Head to Curaçao Now - For New Year's!

Robert Doyle READ TIME: 4 MIN.

WILLEMSTAD, CURA�AO - A champagne toast... to Cura�ao! Ring in the New Year with perfect weather, exotic cuisine, culture and champagne galore in Cura�ao by taking advantage of a host of New Year's Eve deals on accommodations, meals, island parties and spa treatments! 3...2...1... BON A�A!!!

Before the clock strikes midnight, head to one of the Hyatt Regency Cura�ao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina's unique celebrations! Book the Arabian Night at MEDI for a night of champagne, a four-course dinner and live entertainment at the resort's oceanfront, Mediterranean restaurant on New Year's Eve starting from $135 per person. This and the three other celebration options are open to resort guests only and children under age 12 can participate for half the price. For more information on these packages and others, please visit www.curacao.hyatt.com or call 1-800-55-HYATT.

Guests will save big on luxury when they book a stay at the Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa & Casino for New Year's! The hotel is offering its Winter on Sale Deal, which entitles visitors to 35 percent off all nightly rates on Christmas and New Years and 40 percent off all other nights through Feb. 29, 2012. The hotel is also planning a special three-course New Year's Eve dinner menu at the Astrolab Observatory Restaurant, featuring beef tenderloin with shrimp, Jacob's molten chocolate cake, and more, starting from $65 per person! For more information or to book your stay, please visit www.kurahulanda.com or call 877-264-3106.

Relax yourself right into 2012 at the Renaissance Cura�ao Resort & Casino! The hotel is offering a Pure Magic Spa Package, available for stays of four nights or more, which allows guests to experience island-infused relaxation with a $100 spa credit for use at the hotel's Okeanos Spa. Enter the New Year calm and collected and benefit from the healing elements of Cura�ao. For more information or to book a Pure Magic package, please visit www.renaissancecuracao.com and use using promotional code "XMA" when booking.

Step back in time at Breezes Cura�ao Resort, Spa & Casino this New Year's for their Roaring 20s New Year's Eve! The event is free to all guests and includes live music from 7 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., a New Year's countdown and a fireworks display at midnight! For more information or to book your stay at Breezes Cura�ao, please visit www.breezes.com/resorts/curacao.

Ring in the New Year at the Hilton Curacao, with a full dinner buffet at Aqua Restaurant and live music provided by Son CC. Dinner is 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for $41 per person and the party continues at the BeachBar with live music from the Energi band! The cost includes a glass of champagne and a fireworks show at midnight. Please contact the Hilton at + 599 9 462 5000, extension 6063 to make your dinner reservations or visit www.hiltoncaribbean.com.

Already have New Year's Eve plans? Start the New Year with savings at the luxury beachfront Avila Hotel with their Dutch Treat Promotion, offering 13 percent off the published rack rates for stays between January 3 and March 31, 2012. Book a stay and enjoy the hotel's two private beaches and freshwater infinity pool, or a night of live jazz music at Blues Restaurant on Thursdays. The Dutch Treat offer is valid on all room categories except the Bolivar Suite. For details and restrictions, please visit www.avilahotel.com/dutch-treat or call 800-747-8162.

Start your 2012 countdown around the pool of the Floris Suite Hotel and enjoy a succulent New Year's Eve Buffet/Bubble-Q for only $54 per person! Enjoy a delicious selection of food, while tapping your toes to the live entertainment. The next day, stroll to the hotel's private beach, the Pirate Bay Beach Club and Restaurant, or over to colorful, downtown Willemstad, just a five minute ride away. For more information or to book your stay, please visit www.florissuitehotel.com/.

Despite the name, you'll want to remember the World Trade Center Cura�ao's At World's End Amnesia New Year's Eve event! The Clarion Hotel & Suites is offering a special "Amnesia" package for the party, starting from $426.67 for a single room for a three-night stay, which includes a ticket to the New Year's Eve Amnesia event. For more information on Amnesia, please visit www.amnesiacuracao.com. To book a stay with Clarion, please contact [email protected], call +599 9 433 6666 or visit www.clarionhotelcuracao.com.

Save room for the Plaza Hotel Cura�ao & Casino, which is offering a New Year's Eve Dinner Party in the Penthouse with all-inclusive beverages and live music! The party will be rocking 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. for only $86 per person. Nurse the post-party haze the next morning at the New Year's Lazy Late Breakfast in the Waterfort Restaurant from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for only $20 per person! For more information or to book a stay, please visit www.curacaoplazahotelcasino.com/.

Selected as a 'Top Destination 2012' by Frommer's, one of the 'Top 21 Places We're Going in 2011' by Fodor's, one of the 'Hottest Destinations for 2011' by AOL Travel and one of the 'Destinations to Watch in 2011' by SmarterTravel, Cura�ao is a unique Caribbean island paradise, boasting 35 uncrowded beaches, and an eclectic mix of history and culture.

Explore the vibrant, culturally diverse capital city of Willemstad - a UNESCO World Heritage site - with its distinctive architecture, museums, monuments and world-class shopping. Indulge in Cura�ao's vast selection of flavorful restaurants, with a mix of sophisticated international and tasty local cuisines.

Discover Cura�ao's abundant natural beauty, pristine dive sites and spectacular snorkeling at secluded beaches - including Cas Abao Beach, selected as one of the 'Top 10 Beach Destinations for 2011' by SmarterTravel. Cura�ao offers idyllic weather, situated outside of the Hurricane Belt. To learn more about the island of Cura�ao visit Curacao.com. To request a FREE Cura�ao information package click here or call toll free 1.800.328.7222.


by Robert Doyle

Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.

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