Cancun Trip Idea: Cancun Underwater Museum

Having submerged his creations beneath the waters of another Caribbean locale—namely Grenada—underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has trained his artistic sights on the waters off Cancun. Part of an effort to create an artificial reef to draw throngs of tourists away from the region’s other more fragile reefs, Cancun’s new Underwater Museum and Marine National Park will eventually house over 400 sculptures scattered over the ocean floor in the waters facing Cancun and Isla Mujeres. Currently in its second phase of installation, Jaime Gonzalez, the national park’s director, estimates that there will be nearly 250 sculptures on display by April 2010.

Photo credit: Sculpture in Cancun Underwater Museum (Jason de Caires Taylor)

Value-Packed Spring Break Escapes

From all-inclusive packages to amenity-packed resorts, it is possible to take a sunny beach vacation without blowing your budget at these four spring-break hot spots.

Nassau
Specials and packages at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort make this luxury Caribbean escape affordable. Enjoy the three freshwater pools with swim-up bar, kids' club for the little ones, windsurfing, golf lessons, kayaks, and more. (Also take advantage of resort's "Warm Coats Warm Hearts" offer, good till mid-March, to earn free night's stay on your next visit.)

Cancun
Luxurious suites with separate living areas, nightly entertainment, water activities, wine tasting, cooking classes, and much more are part of the experience when you book an all-inclusive package at Paradisus Riveria Cancun Resort.

Top 5 Tropical All-Inclusive Resorts

At these balmy all-inclusive getaways, you won’t have to keep reaching for your wallet. Just be sure to check each resort’s policies carefully to make sure you know what’s included in your base price.

Coconut Bay Resort, Saint Lucia
This super family-friendly resort offers a wing intended just for guests with kids, featuring colorful rooms, Cocoland, St. Lucia’s largest water park, and a paintball facility as well as a supervised Kidz Klub.

Allegro Resort Playacar, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Watch the blue-green waves lapping against the white sand shores from a thatch-roofed villa in this charming Caribbean resort.