Best Caribbean Island for Romance (2019)

Green Turtle Cay gets its name from the many sea turtles that inhabit its waters. Couples visiting this long and narrow island enjoy New England-style architecture, outstanding beaches and a charming village complete with picket fences, all accessible by golf cart or bicycle.
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Grenada, the 'Spice Island,' offers couples an authentic Caribbean feel with fabulous spicy food and a good nightlife to boot. The exterior of the island is ringed with 45 beaches and many more secluded coves, while the interior is dominated by aromatic spice plantations and hiking trails.
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Two nations, two names, two cultures, one island. On St. Martin/Sint Maarten, French and Dutch culture exist side-by-side on a compact 37-square-mile island, complemented by wonderful beaches and a lively nightlife. Each side offers a completely different, but equally romantic, vacation experience.
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Green-blanketed mountains, deep valleys, quaint fishing villages and hidden beaches lend St. Lucia some of the most drop-dead gorgeous scenery in the Caribbean. For couples, St. Lucia offers numerous intimate and luxurious resorts, fantastic nightlife with lots of live music and a lush interior teeming with unusual features.
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The island of Anguilla offers a smattering of high-end resorts, gorgeous powder-soft sandy beaches and unparalleled cuisine – everything from upscale restaurants to sunset beach barbecues. Far fewer cruise ships anchor at Anguilla than at nearby islands, which only adds to the sense of sexy seclusion.
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On Antigua, there's quite literally a beach for every day of the year, not to mention a variety of romantic accommodations ranging from sumptuous all-inclusive resorts to intimate inns. It's a perfect place to play Robinson Crusoe or sail off into the sunset.
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The “A” of the ABC Islands, Aruba has it all – stunning beaches, luxe resorts and near-perfect weather outside the hurricane belt (so honeymoons or other romantic getaways are less likely to be interrupted).
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Grand Turk, the governmental seat in the Turks and Caicos, is also one of the most romantic islands, lined with sleepy white sand beaches and dotted with bougainvillea-blanketed colonial inns. Couples into scuba diving will find some of the best sites in the Caribbean along the 7,000-foot coral wall just offshore.
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Couples looking for a natural escape should consider sleepy and pristine Cat island, a laidback Bahamian destination known for its rolling hills, winding trails and a eight-mile-long Pink Sand Beach.
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Situated just off the shores of Marsh Harbour, lovely little Elbow Cay is home to one of the most picturesque lighthouses in the Caribbean, as well as the charming village of Hope Town and plenty of opportunity for diving, swimming and snorkeling together.
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