Caribbean Without the Cruise Ship by Rapid Travel Chai at FTUA DCA 2016

What’s wrong with cruise ships?
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Cruises are great for the cruise…
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…terrible for the port calls
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Caribbean Without
the Cruise Ship
FTUA DCA 2016
Stefan Krasowski
Rapid Travel Chai
I lived in China for 8 years
I work in international business
I plan obsessively
I travel fast
I come back exhausted
My wife is the opposite
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Who am I?
184/193 UN countries
273/325 Travelers’ Century Club countries
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Where have I traveled?
My Dream Trip
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My Wife’s
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What is the Caribbean?
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+ Bermuda…sort of
The Travelers Century Club
The airlines
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Many US flights
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Southwest companion pass
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JetBlue San Juan mini-hub
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JetBlue Mint (+ Grenada)
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Norwegian (Nov-Mar)
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Even Spirit
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For more on Spirit
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Copa via Panama City (UA earning)
Hoppers and 5th freedom flights
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United Hopper Ending, ANA Gone,
Asiana?, LAN, JAL Still Live
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Air France/KLM
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Virgin Atlantic – can’t book?
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British Airways
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Avios
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Compare Cash or Citi ThankYou
Departure taxes $80-100
Local airlines
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Don’t fly LIAT
My rule: airline must have
working online booking
or OTA booking
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Some bigger ones
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United partners – awards exist?
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American partners
Where are the points hotels?
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Hyatt
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Hilton
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Marriott
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SPG
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IHG
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Club Carlson
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Best Western
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Wyndham – all 15k/night
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Choice
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Comfort Suites Paradise Island
has full Atlantis privileges
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Fairmont
Getting around
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Surprisingly few ferries
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Rental cars usually $50-60/day,
but taxis are outrageous
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What, no Google Maps navigation?
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Waze online or Maps.me offline
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San Andres uses golf carts
Break the chains
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Booking.com for local hotels
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Hotels.com 10 nights = 1 free night
The islands
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Alone in the Atlantic
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Bermuda
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Hispaniola
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Dominican Republic
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Haiti
The Brits
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Bahamas
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Jamaica
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Turks & Caicos
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Cayman Islands
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The Puerto Rico cluster
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Puerto Rico
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US Virgin Islands
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British Virgin Islands
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The St Maarten cluster
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St Maarten
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St Martin
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Anguilla
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St Barts
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Saba
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The Antigua cluster
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Antigua & Barbuda
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St Kitt’s & Nevis
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Dominica
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Montserrat
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French Loners
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Guadeloupe
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Martinique
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The Barbados cluster
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Barbados
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Grenada
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St Lucia
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St Vincent & the Grenadines
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Trinidad & Tobago
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ABCs
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Aruba
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Story Time
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Back to the ABCs
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Bonaire
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Curacao
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Colombia’s Caribbean
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San Andres & Providencia
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Cuba
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Cuba
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My Caribbean awards
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Best for beaches
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Anguilla
Best for scenery
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Guadeloupe
Best for history
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Haiti
Best for aviation geeks
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Saba
Best for seafood
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San Andres
Best for quirkiness
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Montserrat
Best for variety
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St Kitts & Nevis
Best all-around
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Dominica
Thank you
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