St. Croix's Buccaneer Resort Unveils 2011 Summer Family Vacation Package; Buccaneer is one of Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine's Top Three Family Resorts

CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly-renovated Buccaneer resort, one of Caribbean Travel & Life magazine's top three family resorts, unveils its new “2011 Summer Family Vacation Package” combining the features that vacationing families value most: connecting oceanfront rooms, complimentary kids cub, family activities, and a car for the entire stay to explore St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Also included in the package: a Caribbean sunset sail; introduction to SCUBA lesson; breakfast buffet each morning, welcome cocktail party at the Sugar Mill with steel drums and Mocko Jumbie stilt walkers (Tuesdays); snorkeling, kayaks, floating mats, and beach toys; use of the fitness room and jogging trail, and late check-out.

The 2011 Summer Family Vacation package is available from May 3 thru August 31, 2011. The rate for two adults and up to four children under 18 is $2,753 for four nights; $3,441 for five nights; $4,130 for six nights and $4,818 for seven nights.

Reservations for the package may be made at www.thebuccaneer.com or by calling 800-255-3881.

The package is designed so that families can relax and unwind together. If adults want alone time, kids can enjoy the complimentary, supervised Kid's Camp, offered daily, year-round for kids 4-12 years old, with swimming, snorkeling, nature explorations, arts and crafts, movies, and a kids' clubhouse.  

The inclusion of a car allows families to sightsee according to interest and preferred pace. Consult with The Buccaneer's concierges and they will design a customized, self-guided island orientation. Families can also follow the Heritage Trail, a 72-mile route that connects historic sites and eco attractions and follows a scenic coastline through cattle country and tropical forest.

The concierges will also arrange optional family activities. A Family Vacation Planner is available on www.thebuccaneer.com.

About The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer has a warm, personal ambiance, with a boutique-size 138 rooms and suites located throughout its 340-acre estate: in the signature pink Great House, on two of the resort's beaches, and on ridges overlooking the ocean and gently-rolling golf greens.  The resort features three restaurants including St. Croix's leading Terrace restaurant, known for innovative dining and views of Christiansted; three Caribbean beaches and two swimming pools; spa with a full range of body treatments; a sporty golf course for serious as well as casual golfers; an eight-court tennis center named one of the Caribbean's best by Tennis magazine, and a two-mile nature and fitness trail. A designer clothing boutique, general store and fitness room complete the self-contained destination resort.

The Buccaneer is recognized by the National Trust as a Historic Hotel of America. Its history dates to the 17th century when it was a Knights of Malta manor house and later the home of young Alexander Hamilton. Parts of the ancient buildings are still in use at the resort. The Buccaneer was established as one of the Caribbean's first hotels in 1947 by the Armstrong family, Cruzans since the 1600s. Over the past six decades, the hotel has grown from an 11-room inn into a 138-room destination resort, now owned and managed by the grandchildren of the original founders.  Under the leadership of their granddaughter, General Manager Elizabeth Armstrong, the resort pays homage to its history while keeping pace with the tastes and demands of its loyal clientele.

For more information visit www.thebuccaneer.com.

SOURCE The Buccaneer Hotel