We even found an 8-day cruise departing from Baltimore, Maryland going to the Bahamas for $411 per person! US Virgin Islands Jacob | Adobe Stock Cruise prices typically include all the food you can eat, live entertainment, and calls at ports such as Nassau, Freeport, and, often, private islands belonging to that cruise line. And if you’re setting sail from Florida, you can, without too much effort, find a four-night cruise for about the cost of a single hotel night in any major American city.Ī quick Expedia search brings up plenty of three- and four-night sailings from Florida that start under $300 per person, while offers a similar list. It’s always a good time to cruise to the Bahamas. Plus, many of Oahu’s most worthwhile attractions are free, including hiking up Diamond Head, paying tribute at Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona, and sunbathing on Waikiki Beach. Once you’re there, Honolulu doesn’t have to be expensive, since the city has plenty of cheap street food and affordable restaurants-Moose McGillycuddy’s is a favorite for low-cost breakfasts-and bus transportation is easy and much less expensive than renting a car. The beaches of the Dominican Republic are as beautiful-and as safe-as any in the Caribbean, and round-trip flights to the island can cost as little as $250 from New York or Miami. The Dominican Republic Maciej Czekajewski | Adobe Stock Need a bit of guidance getting there? Below are seven tropical vacations with airfare under $500 per person.Įditor’s Note: The airfares, hotel rates, and vacation package prices in this story are sample prices only, and may vary depending on your specific travel dates. Those who know where and how to look, however, can easily end up on a sunny beach, or sipping mai tais at the bar of an all-inclusive resort, without having handed over five Benjamin Franklins for the whole experience. These days, it’s almost impossible to find a vacation to a tropical destination that includes airfare and lodging for less than $500 per person. Travel Motto: I'll steal Saint Augustine's: "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."Īisle, Window, or Middle Seat: Window, always. (That itinerary definitely exists, right?) Ultimate Bucket List Experience: A round-the-world cruise that makes stops to experience Aurora Borealis, the Olympics opening ceremony, Borneo, Madagascar, the Jerusalem Festival of Light, the Bolivian salt flats, Kenya's Giraffe Manor, the Galapagos, the Maldives, Bora Bora, the Seychelles, and every Disney park. Follow her on Twitter Handy Item I Always Pack: My laptop-the lightweight and stylish HP Spectre x360-since I'm almost always on deadline. She's currently working on her first children's book. Her travel book, sold at bookstores and on Amazon, is in its fourth edition, and her journalism gets national media attention, including from The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, NPR, and MTV. Her stories have been among the 10 most emailed or viewed on the Los Angeles Times, Outside, Sierra, and SmarterTravel websites, and have also appeared in USA Today, HuffPost, Apple News, Business Insider, and many other nationwide outlets. Avital Andrews, SmarterTravel's editor-at-large, is a travel and lifestyle journalist who is also a contributing editor for AAA's Via magazine.
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