Go all in as Caribbean goes all out

Embrace the ‘no worries’ Caribbean lifestyle on these all-inclusive holidays where you can eat your fill, drink endless pina coladas and enjoy watersports – all included in the package. NICOLA ISEARD highlights a handful of the very best

This family-run hotel – which underwent a £10million refurbishment a couple of years ago – is spread across 20 acres and has two private beaches. Yet this is no resort for lounging – with unlimited watersports on offer, it’s all about activities.

Choose from paddleboarding (with tuition if desired), sea kayaking, windsurfing and daily guided scuba diving trips (Professional Association of Diving Instructors certification required). There is also a timetable of free classes, including water aerobics and sunrise yoga.

If you’ve got children in tow, there’s complimentary use of the kids’ club, plus there’s a leisure room designed for teenagers with TV and games consoles.

After a busy day you deserve a pina colada or afternoon tea on the stone Sugar Mill terrace overlooking the gardens – all on the house, of course.

Just a few minutes by taxi from Curtain Bluff, Nelson’s Dockyard is one of the island’s finest historic sites; developed as a base for the British Navy in 1725, its picturesque 18th and 19th-century buildings house shops,