Caribbean Resorts Offering Romance-Themed Winter Packages

Photo courtesy of Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas

The Caribbean’s perennial appeal for romantic couples is receiving some added incentive this winter as several regional resorts are offering destination wedding and romance packages. Ritz Carlton Hotels & Resorts’ is celebrating the recent completion of a multi-million dollar renovation of the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas with “Comfort You” packages starting at $729 per night and featuring daily breakfast for two plus a $100 daily resort credit.

The renovation includes new furniture, carpeting, draperies and bed linens in the property’s 180 guest rooms and suites. Renovated public facilities include an expanded oceanfront wedding gazebo that accommodates 150 and hosts beachside wedding ceremonies. The hotel’s fine dining restaurant, Bleuwater, has also been re-designed to highlight views of the ocean and neighboring islands.

Breezes Resort & Spa is offering guests who book a destination wedding at the Breezes Bahamas Resort & Spa by February 28 a “Fourteen Days of Love” package featuring four nights in a deluxe ocean view room, $140 in resort credits, a nightly treat delivered to the room and an “Endless Love” wedding ceremony package.

The Breezes package includes a wedding planner, marriage license, non-denominational minister, music, bridal bouquet and boutonniere, themed decor, sparkling wine, a classic wedding cake, four guest passes, a framed photo, online registry website and wedding keepsakes.

A variety of St. Lucia hotels and resorts are offering special packages inspired by the ABC-TV reality series “The Bachelor,” which will broadcast the final show of season 18 in St. Lucia on March 10. The Rendezvous resort on St. Lucia’s Malabar Beach is offering a “Bachelor Red Rose Romance” package featuring 25 percent off room rates for travel from February 16 to March 1, 2014; 35 percent off rates for travel from March 2 to October 25and 30 percent off rates for travel from October 26 to Nov. 29, 2014.

The offer expires March 31, 2014 and applies to premium garden-view rooms, verandah suites, seaside suites and luxury beachfront rooms. Guests who stay a minimum of seven nights by Nov. 29, 2014 will receive a romantic massage.

The BodyHoliday resort in St. Lucia’s Gros Islet district is offering a “Bachelor Red Rose Romance Offer” featuring 25 percent off room rates for travel from February 14 to May 31; 30 percent off room rates for travel from June 1 to October 11 and 35 percent off for travel from October 12 to Dec. 6, 2014. Travelers must book stays of seven nights or more by March 31, 2014 for stays through Dec. 6, 2014.  Guests will also receive a romance massage during their stay and a bottle of champagne upon arrival.

The Anse Chastanet resort in St. Lucia’s Soufriere region is offering a “Red Rose Proposal Package” featuring one free night, all meals, one romantic private beach dinner with champagne during the stay and airport transfers for guests who book a minimum of three nights. Travelers must book by March 31, 2014 for travel from March 1 to Nov. 15, 2014.