{"id":22384,"date":"2024-03-12T04:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takingthekids.com\/?p=22384"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T22:28:02","slug":"the-fun-starts-early-in-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takingthekids.com\/the-fun-starts-early-in-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"The fun starts early in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A morning through lunch catamaran cruise highlights our first day on the island<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Eileen Ogintz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best birthday ever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s right up there,\u201d said Yasmin Naaman, celebrating her 31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;birthday on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolrunningsbarbados.com\/\">Cool Runnings Catamaran Cruise<\/a>&nbsp;in Barbados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The half-day cruise comes complete with two snorkeling stops, one to gawk at sea turtles, the other to see tropical fish on a shipwreck! It also comes with a traditional Barbados lunch (chicken, snapper, macaroni pie, rice and peas, potato salad) and all the rum punch and Banks beer you want to consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our captain, Hosea Harte, notes that the 36-passenger sailboat can easily accommodate those with disabilities. \u201cWe can get anyone in the water,\u201d he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;That includes me, still recovering from multiple knee surgeries. The crew gave me a needed extra arm getting into the water (heaven!) and on and off the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1868.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming off the Cool Runnings catamaran\" class=\"wp-image-22388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1868.jpg 768w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1868-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swimming off the Cool Runnings catamaran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA catamaran cruise is always the favorite of our trip,\u201d said Deb Holt, here with her husband Sonny from Vermont. The couple honeymooned here 37 years ago and have been back a half dozen times since.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that the couple have been getting around by public transportation and feel completely safe. Others opined how friendly locals seem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wish we could stay longer,\u201d said Olu Solanke, here with his sister, parents, and grandfather from Philadelphia to celebrate his grandfather\u2019s 80<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;birthday.&nbsp;&nbsp;He gave their Airbnb high marks (Providence Estate) where a private chef cooked up a birthday dinner for the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194815\/Bathsheeba.jpg\" alt=\"Bathsheeba beach on Barbados east side\" class=\"wp-image-22386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194815\/Bathsheeba.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194815\/Bathsheeba-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194815\/Bathsheeba-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bathsheeba beach on Barbados east side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have just arrived in Barbados and have met a happy mix of vacationers, many from Britain and Canada (this island was British until 1966 after all.)\u00a0\u00a0While Americans, like the Solankes, often come for a long weekend (a four hour flight from NYC), many of those from Britain arrive for two to three weeks at all-inclusive resorts like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/expedia.stay22.com\/takingthekids\/Mh_DSxkw2j\">Sea Breeze Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-web-stories-embed web-stories-embed aligncenter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 0.600000; --width: 360px; --height: 600px\">\n\t\t\t\t<amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.com\/web-stories\/barbados-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194801\/cropped-Bathsheeba.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"360\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"600\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Barbados 2024\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-amp-story-player-poster-img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd many don\u2019t leave at all,\u201d one smiling staffer told me.&nbsp;&nbsp;After all, there is a long white sandy beach, a pool, plenty of activities (yoga in the gazebo perhaps) spa, aqua aerobics, rum tasting (Barbados is where rum was invented), a kids\u2019 club, Bingo, kayaks, volleyball on the beach, water toys (take out a Hobie cat maybe or a boogie board) and plenty of good eats and a stocked mini bar with soft drinks, beer, mixers and even champagne.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194817\/IMG_1828-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Breeze Hotel Barbados\" class=\"wp-image-22385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194817\/IMG_1828-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194817\/IMG_1828-3-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sea Breeze Hotel Barbados<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are staying in a comfortable two-bedroom unit ideal for a young family (the second bedroom has twin beds). Our first dinner at Cerulean, the resort\u2019s fine dining restaurant couldn\u2019t have been better\u2014ceviche, blackened snapper, a rack of lamb and homemade mango sorbet and mango cheesecake for desert followed by a sipping rum (to make up for our long overnight travel), the manager said with a smile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d tell my friends to come,\u201d said Angela Rodionova,16, here with her parents and twin sister from Toronto.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cGoing to the beach is my favorite\u2026I know I want to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1850-2.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot cake served on Cool Runnings catamaran \" class=\"wp-image-22389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1850-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194813\/IMG_1850-2-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrot cake served on Cool Runnings catamaran <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This afternoon we have moved over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.o2beachclubbarbados.com\/\">O2Beach Club &amp; Spa<\/a>, owned by the same company and also on the south part of Barbados. This hotel\u201470 suites and 88 double rooms \u2013 is more designed for adults or those traveling with older kids (no kids club but there is a teen lounge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resort offers unique Bajan experiences\u2014if you can tear yourself away from the gorgeous beach or pool. (Love hearing the surf break from our balcony.)&nbsp;&nbsp;You could, for example, learn to play dominoes, Bajan style on Mondays, blow a conch shell on Tuesdays, make Bajan fishcakes on Thursdays or a classic Bajan cocktail on Fridays\u2026that\u2019s besides the typical activities \u2013 power walks, beach cricket and volleyball yoga, etc. and plenty of choices to eat and drink, including afternoon tea, the chance to sample craft beers while listening to steel drums. It\u2019s no wonder many guests never venture outside the resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194814\/IMG_1884.jpg\" alt=\"Outstanding dining at Local &amp; Co on Barbados\" class=\"wp-image-22387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194814\/IMG_1884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/takingthekids.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/26194814\/IMG_1884-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outstanding dining at Local &amp; Co on Barbados<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night we ventured to the West Side of the island, about 40 minutes from where we are staying, to a popular&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocalbarbados.com\/\">Local &amp; Co<\/a>&nbsp;where we dined on a terrace outdoors. This restaurant\u2014popular with locals as well as visitors\u2014showcases ingredients sourced from local and regional farms, producers, and wild foragers, the menu \u201cdetermined by what our farmers have available at the time and what our chefs have managed to gather and preserve in house,\u201d the menu says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we order soup, soup is donated to a family in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I opt for barracuda\u2014the catch of the day while my husband has shrimp curry.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yum! Desert was a sea salt caramel tart with homemade banana ice cream and a chocolate truffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When can I return? Maybe a long lunch?&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate a special occasion in Barbados with a catamaran cruise. 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