Cheap travel options,such as cheapairplane tickets, cheapfares, discounttravel deals, and cheap vacation packages, mayprovide the means of getting to the Caribbean, but once there you should checkout some of the islands most interesting swim-up bars.
The following are hot swim-up Caribbean bars, recommended bySarah Sekul, where falling off the bar stool is actually OK:
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CoconutBar, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is part of Young Island Resort and offersan over the water bar specializing in coconut concoctions such as the CoconutDelight, which comes with white rum, vodka, whisky, coconut milk, coconutwater, and orange juice, shaken together and served in a coconut.
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Sweetwaterspool bar in St. Lucia is where you can swim from your hotel room directly tothe bar. There you will be provided withstunning views as you sip because the Calabash Cove Resort & Spa sits on ahill with cottages all the way down to the beach. Its bartenders tend to be veryentertaining. Since lunch is served atthe pool bar, you will have little reason to ever leave.
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TheSoggy Dollar in the British Virgin Islands offers a signature drink calledPainkiller which includes dark sweet rum made locally, plus juices, cream ofcoconut, and a dash of fresh nutmeg. Every July the bar hosts a beach party where you can listen to music,lounge on hammocks, and play the ring game, rumored to have been invented byBlackbeard. The grand prize is a drinkof rum. Could any prize be moreappropriate?
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The CaveBar in Barbados is located at Crystal Cove, an all-inclusive resort of thePlatinum Coast of Barbados. This bar istucked behind a man-made waterfall and inside a cave. The bars most popular drink is the Crystalgiamade with White Mount Gay Rum, pineapple juice, Falernum, Blue Curacao, andSimple Syrup. Only the early bird gets abar stool at this bar.
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HalfMoon pool bar in Jamaica comes with not only underwater bar stools, but alsosubmerged tables. The Pink Sand is thecocktail of the day and made with Southern Comfort, sweet vermouth, pineapplejuice, strawberries, bitters, and grenadine. When you are finished with the pool for the day head to resorts SugarMill restaurant for appetizers such as Solomons Trio, which consists ofwatermelon and scallop ceviche, coconut fried shrimp, and jerk shrimp.
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BlueLagoon pool bar in the Dominican Republic is located at Eden Roc at Cap Cana,known for its privacy. There is a whitemarble swim-up bar at the main pool. Inaddition to a light snack and smoothie, check out the Planters Punch with darkrum, maraschino, pineapple, orange, lime, and grenadine and the Ron Punch withRon dorado, sweet vermouth, cocoa liquor, pineapple, orange, and grenadine.
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