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Originally Posted by billybob123
The concern with the Caribbean is hurricanes in the summer.
I love St Lucia and would return in a heartbeat. It has everything you're looking for - but it's hit by hurricanes pretty regularly. I'd recommend Aruba but for the slightly "tourist trap" nature of the island - easy to get away from. Given that, I'd recommend Curacao and/or Bonaire. I don't dive but Bonaire is reknowned for its diving - and the south Dutch islands only rarely get hit by hurricanes (Aruba twice since 1950 I think I heard). Bonaire is so quiet you wouldn't even know that people are really alive there (unless a cruise ship is in port).
I'd pick Curacao out of the three to return to if I had the choice.
Good luck and congrats on the wedding-to-be.
And don't leave the morning after your wedding. I did and it was a killer.
ETA: travel time is likely less than 8 hours depending on connections, so you're there the same afternoon you leave YYC.
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I'm not sure how you can get to any of the Antilles in 8 hrs from Calgary. Don't the majority of flights leave in the am from Toronto or Miami, which would mean the red-eye to YYZ or otherwise.