By Marnie Hunter, CNN

Puerto Rico ranks first for affordability on TripAdvisor’s Caribbean TripIndex. The average cost for a trip for a group of four in March or April? $4,609.

1. Puerto Rico

(CNN) — Who’s ready for a Caribbean vacation?

Yes, that’s what we thought.

TripAdvisor has priced 20 beautiful, primarily Caribbean, island destinations with its TripIndex Caribbean, comparing the cost of a one-week trip for a group of four for the period from March 1 through April 30. Included in the price analysis is the average cost of round-trip airfare from the continental U.S., a seven-night hotel stay, six dinners and a half-day snorkeling excursion.

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Here are the top 10 value destinations, with the cost of a weeklong trip for four:

1. Puerto Rico – $4,609

2. Jamaica – $4,631

3. Trinidad and Tobago – $4,771

4. Dominican Republic – $5,315

5. St Maarten-St Martin – $5,566

6. Bahamas – $5,815

7. Curacao – $5,833

8. Bermuda – $6,064

9. Aruba – $6,260

10. Grenada – $6,622

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By comparison, the cost of a weeklong stay at the most expensive destination TripAdvisor looked at — St. Barthelemy — is nearly $12,500.

Here are priciest destinations, for travelers with deeper pockets:

1. St. Barthelemy – $12,486

2. Anguilla – $10,709

3. British Virgin Islands – $9,712

4. Turks and Caicos – $8,812

5. St. Kitts and Nevis – $8,668

6. Cayman Islands – $8,082

7. Antigua and Barbuda – $7,972

8. St. Lucia – $7,627

9. U.S. Virgin Islands – $6,782

10. Barbados $6,710

TripAdvisor used spots with the most visits from U.S. travelers on TripAdvisor between November and January to create its Caribbean TripIndex.

For more on this story go to:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/05/travel/affordable-caribbean-tripadvisor/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

EDITOR: the most glaring error in the “10 most affordable Caribbean hot spots” list is the omission of Cuba. Presumably this has been done for political reasons and Cuba being off limits to American tourists.