Crystal River – The Plantation Golf Resort & Spa invites couples for an aquatic getaway. Located along the Crystal River inlets, the Resort offers a unique opportunity to observe native Florida manatees in their natural habitat. The Winter Manatee Snorkel Package includes one night’s accommodations, breakfast, guided boat tour, wetsuit, mask, fins, snorkel, tax and gratuities. The package rate during midweek is $142 per person per night based upon double occupancy and $209 per person single occupancy; weekend rate is $147 per person per night based upon double occupancy and $220 per person single occupancy. (800) 632-6262. www.plantationinn.com.Orlando – Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress invites couples to reconnect with The Amour Package. This romance package includes: accommodations with rates starting at $369; breakfast for two at Cascade restaurant or from room service; late checkout of 2 p.m.; champagne with seasonal berries, chocolates and a rose. (407) 239-1234. http://grandcypress.hyatt.com.
Palm Beach – Chef Girard Coughlin of The Chesterfield Palm Beach’s Leopard Lounge and Restaurant has created a Valentine’s dinner to dine for. The first course includes crab bisque or chicken satay; the second course includes baby gem lettuce with feta, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olives and herb vinaigrette; third course includes beef tenderloin, lobster risotto or pan seared sea bass; dessert is a chocolate lovers trio – chocolate mousse, orange chocolate crème brule and chocolate ice cream (on one plate). This feast for two is $140. (800) 243-7871. www.chesterfieldpb.com.
Pensacola Bay – The Pensacola Bay Area offers a multitude of activities, giving couples the chance to bond and just have fun. Couples can explore the pristine coast on a sea kayak or bike. Several bike trails wind around sand dunes along the Gulf of Mexico, and Tiki Island on Pensacola Beach rents bicycles for two. Known as the “Canoe Capital of Florida,” Coldwater Creek and Blackwater River in nearby Milton offer wonderful canoe and kayak excursions to secluded picnic spots. Lanier Sailing charters boats either for the afternoon or an entire week. www.visitpensacola.com.Lovers Key (near Fort Myers) – Adventure adds to romance, so grab a picnic lunch and head for Lovers Key State Park. Rent a kayak and paddle into Estero Bay’s dolphin territory. Or, watch the sunset from the shaded gazebo. www.floridastateparks.org.
Miami – Captain Masoud and RA Charters welcome couples to try their hand at the wheel or simply enjoy the romantic opportunity of holding hands on the bow of a sailing vessel gently cruising on the calm waters of Biscayne Bay while watching the sun set or the moon rise above the city lights of Miami. (305) 666-7979. www.racharters.com.
