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Featured Eastern Caribbean Cruise Destinations

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: The Bahamas

Of the Caribbean Island Destinations, The Bahama Islands are probably the best known islands among cruisers and would be cruisers. Its close proximity to the United States makes it a destination for cruise ships ranging from overnight cruises from M...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: St. Maarten

This island, divided between the Dutch and the French, is the world's smallest island divided by two countries. Interestingly, the English left their mark on the island, and English is the most common language. The official language for St. Martin i...

Eastern Caribbean Cruises

The Eastern Caribbean is both a geographical location and the home of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), an inter-governmental organization. Cruise Lines generally divide their Caribbean Cruises into three distinct groups: Eastern...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: St. Kitts and Nevis

Historically, St. Kitts is noted as being the first successful British colony in the West Indies, having been settled in 1624. [For perspective, this is the same year that many of the Dutch were settling New Amsterdam (New York) in the U.S. area]. Th...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Antigua and Barbuda

The tourism videos emphasize that Antigua and Barbuda are like twin gems in a turquoise sea. This is one cruise destination you don't want to miss, especially if you like the beaches. The seas around the islands are perfect for sailing and once a ye...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Turks And Caicos Islands

Grand Turk Island is world renowned as a diving and snorkeling jewel, with its incredible aqua-blue waters. It also features magnificent beaches, and a large variety of fishing and water sports activities. Just a few hundred yards from shore, the co...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: U.S. Virgin Islands

If you plan to take an Eastern Caribbean cruise on any of the Cruise Lines, you will probably be visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas seems to be a primary stop for all of these cruises. This island is noted for its duty free shopping and man...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Dominican Republic

Cruise ships coming into the Dominican Republic waters generally tie up off of La Romana on the Southern coast of the country. Passengers are taken ashore in tenders from the ship. Tours range from local visits to La Romana and the Altos de Chavon A...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Key West, Florida

Key West is affectionately known among its population as the "Conch Republic" and is the Southern Most Point in the United States of America. It is located only 90 miles from the coasts of Cuba. It has been made famous in many ways by Earnest Heming...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is frequently the first stop on the Eastern Caribbean cruises sailing out of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It is also the initial departure location for most of the Southern Caribbean cruises. If you are on an Eastern Caribbean Crui...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe, like Martinique, is an overseas region of France, and as such is part of the European Union. It's capital city is Basse-Terre. For those cruisers who want a little bit of Europe while in the Caribbean, Guadeloupe is a good place to start...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Martinique

If you've been saving your Euros since your last trip to Europe, this is the time to use them. Martinique is one of the 26 regions of France (although an overseas one) and as such is actually part of the European Union. Like the rest of France, its...

Featured Southern Caribbean Cruise Destinations

Southern Caribbean Cruises

Cruise Lines generally divide their Caribbean Cruises into three distinct groups: Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean, and Southern Caribbean. The exact destinations for each cruise depend on the cruise line and upon the number of days in the crui...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Antigua and Barbuda

The tourism videos emphasize that Antigua and Barbuda are like twin gems in a turquoise sea. This is one cruise destination you don't want to miss, especially if you like the beaches. The seas around the islands are perfect for sailing and once a ye...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Dominica

Dominica has been described as the "Hidden Caribbean Jewel". It is the greenest and most mountainous of the islands in the Eastern Caribbean. In 2006, it was home to some of the filming of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" numbers 2 and 3. It's Morne Tr...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Barbados

Barbados is one of tourism's favorite destinations in the English speaking islands of the Caribbean. This lens will give an overview of this destination, feature some of the shore excursions, offer a traveler's toolbox to help your pre-cruise planni...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: St. Kitts and Nevis

Historically, St. Kitts is noted as being the first successful British colony in the West Indies, having been settled in 1624. [For perspective, this is the same year that many of the Dutch were settling New Amsterdam (New York) in the U.S. area]. Th...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: U.S. Virgin Islands

If you plan to take an Eastern Caribbean cruise on any of the Cruise Lines, you will probably be visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas seems to be a primary stop for all of these cruises. This island is noted for its duty free shopping and man...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: St. Maarten

This island, divided between the Dutch and the French, is the world's smallest island divided by two countries. Interestingly, the English left their mark on the island, and English is the most common language. The official language for St. Martin i...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Saint Lucia

The entrance to the cruise ship docks in St. Lucia is one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean. To the left of the cruise ship as it enters the harbor, you see a jetty of land with the airport runway literally ending at a precipice adjoining the s...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is frequently the first stop on the Eastern Caribbean cruises sailing out of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It is also the initial departure location for most of the Southern Caribbean cruises. If you are on an Eastern Caribbean Crui...

Featured Western Caribbean Cruise Destinations

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Jamaica

Jamaica is one of the largest Caribbean Islands, lying South of Cuba and Southwest of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic). It was inhabited by the Arawak Indians at the time of Columbus' first visit. by Columbus. The Spanish controlled the isla...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Costa Maya, Mexico

Costa Maya, Mexico is included in the Caribbean Cruise Destinations series since it is one of the stops on some Western Caribbean Cruise itineraries. Costa Maya is a small tourist region in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located between Cancun a...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Belize

Belize, the former British Honduras, is the only country in Central America where the official language is English. The Mayan civilization flourished in this area until about 1200 AD and there are still many archeological sites that reflect their a...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Cayman Islands

TThe expression: "to hell and back", has a special meaning on Grand Cayman Island. Here, you can go to the small community called "Hell" and actually send a postcard back home postmarked from Hell. They say that a British Commissioner, arriving in th...

Caribbean Cruise Destinations: Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel, Mexico is included in the Caribbean Cruise Destinations series because it is one of the main stops on most Western Caribbean Cruise itineraries. And of the stops in Mexico, Cozumel is the most frequented. It is an island just off the coast...