Caribbean Cruises
Arguably one of the world’s most popular and iconic cruise destinations, the Caribbean is a holidaymaker’s paradise. This famous archipelago is made up of a number of secluded and picturesque tropical islands, each with its own beautiful and scenic landscape alongside a laid-back local culture, all complemented by a wonderfully warm climate.
The Caribbean’s many idyllic island destinations boast plenty of pristine golden sandy beaches, crystal clear ocean waters and friendly locals, so visitors will always feel welcome wherever in the region they travel. However, the islands are not limited to their natural beauty, as much of the Caribbean also has a rich local culture and an illustrious history, often on display in the form of landmarks and fascinating museums as well as charming dining venues and bustling marketplaces.
The best cruises to the Caribbean usually operate during the winter months, offering travellers the chance to escape from the cold weather and arrive in a warmer and all-together more exciting part of the world, where the sun is shining and relaxation is always on the agenda.
A Caribbean cruise offers the ultimate escape for sun-lovers and anyone looking for a truly relaxing holiday in a collection of the world's most picture-perfect destinations. There really is no better way to explore this idyllic archipelago than on a cruise getaway, so why not book your luxury Caribbean journey today and start looking forward to the holiday of a lifetime?
Havana

Havana
Manzanillo

Manzanillo

Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba

Labadee

Labadee

Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata

Amber Cove

Amber Cove

La Romana

La Romana

Catalina Island

Catalina Island

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Samaná

Samaná

Saona Island

Saona Island

Punta Cana

Punta Cana

Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
San Juan (Puerto Rico)

San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Esperanza, Vieques Island
Esperanza, Vieques Island
Culebrita Island

Culebrita Island

Ponce

Ponce

Boquerón

Boquerón

Vieques

Vieques

Culebra Island
Culebra Island
Caja de Muertos
Caja de Muertos
Ocho Rios

Ocho Rios
Falmouth

Falmouth

Montego Bay

Montego Bay
Port Royal
Port Royal
Port Antonio

Port Antonio

Kingston

Kingston

Port-of-Spain

Port-of-Spain

Scarborough

Scarborough

Man O War Bay, Tobago
Man O War Bay, Tobago
Charlotteville
Charlotteville
Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre
Îles des Saintes

Îles des Saintes

Terre-de-Haut

Terre-de-Haut

Basse-Terre

Basse-Terre

Deshaies

Deshaies

Saint-François
Saint-François
Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Martinique

Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France

Trois-Ilets

Trois-Ilets

Saint Pierre

Saint Pierre

Le Marin
Le Marin
Grande Anse, Les Anses-d'Arlet
Grande Anse, Les Anses-d'Arlet
Nassau

Nassau
Coco Cay

Coco Cay
Half Moon Cay

Half Moon Cay
Princess Cays

Princess Cays

Freeport, Grand Bahama

Freeport, Grand Bahama

Great Stirrup Cay

Great Stirrup Cay

Bimini Island

Bimini Island

Ocean Cay, MSC Marine Reserve

Ocean Cay, MSC Marine Reserve

Clarence Town, Long Island

Clarence Town, Long Island

Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island

Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island

Harbour Island

Harbour Island

West End

West End

Castries

Castries
Pigeon Island

Pigeon Island

Rodney Bay

Rodney Bay

Soufrière

Soufrière

Marigot Bay

Marigot Bay

Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort
Willemstad

Willemstad

Curaçao

Curaçao

Aruba

Aruba

Oranjestad

Oranjestad
Port Elizabeth, Bequia

Port Elizabeth, Bequia

Kingstown

Kingstown

Mayreau Island

Mayreau Island

Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent

Tobago Cays
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Tobago Cays
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Captain's Best, Grenadines
Captain's Best, Grenadines
Admiralty Bay, Bequia
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Admiralty Bay, Bequia
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Admiralty Bay is a beautiful bay in the southwest of Bequia Island in the Grenadines.
There are several marinas in the area, including Bequia Marina, Dafodil Marine and Kingston Dock.
It lies 75 miles northeast from St Georges in Grenada and 14 miles southeast of Kingston. It lies off the town of Port Elizabeth, sitting in the shadow of the 760-foot-high Mount Pleasant.
The area is very popular with yachting enthisiast, due to its unspoilt nature. The earliest inhabitants of the island were Amerindians, first the Arawaks, then the Caribs.
Union Island

Union Island

Mount Wynne
Mount Wynne
Canouan Island

Canouan Island

Saint George's

Saint George's

Hillsborough, Carriacou Island

Hillsborough, Carriacou Island

Carriacou Island

Carriacou Island

Prickly Bay
Prickly Bay
Saint John's

Saint John's

Antigua

Antigua

Falmouth

Falmouth

Barbuda

Barbuda

English Harbour

English Harbour

Prickly Pear Island
Prickly Pear Island
Codrington
Codrington
Roseau

Roseau
Dominica

Dominica

Cabrits National Park
Cabrits National Park
Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman

Georgetown, Grand Cayman

Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Brac
Cayman Brac
Basseterre, Saint Kitts

Basseterre, Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts

South Friars Bay

South Friars Bay

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda

Charlestown
Charlestown
Chrishi Beach Club, Nevis
Chrishi Beach Club, Nevis
Nevis

Nevis

Frigate Bay

Frigate Bay

Marigot

Marigot

Grand Turk Island

Grand Turk Island
Providenciales

Providenciales

Salt Cay

Salt Cay

Road Town, Tortola
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Road Town, Tortola
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Tortola
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Tortola
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Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke

Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke

White Bay, Jost Van Dyke

White Bay, Jost Van Dyke

Virgin Gorda

Virgin Gorda

Norman Island

Norman Island

Sopers Hole, Tortola
Sopers Hole, Tortola
Frenchman's Cay
Frenchman's Cay
Beef Island, Tortola
Beef Island, Tortola
Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda

Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda

Cane Garden Bay, Tortola

Cane Garden Bay, Tortola

Peter Island

Peter Island

Sandy Ground

Sandy Ground

Road Bay

Road Bay

Anguilla

Anguilla

Gustavia
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Gustavia
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Saint-Barthélemy
Saint-Barthélemy
Little Bay

Little Bay

Montserrat
Montserrat
Plymouth
Plymouth
Kralendijk

Kralendijk
Bonaire
Bonaire
Saba
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius
Bridgetown

Bridgetown
Charlotte Amalie

Charlotte Amalie
Saint Thomas

Saint Thomas

If you fly to the 32-square-mile (83-square-km) island of St. Thomas, you land at its western end; if you arrive by cruise ship, you come into one of the world's most beautiful harbors. Either way, one of your first sights is the town of Charlotte Amalie. From the harbor you see an idyllic-looking village that spreads into the lower hills. If you were expecting a quiet hamlet with its inhabitants hanging out under palm trees, you've missed that era by about 300 years. Although other islands in the USVI developed plantation economies, St. Thomas cultivated its harbor, and it became a thriving seaport soon after it was settled by the Danish in the 1600s. The success of the naturally perfect harbor was enhanced by the fact that the Danes—who ruled St. Thomas with only a couple of short interruptions from 1666 to 1917—avoided involvement in some 100 years' worth of European wars. Denmark was the only European country with colonies in the Caribbean to stay neutral during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. Thus, products of the Dutch, English, and French islands—sugar, cotton, and indigo—were traded through Charlotte Amalie, along with the regular shipments of slaves. When the Spanish wars ended, trade fell off, but by the end of the 1700s Europe was at war again, Denmark again remained neutral, and St. Thomas continued to prosper. Even into the 1800s, while the economies of St. Croix and St. John foundered with the market for sugarcane, St. Thomas's economy remained vigorous. This prosperity led to the development of shipyards, a well-organized banking system, and a large merchant class. In 1845 Charlotte Amalie had 101 large importing houses owned by the English, French, Germans, Haitians, Spaniards, Americans, Sephardim, and Danes. Charlotte Amalie is still one of the world's most active cruise-ship ports. On almost any day at least one and sometimes as many as eight cruise ships are tied to the docks or anchored outside the harbor. Gently rocking in the shadows of these giant floating hotels are just about every other kind of vessel imaginable: sleek sailing catamarans that will take you on a sunset cruise complete with rum punch and a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack, private megayachts for billionaires, and barnacle-bottom sloops—with laundry draped over the lifelines—that are home to world-cruising gypsies. Huge container ships pull up in Sub Base, west of the harbor, bringing in everything from breakfast cereals to tires. Anchored right along the waterfront are down-island barges that ply the waters between the Greater Antilles and the Leeward Islands, transporting goods such as refrigerators, VCRs, and disposable diapers. The waterfront road through Charlotte Amalie was once part of the harbor. Before it was filled in to build the highway, the beach came right up to the back door of the warehouses that now line the thoroughfare. Two hundred years ago those warehouses were filled with indigo, tobacco, and cotton. To explore outside Charlotte Amalie, rent a car or hire a taxi. Your rental car should come with a good map; if not, pick up the pocket-size "St. Thomas–St. John Road Map" at a tourist information center. Roads are marked with route numbers, but they're confusing and seem to switch numbers suddenly. Roads are also identified by signs bearing the St. Thomas–St. John Hotel and Tourism Association's mascot, Tommy the Starfish. More than 100 of these color-coded signs line the island's main routes. Orange signs trace the route from the airport to Red Hook, green signs identify the road from town to Magens Bay, Tommy's face on a yellow background points from Mafolie to Crown Bay through the north side, red signs lead from Smith Bay to Four Corners via Skyline Drive, and blue signs mark the route from the cruise-ship dock at Havensight to Red Hook. These color-coded routes are not marked on most visitor maps, however. Allow yourself a day to explore, especially if you want to stop to take pictures or to enjoy a light bite or refreshing swim. Most gas stations are on the island's more populated eastern end, so fill up before heading to the north side. And remember to drive on the left!