The Caribbean is perfect for both experienced divers and beginners, says KIERAN MEEKE

Where will you be welcoming in 2012? ANNA SELBY highlights some cruises that promise a fantastic Hogmanay

Antigua is good looking and fun - no wonder it's won Gossip Girl star Blake Lively's heart

We spent a week on the gorgeous Caribbean Island of Grenada with two of soap’s hottest stars

PAUL FULLER gets a taste of the high life on a trip to the relaxed, exclusive British Virgin Islands

It's one Hell of a trip says JERRY LAWTON

JANE SHERWOOD makes a happy return to the Caribbean where on a welcoming British island she relaxes in an all-inclusive resort that's simply tailor-made for children

DANNY LEDGER visits the scent-sational island of Grenada for a week of fragrant fun in the Caribbean sun

It's not just Ireland that celebrates this week's St Patrick's Day, as PENNY MEYRICK discovers on a visit to Montserrat, a volcanic outpost with an A-list following and a vibrant Irish heritage

It's great lazing about on a pristine beach working on your tan, but these islands also have plenty to offer the adventurous, as SARA MACEFIELD finds