SAN ANDRES’S FAULT SUGAR RUSH GIDDY UP

This is pantomime season, so let’s play. Colombia is a Caribbean country. Oh no it isn’t. Oh yes it is. Proof exists in the 18-day Undiscovered Colombia tour offered by Journey Latin America.

Not only does it venture to seafront city Cartagena, but it also jumps to San Andrés, an islet in those sparkling waters. From £4,401pp, flights extra; journeylatinamerica.co.uk. You don’t have to spend your whole trip on a beach. If you go to Barbados, for example, you can go to the gee-gees (barbadosturfclub.org; from B$10/£4). A week in January at chic resort The House, with flights, starts at £2,699pp; turquoiseholidays.co.uk. Caribbean indolence is available in utterly glorious fashion on the west coast of St Lucia, where the twin Pitons rise majestically – but do so next to the resorts of Soufrière, so you don’t even have to move from your lounger to admire them. One week’s sojourn in January at the Sugar Beach retreat starts at £3,545pp, with flights; kuoni.co.uk. Dominica (discoverdominica. com) endured a miserable 2017 thanks to Hurricane Maria, but is inching back to life – and is open to tourists who know that the cost of their holiday will aid the recovery effort.

You can book a 10-day Nature Holiday that focuses on the island’s rainforested glory, from £1,995pp with flights; responsibletravel.com.