CasaMagna Cancun Outdoor Restaurant
Somehow, Americans have twisted the idea of vacation and summer.
Sure, school is out and that frees up some time for parents to load up the kids and head to Disney World or Land or where ever it is parents take kids to have them eat sugar and run in circles until they fall panting on the ground.
But generations of loading up into minivans and station wagons and then driving for days “seeing the country” have ended. Now there are camps and clubs and little league games. That creates the possibility that the kids are gone and there are a couple of free days on the calendar.
So why not head south of the border? Seven resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico are offering a romance themed package that doesn’t include the your children. (Unless your kids enjoy being welcomed with a bottle of champagne and spa discounts.)
We’re pretty sure the Escape! Romance program means Escape to a new world! Find Romance while you’re there because the kids are at home making someone else’s life miserable, though what we keep reading is: Come to Mexico,
St. Kitts Marriott
you’ll be able to get away from that pesky romance.
In either case, the program, by either name, offers inexpensive rooms and, depending up where you stay, other items that could help put you in touch with those romantic feelings again — as free breakfast will help anyone get the fresh fruit juices flowing again. CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort has rooms in July starting at $149 per night and $212 a night at St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino in September. (This is the same resort our own intrepid reporter Gayle McCarthy spent a few days recent touring with nothing but high marks.)
Other properties participating in this CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa, Grand Cayman Marriott Beach
CasaMagna Cancun
Resort, Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino, and the JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa.
You’re also welcome to bring your kids — though honestly, if we’re there, we’d prefer you left them at home.
For information go to ParadiseByMarriott.com or, if you have one, contact your travel agent, or call toll-free 1-888-PARADISE. Request the code LVU when making reservations.
