Fodor's Caribbean Ports of Call 2009 (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Caribbean’s ports of call!

•Updated annually, Fodor’s Caribbean Ports of Call provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.

•Fodor’s Caribbean Ports of Call features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Caribbean’s ports of call.

•Experience the Caribbean’s ports like a local! Fodor’s Caribbean Ports of Call includes choices for every traveler, from eco-adventures to island jeep tours to duty-free shopping blitzes, and much more!

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Revised edition (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400019559
• ISBN-13: 978-1400019557
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,900 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trip Planning... Start With This Book 1st, April 16, 2009

By	Joshua L. Peterson (Green River Wyoming) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Not as good as i expected it to be from Fodor's but it does give a good general idea of the places your gonna visit and what to do when you step off the boat. Only bad things compaired to the other travel books i recently bought from Amazon about the islands, this one is a little dry. What i mean there is, its wrote to where this copy could never be out of date. Some people might think thats a good thing, id much rather know what to expect in 2009 with a little more flavor. Another bad thing about this book is the sections on the islands is a little short for my taste. Could have added a little more stuff "off the beaten path" and maybe a little more stuff on what "not to miss" on your adventure when you step off the boat.

Good stuff about it: good maps inside, talks about every island, good tips tricks and warnings, easy to read and well put together. I'm not upset i bought it, it would have been better had i flipped threw this book first. Great book to have by your side as you check out stuff on your cruise on the internet or travel review websites. You could almost say this book is your dictionary to the caribbean.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Information, January 13, 2009

By	Dona Mcclure Heinen "ltdtraveler" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has been valuable information before we cruise to the Caribbean, as well as taking it with us for reminders when we are there! Would recommend if you need information as a first time trip there.