Caribbean Vacation
Looking for tropical beaches? Want to swim with the dolphins? Yearning for the most beautiful blue waters in the world? Then a Caribbean cruise is for you! In few other places can you find such exotic cruise destinations, one after the other. The Caribbean is the world's most popular cruise destination, filled with the most cruise lines and cruise ships each year. Besides the world-class beaches in the Caribbean there are also lush rainforests, scenic mountains, and a rich history. Whether it's Aruba, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, San Juan, Barbados, Jamaica, or any of the other amazing islands of the Caribbean, you're sure to have the vacation of a lifetime on a Caribbean cruise.
In the cruising world the Caribbean is divided into three regions: Eastern Caribbean, Southern Caribbean and Western Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean includes the Bahamas, as well as the islands of the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Turks & Caicos. In the Southern Caribbean you'll find Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, St. Barts and St. Kitts. The Western Caribbean includes Belize, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman, Honduras, Jamaica, Key West, Panama, and also includes some of the ports in eastern Mexico (like Cozumel and Playa del Carmen).
One of the best aspects of a Caribbean cruise is that many of them depart from the eastern and southern U.S. This makes it easy for those who live in those regions to take a Caribbean cruise that departs from a port near their home.
For example, there are Caribbean cruises that depart from New York City, Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Bayonne, Miami, New Orleans, and Galveston. Another great aspect of Caribbean cruises is that they can be found in a wide range of lengths. From short 4-night cruises to longer 14-night itineraries, there's something to fit just about anyone's vacation schedule.
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Highlighted Caribbean Cruise Attractions
The following are just a few of the many things to do while in the Caribbean:
Beautiful Caribbean Beaches
There are just too many breathtaking white-sand beaches in the Caribbean to name them all. Among the most popular Caribbean beaches are Magens Bay (in St. Thomas), Half Moon Bay (in Antigua), Trunk Bay (in St. John), Cane Garden Bay (in Tortola), Palm Beach (in Aruba), Shoal Bay (in Antguilla), the Gold Coast (of Barbados) and Seven Mile Beach (there's one in Grand Cayman and one in Negril, Jamaica - both are beautiful!). It would be a real shame for you to take a Caribbean cruise without visiting at least one of these amazing beaches.
Water Sports
The Caribbean is a mecca for water sports of all kinds. Among the many activities typically available are scuba diving, snorkeling, wave running, kayaking and parasailing. If you're looking for a great snorkeling spot check out the beaches of Antigua, Trunk Bay (in St. John), the beaches of St. Martin (the French side of St. Maarten), Bonaire National Marine Park, as well as Stingray City in Grand Cayman.
Duty-Free Shopping
One of the main things that cruise passengers enjoy doing while on a Caribbean cruise is taking advantage of the amazing prices that they can get on a wide range of items. For instance, on a Caribbean cruise you'll find fine jewelry, watches, perfume and even cigarettes at largely reduced (duty-free) prices.
