Itinerary: Caribbean Breezin’

Jam to the rhythms of the islands without worrying about unearthing your passport.

Friday Evening

For a quick Cuban fix that’s easy on the wallet, check out Versailles. Try the Cuban-style roast pork ($6.95) or the roasted half garlic chicken ($6.95) with brown rice and fried bananas. For dessert, the flan ($1.95) or a papaya milkshake ($2) are good bets, with a cup of Cuban coffee, of course. The cigar is optional. 1415 S. La Cienega Blvd. (at Pico), (310) 558-3168, and four other area locations.

The Wailers will fill the House of Blues with the sounds of old reggae favorites like “No Woman No Cry,” “One Love” and “Lively Up Yourself,” as well as some new songs. Grab a Red Stripe beer and get ready to “stir it up” Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 9 p.m., show time 10 p.m. For tickets, $22.50, call H.O.B.’s box office at (213) 848-5100 or Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232. 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.

Saturday

OK, so it may not be the most authentic Caribbean experience, but the kids will like it. It’s hard to tell what has changed since Disneyland’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” reopened in March after being politically corrected. The boats still crawl through a ghost ship, a treasure lair and scenes of audio-animatronic pirates sacking a town. But now, the lascivious buccaneer who used to chase a young woman chases a chicken instead. A portly pirate holds a turkey leg over his head as a trophy of pillage, rather than women’s undergarments. (Yet female captives are still bought and sold into marital servitude in a bride auction. Go figure.) Half the fun is trying to figure out what’s changed. Disneyland, Ball Road at Santa Ana Freeway, Anaheim, (213) 626-8605, Ext. 4565, or (714) 781-4565. Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Saturday, 8 a.m.-midnight. Adults, $36; senior citizens 60 and older, $32; children 3-11, $26.

The decor at Cha Cha Cha in Encino is a party in itself, with a pirate’s map of the Caribbean painted underfoot, colorful high-back chairs and tables, and Caribbean art on the walls. The food is equally festive. Start with one of the rum drinks served with fruit in a funky glass a la “Fantasy Island.” For an appetizer, try the banana boats (a slice of plantain wrapped around vegetables served with pineapple onion salsa, $4) or the mambo gumbo ($4.50). For a main course, the jerk chicken served with watercress salad and mashed yams is delicious ($12), as is the grilled Chilean sea bass Vera Cruz ($15.50). Cha Cha Cha, 17499 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 789-3600. Also, 650 N. Virgil Ave., Silver Lake, (213) 664-7723 and 762 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, (310) 436-3900.

Sunday Afternoon

Jamaica Coley serves a great brunch buffet and at $13.50 per person, it’s a real bargain. There’s soup (gumbo, chicken or vegetable), jerk chicken, curried goat, fried catfish, steamed vegetables, plantains, salad bar, fried festival bread and peach cobbler or bread pudding for dessert. Though they’re not on the buffet, be sure to order one of the Jamaican patties (kind of like empanadas, filled with beef, chicken, vegetable or shrimp, $1.50-$2.25). Brunch, Sundays noon-4 p.m. 5035 W. Slauson, Ladera Heights, (213) 291-7474.

Sunday Evening

On Sunday nights, the city’s a rockin’ with reggae music. Try Jamaica Gold at Martini Lounge for the Rastafarian cum starlet scene. 5657 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, (213) 467-4068. $5 cover. On the Westside, the weekly “Live Reggae Sunday at Kingston 12” is the place for island boys (and girls). 814 Broadway Ave., Santa Monica, (310) 451-4423. Call for cover.