throw-away clothes.“ This was the advice I was given by my Trinidad host ...
Gran Bahia Principe Coba – all-inclusive five star luxury The Montrealer December 3, 2006 5320 Every once in a while, vacationers “discover” a gem. They quickly tell their friends back home about their “find”. On this trip to the Mayan Riviera on Yucatan Peninsula bordering the Caribbean Sea, we discover...
The Montrealer April 5, 2006 5789 New York is a convenient departure port for Montrealers who want to enjoy a Caribbean cruise - driving to the port is cost efficient option “You can have both”, was our waiter’s reply to my question abou...
