Try out this recipe from Jolly Beach Resort in Antigua!

Winter is here (shiver) and so are high-season prices (shudder). But we've found some thoughtful people who are offering heartwarming holiday incentives - enhanced amenities and activities, spa specials, dive discounts and exclusive upgrades only for CT&L readers. So pack your new swimsuit... the forecast calls for fun in the sun.

Time is running out if you plan on traveling to the Caribbean next year but don't have a passport.

With all the sandy nooks available on Antigua, it's a great place to find a beach to call your own - at least for the day. Here are six sure-fire beaches that won't be overrun by cruise-shippers and t-shirt sellers, and detailed directions on how to find them.

All eyes are on the International Whaling Commission as it meets in St. Kitts and Nevis. Since the 1986 "moratorium" on whaling, IWC membership has swelled to 69 countries, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Belize, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts and Nevis.

The soft opening of Antigua's newest all-suite resort was held in December, 2005. With all the bells and whistles now in place, guests are welcomed with the Caribbean warmth and hospitality they will come to relish, as can only be experienced at an all-suite resort.

Caribbean tourism is hot-hot-hot. This means an unprecedented variety of choices for vacationers, so to help you choose your winter getaway, we've compiled the most noteworthy openings throughout the region.

During Sailing Week, one of the world's most popular regattas, Antigua's bars and restaurants are awash with the party-hearty yeomen of the international yachting set.

But with historic ambience, fine resorts and myriad beaches, there's much more to the island than sundowners and topsiders.

Your brief guide for where to stay and what to do on Antigua.

There's never been a better time to take a family vacation in the Caribbean. Activity-packed resorts and cruise ships know how to entertain kids of all ages, villas are outfitted with families in mind, sailboats are bristling with toys, and eco-adventures like scuba diving await. Here are 21 tips for trips that -- dare we say it? -- are fun for the entire family.

Rum Punch

Skimming across the shallow glassy sweep of seven-mile-long Cod-rington Lagoon, our flat-bottomed skiff barely creates a wake

Determined to overcome my fear and get my sea legs, I booked a beginner's course at Antigua's Sunsail Club Colonna.

Setting foot on Jumby Bay is like stepping through a portal into a parallel universe of pure self-indulgence, where I needn't lift a finger, yet have everything I could possibly want.

Jumby Bay is synonymous with luxury. Guests can enjoy sweeping views when they dine at The Verandah Terrace restaurant, and the resort's spacious villas are ideal for family retreats.

Although the tourist board's claim of 365 beaches ("one for every day of the year") may be unprovable, if not apocryphal, there should be a beach to suit almost every taste.

The stretch of sugar-white sand makes Galley Bay worth a long stay. Add a renovated 40-acre tropical estate that includes a bird sanctuary, 70 generous-sized guestrooms and two restaurants in a no-worries all-inclusive package and this resort becomes a perfect vacation.

What happens when a certified landlubber goes to sailing school in Antigua? A lot.

Quiet little Antigua is ground zero for cricket, the mystifying game that unifies the West Indies.

A somewhat concise version of how to play cricket.

Visit Nelson's Dockyard National Park and take in some of Antigua's history and beauty

For those that are willing to venture outside their hotel, Antigua has some fascinating sights to see.

English Harbour is one of more than a dozen picturesque moorings surrounding the British Leeward Island of Antigua