The best pools in the Caribbean, 2019 edition

The teak loungers and cabanas along the pool’s rim keep the winter-weary happy while margaritas, mojitos and piquant pizza at the adjacent Mosaic restaurant are vacation perfection.

A five-star on Anguilla's Shoal Bay East Beach, Zemi Beach House Hotel & Spa sports a quartet of plush pools.

Zemi Beach House Hotel's oceanfront infinity pool has a unique underwater window.

You’ll also find an adults-only pool, 60-foot lap pool, spa pool with gentle jets that are set to body temperature, and plunge pools in the beachfront suites and penthouses.

Overlooking a steady parade of clunky oil barges making their way to Venezuela, the rooftop pool at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad seems a world away from the busy capital city (actually just a short walk from the high-rise hotel).

The best part of the tri-level pool complex at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino is floating over to the terracotta-tiled Balashi Bar and snagging one of the stools in the water.

On the Palm Beach strip, crowd-pleasers include the two-story water slide and decks and cabanas made for soaking up the sunshine.

Close to the Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Maarten, a trio of pools at Sonesta Ocean Point Resort were conceived by master aquatic designer Joan Roca.

The Point Pool at Sonesta Ocean Point Resort overlooks Maho Beach.

The swim-out suites at Sonesta Ocean Point Resort.

The Edge pool at Sonesta Ocean Point Resort is especially dramatic at night.

The Casita pool at St. Maarten's Divi Little Bay Beach Resort is framed by a deck big enough to accommodate 120 chaise lounges.

Pool accessories include palapas, a hot tub, fire pit and swim-up bar.

With views all the way to Anguilla on a clear day, the pool at the Grand Case Beach Club on St. Martin is perched high atop the beach and the sea.

As welcoming as a warm bath, the 50-foot pool at the Grand Case Beach Club is curvy and has lights circling the clear glass railing.

Newbie swimmers will like the gradual sloped entry into the water.

Close to the foodie town of Grand Case, the boutique hotel is perennially popular with afternoon siesta-takers and evening sunset-spotters who covet a seat on the pool deck.

South Beach meets an "irie" vibe at the splashy S Hotel Jamaica in Montego Bay, where the rooftop pool impresses with views of Doctor's Cave Beach.

The S Hotel Jamaica's beachfront main pool with swim-out cabanas is pretty in blues and reds.

The smaller rooftop pool on the S Hotel Jamaica's Sky Deck is outfitted with comfy sun loungers.

For adults only, Serenity at Coconut Bay is one pool-happy resort on the south coast.

The first one you’ll see is the stunning 3,000-square-footer with a lap pool at its center and a whirlpool at its south end.

Illuminated at night with fountains sparkling in a rainbow of colors, the pool is a tropical backdrop for s'mores at the fire pits and dinner at the Greathouse restaurant.

Serenity at Coconut Bay features plunge pools in each of its 36 suites.

There's a trifecta of pool pleasure at Oil Nut Bay on the eastern tip of Virgin Gorda, third-largest of the British Virgins after Tortola and Anegada.

The pools at Oil Nut Bay's Beach Club are made with recycled glass and divided for different generations of swimmers: one for children, one for teenagers and one with a swim-up bar for those old enough to order a cocktail.

With views open to the bay, standout features include walk-ins to the beach and a deck with oversize loungers, as well as a waterfall and grotto with in-water bar seating.

The infinity-edge pool at Sheraton Puerto Rico is the hands-down coolest rooftop pool on the island.

The rooftop pool bar at Sheraton Puerto Rico is the best spot to watch cruise ships chug along the bay.

Five minutes from Old San Juan, the monster pool on the fourth floor of the hotel clocks in at an impressive 57,000 square feet.

The villas at Sandals Grande Antigua come with plunge pools, whirlpools and butlers who keep them neat.

The Jacuzzi at The Spa at the Curtain Bluff Resort in Antigua is big enough to be a pool.

The main pool at Curtain Bluff is ideal for an aquatic class at one end, lap swims in the middle and splashing around in the shallow end.