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SpiceMas Review; Fetes, Pricing and Costume and Fraud?!

Last year, I did Cropover and this year I decided to do Grenada. By August 2018 I knew that it would be my next Caribbean carnival because it is so different and also I liked the variety of mas/jouvert (you have jabjab- Monday morning, Monday night mas, "pretty mas" Monday and Tuesday aka costumes). Rather than do a Cropover-Spice Mas combination (which is highly popular), to save money and explore another Island I decided to do a multi-centre trip and book 5 nights in St Lucia and then 7 nights in Grenada. I flew from London-St Lucia, St Lucia-Grenada and Grenada-London via St Lucia all via British Airways. They offer many multi centre flights within the Caribbean, however you may also wish to book via Caribbean airlines e.g. LIAT (take your chances!) or SVG air. I booked the flights and air b n b s in both locations in November/December 2018. Again, the ideal time to book for a carnival abroad is 6-10 months in advance, personally I prefer 10 to secure accommodation and f
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Cropover 2018 Review; Fetes, Pricing and Costume

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As a recent Soca newbie, I decided on Cropover 2018 for three reasons: 1. It's one of the few Caribbean carnivals in the school holidays 2. Cropover 2017 looked amazing 3. I've heard great things I actually booked a package (aeroplane ticket and bed & breakfast in St Lawrence Gap- always check Trip Advisor reviews) via British Airways at the beginning of November 2017. This means I booked about 9 months in advance, I'd recommend booking no later then 9 months in advance of any long-distance carnival, you'll save more and also have more time to pay the amount off. After much research about Cropover I had the following key dates: 1st Monday in August: Kadooment Day- the day people wear the costume they have chosen, have a loong time to party with soundsystems down a route The Saturday morning before Kadooment day is Foreday Morning- the day people go to the capital of Bridgetown with a band and through the city centre about 2am-7am April-May- when the band c
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