balloon fights, costume dressing and chocolate parties, even a talent show for the parents. There is time for a treasure hunt and pool games at their own shallow private pool. On the beach there is sand castle building, beach races, catamaran tours and a mini-Olympic games. The little ones are also taught to merengue.

Come the evening, the a la carte restaurants are for quieter dining. Bambu is for Asian cuisine. Ibiza Restaurant is that place on the beach for hand holding or feet touching under the table and thanking God for the good things in life, to a backdrop of the soft swells and breezes of Playa Dorada Beach at night.

Viva also features a lovely jungle-like walk down to the beach, going past a lagoon that leads out to the ocean, lined with mangroves and tall trees.