The Caribbean Sea has more than 7,000 islands. Why visit the same old and crowded places. Do you want to explore someplace new? Here are a few gems where you can stake out your own quiet piece of the Caribbean.

Secluded Romantic Getaways In the Caribbean

Isla de Providencia, Colombia 

Providencia, a short 25-minute flight from neighboring San Andrés Island, is a great place for a quiet romantic getaway. The residents of Providencia make much of their association with Sir Henry Morgan, the 17th-century swashbuckler who is now depicted on rum bottles worldwide. A 492-foot-long floating bridge separates Providencia from Santa Catalina, which is one of Morgan's hideouts. You can well stumbled some hidden treasures here. The view from the top of the mountain, El Pico reveals stunning pictures of pristine rain forests and of the area where Morgan supposedly hid his loot.

You can get cheap accommodation at Hotel El Pitrata Morgan. Situated near Aguadulce Bay, this hotel has 27 rooms with private balconies, many overlooking the pool. (Call 011-57/8-514-8232. Rates from $62).


Comarca Kuna Yala, Panama

This is a archipelago of more than 350 islands. One of Panama's largest indigenous groups, the Kuna people call Comarca Kuna Yala home.  The Kuna womenfolks make and sell molas - swatches of hand-embroidered cloth in vivid shades of purples, reds, and blues. Molas are typically made into garments. The men provide for their families by fishing for grouper and mackerel or being guides for visitors on boat trips to the archipelago's many uninhabited islands. Try staying at Cabanas Uaguinega on Achutupu Island, a 45 minutes flight from Panama City. The rate for a bamboo-walled, solar-powered cabin includes two tours or cultural outings daily and all meals. (Visit uaguinega.com, rate from $140 per person).

Terre-de-Haut, a 45-minute ferry ride from Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, is just like northwestern France. There are goats nibbling away at scrubby plants on the hillsides and its culture is steeped in the ways of early settlers from Brittany. In the villages, fishermen mend fishing nets on their front porches, while the womenfolks sell tourment d'amour (a fruit tart) from wicker baskets. You will love staying at the Auberge Les Petits Saints (Visit petitssaints.com. Rates from $131).

 
Carriacou, Grenada

Carriacou is a 13-square-mile island, a 22-minute flight from Grenada. There are no high-rise on Carriacou. There is an unwritten law forbids buildings taller than the average palm tree. Carriacou is known for the blend of cultural traditions passed down by both West African slaves and the early 19th-century Scottish settlers. Ritual "big drum" dances remain a part of daily life here. They are performed during funerals and festivals. The festivals include the Carriacou Regatta, in which sailors race in boats built according to old Irish and Scottish shipwrights' plans. Try staying at the Green Roof Inn. It is near Hillsborough, on the island's west coast. The rooms has wi-fi and great sea-view verandas (Visit greenroofinn.com. Rates from $70). 

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Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 

Honeymoon Beach serves as the unofficial community center for Water Island's 161 residents. Heidi's Honeymoon Grill which is a food truck that parks on the beach and serves patrons seated at picnic tables. It is as close to an actual restaurant as you will get on Water Island. That should describe the experience that you will get for a quiet romantic weekend getaway. This quaint 490-acre speck of land is a 10-minute ferry ride from St. Thomas. On Honeymoon Beach, there are the Monday night golf-cart drive-in movies, Wednesday night bingo, and candlelit gourmet dinners catered by Heidi's on Saturday evenings. Most visitors stay in one of the more than a dozen vacation homes (Visit vrbo.com, rate from $1,200 for a week). 

Anegada, British Virgin Islands 

Angegada is surrounded by the 32-mile lonbg Horseshoe Reef. Anegada is a low-lying coral atoll about 12-minute flight from Beef Island. This is a great place for a quiet romantic getaway. The reef provides for great snorkeling and protects some of the longest beaches in the British Virgin Islands. There are more than 200 shipwrecks caused by the reef, making it a diver paradise.

These are but a few of the ideas for a romantic getaway vacation.  The Caribbean is indeed a great destination for a romantic getaway.