La Caravelle Guadeloupe - French Caribbean

It had been decades since my last visit, which was one night, post-cruise, on the Club Med 1. Caravelle is a vintage Club Med Village from the early 70s but the company has done a good job with updates, especially with regards to the serene Zen Oasis. We were a family of 6 adults, in 3 Deluxe Rooms with Sea Views. If you can splurge, you will not be disappointed with these well-appointed rooms, patios/balconies, infinity-edge pool, etc. We did miss having a bar & Concierge at Zen Oasis, as we had experienced previously at Zen Oasis in Punta Cana & AguaMarina Cancun. Happy to report Caravelle is currently in the process of adding a bar to their Zen Oasis … we just may “need” to go back some day!

We enjoyed the European influences, warm, Creole ambience & food. Special recognition for the following GOs -
• Robin & his Circus Team; Toan, Michela, Max, Enzo
• Kevin @ Tennis
• Clément and Pépite (sp?) @ Sailing
• Marguerite @ Pre-Arrival
• Gaeton @ Event Mgr
• Klaudia & team, especially Barmen @ Allamanda
• Hibiscus team & cuisine!!
• Angelique @ Excursions helped us plan a private boat for a fun day on the water (additional expense). Charly & Fabienne were gracious hosts on the boat. Even our driver, Alain, who transported us was a sweetheart.

Thank you, Vincenzo & Team, for a lovely week.

This was our 4th time at this Club. It's a nice location, 40min. from the airport. Very European atmosphere, mostly French. But English is spoken widely. The weather was great. LOVED the food and gained a couple of pounds. Very pleasant . The entry into the ocean has lots of little rocks that hurt the feet. Everything is in Euros. Stuff is friendly. Shows are OK. Circus team was great. Relaxing vacation. The chef du village was very present and hands on and listened to suggestions.

Great food, sports, yoga & guests made our week in the sun very healthy. Mostly European and Quebecois guests. Lots of activities like tennis, sailing, trapeze. Did i mention the food? Special thanks to Clara for making our stay particularly enjoyable!

Nice stay at La Caravelle, our holiday started before the French school holidays meaning we had a few days to enjoy the beach and the sport facilities in « low season mode ». Special gratitude to Captain Fif and his fantastic pilates&stretching sessions facing the sea at sunset.
Our rooms were in Marie-Galante, functional but a bit tired, that s why I put 4 stars and not 5, given the price we paid I would have expected nicer accommodation.
The food was excellent, the buffets varied, special mention for the Allamanda and the amazing team (Justine prepares the best planteurs….). The waitresses in the main restaurant were adorable.

Best part of our stay was the day trip to Basse-Terre with Tarzan (La Roma boat), it was an incredible day, our family Christmas present, and we swam with turtles, babysharks, rays, etc.

The club amenities are fantastic, we went at the beginning of the season and were lucky to be in a relatively uncrowded club. The period was the Q4 2024 electricity blackout outside the club and the management of it was perfect ! we almost did not noticed ! Grand Bravo au chef du village pour la gestion de crise. The sailing team is perfect ! they care about the client and are really super : great explanations, and very good security and availability management (so different than the Punta Cana one !! where we almost decided never ever returning to a club med). Excursions are great (as usual in the Club Meds); the boutique selection a disaster (bad taste and quality); the food is good and the team is very nice in general and amazing on the a la carte (free) restaurant.