If you’re stuck at home far from your favorite Caribbean beach, fire up one of these great live webcams on your screen of choice, and let your mind wander to where it’s warm until the day comes when you can visit in person.
Bucuti and Tara Resort, Aruba This twin resort also offers two-for-one on webcams — there’s a beach-facing cam on each of the hotels. Of the two, the Tara cam has the better view of Eagle Beach, but you can enjoy Aruba’s ever-swaying palm trees moving to the trade winds from both perspectives.
The Fred Hotel, Frederiksted, St Croix, USVI The Fred is a beautiful boutique hotel in St Croix’s up-and-coming second city, Frederiksted, and while you won’t see much of the hotel in this webcam, it’s an excellent view of the gentle waters lapping at the beach. Like the resort itself, this view is all about the zen.
Soggy Dollar Bar, Jost Van Dyke, BVI The Soggy Dollar webcam is perfectly positioned between two palm trees with a view out to White Bay. Normally, the beach is filled with boats and visitors hoisting Painkillers from one of the world’s most famous beach bars — turn it on early in the morning (or in the middle of a pandemic) for a more tranquil view.
Pusser’s at Myett’s, Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, BVI Stir yourself up a Pusser’s Painkiller and relax in front of one of Pusser’s three webcams — in Cane Garden Bay, Road Town, and Soper’s Hole. The Cane Garden Bay cam has the best view and switches aspect from looking straight out to sea to a long shot of what just might be Tortola’s best beach.
Scrub Island Resort, BVI The British Virgin Islands has a particularly rich collection of webcams, and anyone who has ever visited the Scrub Island resort will instantly recognize this view of the marina and looking southeast toward Marina Cay, Beef Island, and Virgin Gorda.
Harbour Village, Bonaire Tired of looking at beaches? The Harbour Village Beach Resort’s unique Reef Cam scans Bonaire’s most prized asset, it’s fringing reefs alive with tropical fish and brightly colored corals. Switch this one on and it’s like having a virtual aquarium in your living room.
Xcaret Park and Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico Resort-view cams aren’t always the best, but I like these two from Xcaret because they not only show the beach and pools but also glimpses of the famous Xcaret lagoon. We can’t wait to explore this unique place again.
Sunset Beach Bar, St Maarten One of the “bucket list” experiences in the Caribbean is hanging out on Sunset Beach in St. Maarten while huge passenger jets pass just overhead on final approach to St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport. This webcam captures the action when you can’t be there yourself — just wait a few minutes for a plane to flash across the screen!
Flamands Beach, St. Barth This high-altitude cam is perfectly positioned to capture the entire white-sand arc of Flamands Beach on St. Barth, backed by the red-roofed homes of the beach town and including an expanse of green-blue Caribbean water and Ile Chevreau, Ile Fregate, and Ile Toc Vers.
Barnes Bay, Anguilla The Four Seasons resort on Anguilla (formerly the Viceroy) provides this serene live view down the length of the Barnes Bay beach.
Paradise Island Cam, Nassau, Bahamas This 360-degree cam is offers a sweeping view of Paradise Island from New Providence Island, including the Atlantis resort and Marina Village, the cruise port, lighthouse, downtown Nassau, and more.