Mid/Luxury Holiday Budget

[OvalLemon]

Hello all
Excluding flights, I am curious what your holiday budget would be for somewhere in the Carribean during mid season. I see various forums about Disney trips etc and people spending 10/15K upwards and it seems extortionate it to me to spend on a holiday anywhere… so I am wondering what you would budget for a luxury holiday to the Carribean.

"Luxury" In the Caribbean will be v expensive, £15/20k +. However mid range can be a lot more reasonable. I go to the Caribbean a lot and have just booked Florida and am horrified by the prices! It depends what you want but a 3/4 star can be got for say £5-7k for a family of 4. You could also look at Air BnB/Vrbo for self catering options. Depends on the island.

Sorry I was talking as a package deal not excluding flights. Decent self catering in Barbados would be say £350 a night but you can go as low as £110.

Thank you @TedWilson - that’s very informative! I spoke to a travel agent regarding what I thought was a fairly reasonable budget and they told me it was nowhere near!
I sacrificed holidays for many years to get to the position we are in now, but I am just not sure I feel comfortable parting with so much money! On the other hand, I would prefer to go less often and have a little more “luxury” !

Which island are you interested in?

Also BA and Virgin have both just gone into sale.

It depends on the island and the compromises you want to make. South coast Barbados is cheaper than west for example. You can pick up some good deals last minute if you are willing to chance it. We got a holiday at Windjammer St Lucia (which was fab) for 5k for the two of us which was actually valued at 12k.

Some islands more expensive than others.

Some of the AI resorts outside Punta Cana in the Dom. Rep. are pretty nice. They are the value proposition for a “nice” holiday from Canada, but I am not sure what the flights cost from the UK.
We love Barbados and stay near Bridgetown (so not the expensive west coast) and eat in local places but it isn’t cheap.

What do you call mid-season, which island do you want to go to and for how many people?
We have this season's Disney trip planned for around £10,000 but for 5 people and we're staying in DW.

Voyage Prive has some offers at the moment

Probably the Bahamas. We have done Barbados and Florida in recent years. Thanks for tips re sales I will look now!

did you find your deal directly with the hotel or through a travel agent?

Probably November time, after hurricane season but before it gets really expensive in December time. That seems very reasonable for Disney.

It was on hotels.com and we had airmiles to use so after a specific location and St Lucia was what we could get with the companion tickets

I wouldn’t spend over 5k for one week in the Caribbean including premium economy flights for two people.

Me and my husband did a luxury cruise on Regent Seven Seas to the Caribbean a few years ago and it cost us in the region of about 10k for 10 nights. Which is a lot, but it's one of the best experiences we've ever had.

SixStarCruises took complete care of us and helped us book the getaway of the lifetime, if you want to check out their Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers. You honestly won't regret it, it is a lot to spend, but it was just unbelievable!

We paid £5k each for 15 days to Antigua all inclusive but it involved cricket tickets plus transfers to and from the ground too , plus some other items.

I'd think you'd get somewhere luxurious on most island for 3k

That's including flights