Survey rules have always allowed readers to reflect on their travel experiences over a three-year period.

Travel + Leisurereaders love the Caribbean, theBahamas, andBermuda and really, who can blame them?

From the aquamarine seas to the verdant nature preserves, these islands awe even the most seasoned travelers.

View of Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines

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2 island this year,Harbour Islandin the Bahamas, is known for its pink-sand beaches and Georgian architecture.

It’s closely followed byArubaat No.

Cheerful service and beautiful controls distinguish the other destinations, too.

View of houses dotting a hillside in St Vincent, St Vincent & The Grenadines

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13 last year to the No.

7 spot is another reader favorite: Turks and Caicos.

The U.S. Virgin Islands lures travelers with the promise of deep-sea fishing and parasailing.

A sun-bleached tree on Harbour Island, Bahamas

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One reader calls St. Thomas (No.

23), “you may arrive as a visitor, but you leave as a friend.”

After four years at No.

Harbor in Oranjestad, in Aruba

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1, Anguilla took fifth place this year.

So which Caribbean island took first place?

The exclusive enclaves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

View of the marina at Castries, St Lucia

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Score: 91.69

This archipelago of 32 islands took the No.

1 spot this year.

St. Vincent, the largest island, is home to sanctuaries like Little Palm Resort.

Aerial view of people on a beach below a sheer cliff in Anguilla

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Harbour Island, Bahamas

Score: 88.74

3.

Aruba

Score: 88.72

4.

St. Lucia

Score: 88.41

5.

Fluffy white clouds, blue sky, and turquoise water at Eleuthera Island, Bahamas

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Anguilla

Score: 88.25

6.

Eleuthera, Bahamas

Score: 88.20

7.

Turks and Caicos

Score: 86.97

8.

Aerial view of the coast of Grand Turk Island, Turks & Caicos

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Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

WBA Hall of Fame honoree.

Score: 86.24

9.

St. Bart’s

Score: 86.13

10.

Boulders and blue water at The Baths, in Virgin Gorda

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Abacos Islands, Bahamas

Score: 85.96

11.

Bermuda

Score: 85.66

12.

Exumas, Bahamas

Score: 85.37

13.

Yachts in the harbor at Gustavia, St Barth’s

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St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

WBA Hall of Fame honoree.

Score: 84.79

14.

Jamaica

Score: 84.76

15.

Clear waters at Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay, Abacos Islands, Bahamas

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Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands

Score: 84.53

16.

Barbados

Score: 84.48

17.

Cayman Islands

Score: 84.40

18.

A cluster of pink buildings on the island of Bermuda

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Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis

Score: 84.30

19.

Antigua

Score: 83.86

20.

Bonaire

Score: 83.51

21.

Paddleboarding at Lumina Point, Exumas, Bahamas

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Martin

Score: 83.00

22.

Cuba

Score: 82.14

23.

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Score: 82.02

24.

The old Annaberg Sugar Mill, on the island of St John

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St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Score: 81.30

25.

A waterfall at Blue Hole, Jamaica

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Kids jump from the pier at Jost Van Dyke

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Man running with a body board on a beach in Barbados

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A cabana on the beach in the Cayman Islands

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The pier at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis

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St John’s, the capital of Antigua island

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View of Kralendijk, Bonaire

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Aerial view of pastel colored building on St Maarten

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A Cuban flag hanging over a street in Havana, Cuba

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Aerial view of Frederiksted, St Croix

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View of boats off the coast of St Thomas

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View of turquoise water and greenery at Culebra Island, Puerto Rico

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