Many people now enjoy booking a Southern Caribbean cruise to explore Caribbean islands further south of the ones most frequently visited.
Thankfully, many of the top cruise lines offer cruises to islands in the southern-most areas of the Caribbean and also in the southeastern region.
If you are interested in sailing to places like Aruba or Barbados, you will be thrilled to learn that some of your favorite cruise lines visit these islands.
Caribbean cruise lines offering Southern Caribbean cruises include: Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America, MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International.
Most cruises to ports of call in the southeastern and southern Caribbean sail from Puerto Rico.
Along with cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico, there are other sailings from islands such as Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Martinique,
However, if you do not want to leave the U.S. to catch a ship, you will be excited to know that if you live in the northeast or even in the southwest, you will find cruise itineraries heading to the Southern Caribbean.
Ports such as Cape Liberty, New Jersey and Galveston, Texas offer cruises to southern Caribbean islands.
In addition, you will find several cruises originating from ports in Florida: Port Canaveral, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Tampa.
Below is a general idea of some cruise itineraries to the Southern Caribbean.
You will notice that in addition to Aruba, Curacao and Barbados, the itineraries include ports of call in the southeastern Caribbean.
Note: Itineraries are subject to change at anytime by the respective cruise line.
Cruise Lines |
Homeports |
Itineraries |
Carnival |
1. San Juan 2. Port Canaveral 3. Ft. Laudedale 4. Galveston |
1. Year-round sailings to St. Thomas, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, St. Maarten and Barbados 2. Several sailings to Aruba, Curacao, and Turks & Caicos Islands 3. Sailings to Turks & Caicos, Dominican Republic, Aruba and Curacao 4. Limited sailings to Aruba, Grenada, St. Maarten and San Juan |
Celebrity |
1. San Juan 2. Ft. Lauderdale 3. Miami |
1. Several sailings to St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada and St. Thomas 2. Limited sailings to Barbados, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Dominica, Antigua and St. Lucia 3. Limited sailings to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Barbados |
Holland America |
Ft. Lauderdale |
Limited sailings to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos |
MSC Cruises |
1. Dominican Republic 2. Guadeloupe 3. Martinique |
Sailings to St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Antigua and Tortola, BVI |
Princess Cruises |
Ft. Lauderdale |
Limited sailings to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Grenada, Dominica and St. Thomas |
Royal Caribbean |
1. San Juan 2. Cape Liberty 3. Port Canaveral |
1. Year-round cruises to St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Antigua and Barbados 2. Limited sailings to San Juan, St. Kitts, Martinique, Barbados and St. Maarten 3. Limited cruises to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and Haiti |
Booking a cruise to the Southern Caribbean is quite easy.
You have several options from which to choose:
1. Call your Travel Professional to book your cruise.
2. Use the Search Box below to find and book your cruise.
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4. Call the respective cruise line to book.
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Seven Miles Beach
Rope Course on
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Castaway Cay
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Feeding Birds in DR
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Main Course
From Buffet
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Main Dining Room
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