Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Christina Paulette Colon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: September 9, 2008

America’s #1 bestselling travel series

Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.

• More annually updated guides than any other series
• 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides
• Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries
• Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

The ship is only half of the cruise experience--the other half is the time you spend ashore. Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call offers the most complete guide to all the ports, with a critical, insider's look at all the organized shore excursions offered by the cruise lines themselves, Since it usually makes more sense to explore on your own, we'll take you to all the best beaches, golf, water sports, shopping, dining, and casinos--the attractions and activities that can easily fit into your limited time, starting from the cruise docks. You may only have a few hours, but we'll make sure you know exactly how to hit the highlights on your own. You'll also get a complete rundown of all the major ports of embarkation and maps of each destination.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Candid reviews of the hottest shore excursions, plus the latest tips on navigating the ports of call on your own and expanded coverage of the departure cities.

• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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About the Author

Tamar Schreibman has traveled to Sedona, Las Vegas, Longboat Key, Scottsdale, the Arizona wine country, Charleston, Montego Bay, and Budapest to research travel stories for Time Out New York, Modern Bride, Elle, New Woman, and Mode. Her other articles have appeared in various publications including Self, Fitness, Marie Claire, Seventeen, Men’s Fitness, Cosmopolitan, Working Mother, New York Daily News, Star, and Working Woman. This is her third nonfiction book. She also writes fiction.

Christina Colón has two great passions in life: nature and travel. She has been everywhere from Borneo (where she lived for 2 years tracking wild animals) to Belize (where she did her master’s thesis in a jaguar preserve). With a Ph.D. in ecology, a master’s in environmental education, and adjunct positions at several universities, she is a scientist and an educator, as well as an author. When she is not exploring a tropical rainforest or an exotic island, she can be found in the Bronx, where she loves to seek the wilder side of the borough. In addition to scientific and academic texts, she has contributed to numerous travel guides, including Frommer’s Portable Aruba and The New York Times Guide to New York City. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 7 edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470289716
• ISBN-13: 978-0470289716
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #867,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Frommer's is the king, but the this is a retread., December 16, 2007

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Salvatore Dragone (Mullica Hill, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

While Frommer's is the king of travel advce and I have sworn by thier advice and knowledge while traveling, this particular eddition is no better than 2005 or 2006. It is a re-tread. So if you have a version from 2006 or 2005, stay with it. There is really no new information worth spending the money on. While I do not realy fault Frommer's for using old information, since not much changes in the caribbean, it should be more clearly noted that there is not much new in thier book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caribbean Ports of Call, June 22, 2008

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Michael J. Burton (Detroit Area, Michigan, United States, Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

Great book to throw in your backpack and take with you on the cruise. You can bone up on a bit of the history and it will get some ideas ffor excursions or places to visit on the islands.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call, August 9, 2009

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Alamo Jim (San Antonio, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

A useful book for planning visits to Caribbean islands. I am using this with the descriptions of my cruise ship's shore excursions: Do I want the shorex, or do I do the sightseeing on my own? The book also gives opinions on what is worthwhile to see and what isn't...which you don't get from the cruise line (everything is worth seeing). The recommendations on what to buy or not buy at each stop are also worthwhile.

The acid test for this book will come when I take the cruise: were the recommendations good or not?