Your favorite Caribbean cruises...

[Tatka]

All our 20+ Caribbean cruises were nice, but in terms of itinerary Southern

 

San Juan - St Thomas - Tortola - Antigua - St Lucia - Barbados - Day at sea - San Juan takes the cake.

 

The best islands on this itin - St Lucia and Barbados.

 

Other favorite islands - St Maarten and Grand Cayman.

[awhfy]

Southern, Eastern & I'll find out about Western in 60 days. Barbados, Aruba, Curaçao & Antigua favorites

 

 

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[Cruising Lions]

Southern is the best route

 

 

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[davekathy]

That’s a tough choice. We like all three (Southern, Eastern and Western). Some ports on all three are good and some ports on all three are great. In our opinion. Another reason we book B2B Cruises so we can have at least two different itineraries.

[Tatka]

Another reason why Southern route is the best proximity of all islands. On seven day trip you have five quality islands.

[lakelorain]

Southern preferably leaving out of San Juan.

[SSVacation]

Southern......on the Adventure :cool:

[Tatka]

Southern......on the Adventure :cool:

 

 

Good itin, but I would've substituted St Croix with Tortola or some other island.

[printingchick]

Southern. Not even a close call.

 

I like a port intensive cruise offering wide variety among the ports of call. That's southern. I nearly didn't try a southern itinerary, thinking the flight to San Juan would be too far or too expensive. When I finally looked into it more seriously, I found the flight only about a half hour longer from the northeast than flying to Miami, Florida. The cost was $100-$150 more per person, but I found most of the cruises were less expensive than those out of Miami, so it kind of balanced out.

 

My second itinerary choice would be western."Eastern" is - IMO - really just a couple of the northern-most southern Caribbean ports (like St. Thomas and St. Maarten) with a throw-away port tossed in along the way (like Nassau). In terms of western itineraries, I prefer the ones that include Roatan and Belize along with Mexico. (They ALL include Mexico, right?) Roatan and Belize are very different from the touristy Mexican ports of call, which means more variety.

 

Favorite Southern Ports of Call: Dominica, St. Kitts, St. John (via ferry from St. Thomas). Visiting St. Lucia on my next cruise, which I expect to also really like. I tend to prefer the more mountainous ports and lean most heavily in favor of the least developed ports. (For example, not a huge fan of Barbados... it's so developed and modern.)

Edited October 2, 2014 by printingchick

[Cruising Lions]

No doubt the southern

 

 

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[yknot13]

10 day Southern on Legend of the Seas.

Close second was an 8 day Eastern on Liberty of the Seas

[ivanrocko]

Southern Ports: St Lucia, Aruba, Curazao, San Juan.

 

 

 

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[bup1224]

We have done Southern and Eastern - Southern is our favorite - St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Aruba and Curacao - Curacao is our favorite island hands down. We weren't crazy about the Eastern islands (St. Croix, Antigua, Barbados in particular).

[CRUISEBOY305]

Southern.

[ciera123]

Probably southern, but I love the eastern also. We did a B2B southern and absolutely loved Barbados. Probably wouldn't do western again unless it was so cheap I couldn't pass it up, then we'd just stay on the ship.....except for Grand Cayman.

[sealeggs]

As said above. Southern on Adventure out of San Juan. You start your Vacation in the Caribbean and you end it in the Caribbean. Now how great is that!!!

[slowpoke58]

Southern, we went through the Panama Canal into the lake then came back out on the Coral Princess. The way you go through the locks, it looks like the ship will not fit

[Gymrat64]

I would say Southern too. We love Curacao and have done a land vacation there. Our next cruise will be on the Independence going to San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Kitts and Labadee. We're very excited to check out these ports.

[nelblu]

Caribbean: Before they changed the Southern itinerary, we loved the Adventure of the Seas out of San Juan with stops in St. Thomas & Maarteen, Aruba & Curacao.

2nd best was the same itinerary on the Serenade.

Best ship: The Oasis & Allure.

 

Europe. The 12 niter on the Serenade/Brilliance out of Barcelona which covered the Mediterranean and a stop in Venice. The most fantastic entry/departure port.

[BillOh]

We do all 3, but because of St Marten I will pick eastern

 

Me too, but I've only done southern once when I was recovering from back surgery. I will do that again.

[cjdixon4]

Southern Caribbean is my favorite; seems so much prettier the closer to South America you get. There's something about the beautiful, pristine waters on the beaches of Aruba. Truth is, any Caribbean cruise works for me! :D

[mdwcruises]

Which islands are southern and which are eastern?

[audome78]

Southern .. then Eastern .. then Western

 

 

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^ this

[14Terry]

For me....Southern,Eastern then Western.

 

 

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[masonpips]

All!

 

Eastern is my favorite, especially the 8 night Indy version we took last year.

Southern was fantastic, but very port intensive and busy

Western is flat (lol) and my least favorite, but if the ship and timing is right, we still do it (like in just over 4 weeks!)