Islands like Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao in the Leeward ... or one of the island's impressive scuba diving sites, like the SS Antilla, the largest shipwreck dive in the Caribbean.

The property's all-inclusive room rates also cover activities like kayaking, scuba diving lessons and tennis in addition to all meals and drinks. Barceló Aruba sits on Aruba's northwestern coast.

"Scuba diving is really therapeutic for me," Scott said. "When I'm underwater, I'm calm and collective." Scott, who learned to swim only after enlisting in the Marines, first experienced scuba ...