Any different islands I should check out?

1,2,3,5,6 and 7 from your list were devastated by the hurricanes. I’d be looking at the others you listed.

Isla Mujeres is an Island I visit at least once a year. It’s that good and it’s an incredibly good value. Providenciales is exactly what you want but it’s $$$ and don’t stay at or next to Beaches Resort which is teeming with families. Cancun would be the lowest on the list for me unless you want to spend nearly all of the trip on the hotel strip or at an all-inclusive. Harbor Island and Eleuthera are high on my list. I know they’re expensive but they look fantastic. Other than St. Vincent and the Grenadines they are the next islands I want to stay on and explore. I’d also like to spend more time on Anguilla but now isn’t the time.

St. Kitts and Nevis are fantastic. The only drawback is that St. Kitts doesn’t have the best beaches. Other than that it’s fantastic and nearby Nevis has some very good beaches plus it was the Caribbean getaway for the royal family for decades.

The ones I listed are the ones I’ve been too. FYI I really like Harbour Island. It’s small with only one beach (though fantastic). It’s got great food and cool Bahamas architecture. It was fun to just tool around in a golf cart. All low rise development, which I prefer. Pricy but great. I recommend it. Eleuthera is much more rustic, but we stayed at Ths Cove and really liked it.

I’m considering going back to Provo, but it’s a little more developed than I prefer.

I’ll do some research on St Vincent. Haven’t looked at that one much.

You could VRBO on Salt Cay on Provo. Roatan is worth looking at as well particularly if you dive or snorkel.

Any reason why you would avoid places damaged by Hurricanes?

Every island is different. Some are back up and running, some have some areas hospitable, some still devastated, but "open for business" Think of it as doing good. Plus can probably get some great rates on properties via villa rental or VRBO as many are laying fallow.

Exuma definitely sounds like my kind of Island based on that description. I’ll get researching. Thanks

The islands that were really hit bad need help, not tourists. I have a lot of friends in the USVI and the BVI and tourists are not what they want to see. Maybe in several months or later. For instance Caneel Bay and the Westin on St John are down until sometime in 2019.

Also, many rentals were gutted and are under repair. It isn’t the mainland. There’s a huge shortage of skilled labor to do repairs and rebuilds ina t8mely manner.

Agree - the pink sand beach on Harbour Island is just amazing. I have rented homes on Eleuthera and drove to Harbour (got on the ferry) which is more affordable than you think. Complete opposite of more traditional tourist places in that it is more laid back and relaxing.

The Atlantis is a cool vacation spot with lots to do.

I'd recommend checking out Young Island which is a private island off of St. Vincent. Great food cooked by an executive chef daily and very secluded with only a handful of people on the island at any one time. Actually the first time I ever went topless was here due to the small crowd of adults only and some very strong rum punch lol. Even your bungalow has an outdoor shower and completely open on 3 sides shielded only by forest canopy. However if you aren't into just chilling, sunning, romance, and maybe some snorkling you might get bored here after 3 or 4 days.

[img]Exuma definitely sounds like my kind of Island[/img]

I've been to both Exuma and Provo (Turks). I found that Exuma had better water based activities. Snorkeling may not be as accessible as the reef right off Grace Bay though. As long as you are ok with forgoing the nice restaurants that you would find on Turks then I would 100% recommend Exuma.

Yeah, the food on Exuma certainly appears to not be at the level of a T&C or Anguilla or Harbour Island, but that’s not a deal breaker for this trip. We’ll likely be back to Anguilla in 2019. I can live with casual dining, especially since we’ll almost certainly have a kitchen in wherever we rent (if we choose there)