Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Fall 2013 - (Page 88)

FA M I LY T R AV E L SUNNY SIDE UP A PR ISTIN E B EACH, A CATA M A RA N A ND S OM E I G UA NA S C RE AT E A P ER F ECT H OLI DAY M O O D, W RIT E S CORY JACOB S PH OTOGRAPHS BY JASON SCHMIDT W MAGIC MOMENTS Clockwise from left: Jules aboard the Lady Lynsey; on the beach; reading on the terrace. 88 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M We arrive in St. Thomas with the ﬂustered excitement of every family recently departed the big city for a long Caribbean weekend. Hands grasping documents, bags and sunglasses, all eyes on the weather: the weather in the sky, which is a ﬂawless blue, and the family weather, which is less predictable. On the beautiful but windy road from airport to hotel, my carsick-prone 5-year-old, Jules, whispers to me, “I never want to come to St. Thomas again.” My husband and I exchange a practiced smile, as though to will away the gathering storm clouds. A short while later we arrive at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, where Jules is handed a bag of beach toys and my husband, Jason, and I rum punches. We’re given a quick overview of the 30-acre property, drop our bags in the room and head downstairs to the Club Lounge for a snack. Sitting on the terrace overlooking the Great Bay and after a grand total of 15 minutes at the resort, Jules declares, “I want to stay here.” I reply that we are indeed lucky enough to be staying for a long weekend. “No,” he responds, “I mean I want to move in … forever.” Even on our travel day, we manage to pack in what feels like a full itinerary. Jules puts his new construction tools to work, building rapidly collapsing castles from the ﬁne white sand, while we go swimming in the turquoise sea, and watch the Lady Lynsey — a beautiful 53-foot catamaran that is a trophy of the property — roll in to pick up guests heading to St. John for dinner. We take a sunset walk over to Coconut Cove, one of the three restaurants one can choose for dinner, which tonight has live music to accompany the Caribbean fare. As we sit down, the band is singing, “Don’t worry about a thing, ’cause every little thing gonna be all right,” the chorus to Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds.” Jason and I can’t help but burst into laughter. Yes, everything is all right. The sun goes down, the torches are lit, and Jules starts to dance as we sip our gin and tonics. http://WWW.RITZCARLTON.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Fall 2013

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Fall 2013
Contents
Contributors
Editor’s Letter
President’s Letter
Falling in Love With ... Barcelona
Design
Shopping
Beauty
Gifts
Jewelry
Watches
Behind the Scenes
Family
Local Knowledge
Outdoors
As It Was
Culinary
Let Us Stay With You
Heritage

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Fall 2013