Caribbean Cruise Port Guides
Cruise port guides for Caribbean islands — Cozumel, Jamaica, Aruba, St. Lucia, and more. Beach tips, local food, and independent excursion advice.
Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua boasts 365 beaches — one for every day of the year. From historic Nelson's Dockyard to powder-white Dickenson Bay, extraordinary variety in a compact Caribbean package.
Aruba
Aruba
Aruba is the sunniest island in the Caribbean with white-sand beaches, turquoise water, and year-round trade winds. Unlike most Caribbean ports, Aruba feels distinctly Dutch with a colourful, walkable downtown and a relaxed vibe.
Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is the most British of the Caribbean islands — cricket, afternoon tea traditions, and a parliament older than most countries. But it's also vibrantly Bajan: rum punch, flying fish, reggae rhythms, and the friendliest people you'll meet.
Belize City
Belize
Belize City is the gateway to the world's second-largest barrier reef, ancient Mayan ruins, and cave tubing through jungle caves. The city itself is rough, but the excursion options are among the best in the Caribbean.
Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda sits 1,000km off the US East Coast — pink sand beaches, pastel houses, British traditions, and the clearest water in the Atlantic. A classic cruise destination with unique character.
Bonaire
Bonaire (Netherlands)
Bonaire is the Caribbean's diving and snorkelling capital — pristine coral reefs starting right from shore, wild flamingos, and a wonderfully laid-back atmosphere.
Costa Maya
Mexico
Costa Maya is the gateway to spectacular Mayan ruins, the Great Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, and Bacalar Lagoon. The port has a pool and shops, but the real treasures lie outside.
Cozumel
Mexico
Cozumel is a laid-back Caribbean island off Mexico's Yucatán coast, famous for crystal-clear snorkelling waters, Mayan ruins, and excellent Mexican food. It's one of the busiest cruise ports in the world — but escape the terminal area and it feels like a different place entirely.
Curacao
Curacao (Netherlands)
Curacao is the most colourful island in the Caribbean — its UNESCO-listed capital Willemstad has Dutch colonial buildings painted in every colour imaginable. Add pristine beaches, Blue Curacao liqueur, and a vibrant food scene.
Dominica
Dominica
Dominica is the Nature Island — volcanic wilderness of rainforests, waterfalls, hot springs, and the world's second-largest boiling lake. The least developed major Caribbean island and by far the most beautiful for nature lovers.
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman is home to Seven Mile Beach — one of the Caribbean's most stunning stretches of sand — plus world-class snorkelling, stingray encounters, and a surprisingly sophisticated food scene. Ships tender into George Town, the compact capital.
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos
Grand Turk is a tiny, flat island with no high-rises, no traffic lights, and some of the clearest water in the Caribbean. The wall dive just 300m offshore drops 7,000 feet into deep blue.
Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is the Spice Island — lush volcanic gem growing nutmeg, cinnamon, cocoa, and vanilla. St George's is one of the prettiest harbour towns in the Caribbean, and Grand Anse Beach is among the finest in the world.
Jamaica (Falmouth)
Jamaica
Falmouth is Jamaica's historic Georgian port town near Dunn's River Falls and the luminous Glistening Waters lagoon. Jamaica's music, food, and energy are infectious.
Key West
USA
Key West is the southernmost point in the continental US — Hemingway history, six-toed cats, sunset celebrations, and the best key lime pie in existence. Walkable, bikeable, and effortlessly charming.
Labadee (Haiti)
Haiti
Labadee is Royal Caribbean's private beach resort on Haiti's northern coast — a gated peninsula of white sand, zip lines, and Caribbean water. Not the real Haiti, but a safe, all-inclusive beach day with thrilling activities.
Martinique
Martinique (France)
Martinique is France in the tropics — croissants for breakfast, rainforest waterfalls, black sand beaches, and the finest rum in the Caribbean, all while using euros.
Montego Bay (Jamaica)
Jamaica
Montego Bay is Jamaica's tourism capital — white sand beaches, world-class jerk food, reggae rhythms, and the warmest hospitality. Doctor's Cave Beach is walkable from the cruise terminal.
Nassau
Bahamas
Nassau is the colourful capital of the Bahamas — pink government buildings, turquoise water, and a blend of British colonial history and Caribbean warmth. The cruise port sits right downtown, making it one of the most accessible Caribbean ports.
Progreso (Mexico)
Mexico
Progreso is the gateway to Merida (Mexico's cultural capital of the south), Chichen Itza, and the Yucatan's cenotes. The town is modest, but excursion options are world-class.
Roatan
Honduras
Roatan sits atop the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef — the second-largest in the world. The snorkelling rivals anything in the Caribbean, and the laid-back island vibe is infectious.
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rico (USA)
San Juan is one of the oldest European cities in the Americas — Spanish colonial cobblestone streets, massive fortresses, and extraordinary food. No passport needed for US travellers.
St Kitts
St Kitts and Nevis
St Kitts has the dramatic Brimstone Hill Fortress (UNESCO), black and golden sand beaches, and a scenic railway circling the entire island past sugar cane fields and mountain views.
St Lucia
St Lucia
St Lucia has twin volcanic Pitons rising from the sea, sulphur springs, lush rainforest, and some of the most beautiful coastal scenery anywhere. An island that takes your breath away.
St Maarten
St Maarten / St Martin
The world's smallest island shared by two nations — Dutch south, French north. Pancakes for lunch, cross an invisible border, and eat baguettes for dinner. Maho Beach with jets landing overhead is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
St. Thomas
US Virgin Islands
St. Thomas is one of the most popular Caribbean cruise ports — a lush, mountainous island with duty-free shopping, spectacular beaches, and panoramic viewpoints. As a US territory, it's familiar and easy for American travellers, with no passport needed.
Tortola (BVI)
British Virgin Islands
Tortola is the largest BVI — mountainous with hidden bays, excellent sailing, and Cane Garden Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. Also the jumping-off point for Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke.
Virgin Gorda (BVI)
British Virgin Islands
Virgin Gorda is famous for The Baths — a labyrinth of massive granite boulders forming hidden pools, grottos, and tunnels on pristine white sand. One of the most unique natural wonders in the Caribbean.