Fodor's Essential Caribbean (Full-color Travel Guide)

Excellent resource for traveling in the Caribbean.

I would give it 5 stars but I need information for quick cruise stops at the different islands. What to do in 2 to 5 hours. This book looks great for visitors staying in hotels and having time to research different restaurants and hotels on the different islands. Very concise.

Used but in excellent condition.

Good book if looking for basics or to decide which island to visit. However, if you know a specific island or city, I would buy a more specific book. Warning: some islands aren't listed and defer to Fodor's online service. Check the index before buying. All the most prominent islands are listed.

Very informative and I cannot wait for my Caribbean cruise!

This book is not as good as it used to be. I have purchased several versions of this book over the years. This version seems to be dumbed down. It only highlights the hot spots and is not very thorough. For example, for an area of Guadeloupe I've visited, it mentions only one beach to visit, although there is another very pleasant beach a 5 minute drive away. Seems like it just covers the basics. Maybe it is geared toward cruise ship travelers who are in and out of a place. Because this book is not very detailed, it is not very helpful for per-travel research.

I recently purchased the following books for specific Caribbean areas: Cayman Islands; Tahiti & French Polynesia; Turks & Caicos Islands; St Maarten/Martin, St Barth/Barts & Anguilla (two different books, each covering the same region); and the US & British Virgin Islands. I also bought this book ("Essential Caribbean"). The latter is the only of these books that I kept. I donated the others. This book is a little on the heavy side, but not too thick or too heavy for a carry-on. Its 960 pages are thin, keeping down the thickness of the book, but they seem durable enough for good usage. I originally had one area in mind for a vacation. So I bought a guide for that. Then I considered other areas and bought more books. Finally, I bought this book. You might want to purchase this book first. It covers a large portion of what the other individual books cover. And it opens up alternatives for an upcoming vacation as well as providing ideas for future vacations.

perfect to take on my cruise

Plenty of very useful information on all the Islands in the Caribbean, very handy for exploring and deciding where to go

Concise and detailed at the same time, the book helped us pick an island and gave plenty of guidance on things to do, where to it and generally everything a tourist would need to know.

Une bonne idée de l'ambiance caribéenne

Lots of info on the book just wish it would include Places like Cuba

Okay guide if you're rushing around the Caribbean islands and don't want to engage in culture and history. It didn't work for me.