Eastern Caribbean Cruises

Why not experience the world's most favored cruise -- the Caribbean?

Composed of between 50 to 750 islands (dependant on how you count), the Caribbean offers a dream holiday with regards to cruising.

The destinations have a warm environment with many of the worlds greatest beaches, exquisite sea life along with an incredible coral reef, as well as very clear seas. Shopping is also a wonderful option with duty-free price tags.

Standard Caribbean Cruise Paths Available:

1. Eastern Caribbean Cruise -- Key West, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Considerably more about this route in a minute.

2. Western Caribbean Cruise - the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, the island of Cozumel, and several islands off the shorelines of Honduras and Belize. A cruise is going to take people as far east as Jamaica plus the Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman in particular provides a lot of pleasures, which includes white sandy shorelines along with great water sports activities.

3. Southern Caribbean Cruise - San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Grenadines, the Lesser Antilles, and the Netherlands Antilles as far west as Aruba, aforementioned having 365 beautiful beaches.

4. Exotic/Long-duration Caribbean Cruise - almost any from the above vacation spots, which sometimes ends up in a different location than where the particular cruise started.

Eastern Caribbean Cruises

One Of The Most sought after tours contains the Bahamas plus the eastern islands that determine the edge between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

An Eastern Caribbean cruise will be excellent for new cruisers as well as experienced travelers searching for a slow and calming pace inside cozy surroundings. These cruises are outstanding for family members because they will visit just a small amount of ports, thus most of the cruise time will be actually spent aboard the ship, sometimes with a couple of consecutive days at sea.

There is a great deal to try on the islands of the Eastern Caribbean. You'll be able to check out the prominent beaches and check out snorkeling, sailing, as well as golfing. Shop to get mementos and luxury merchandise brought in from around the globe such as jewelry, fragrances, crystal, porcelain, electronics and much more with tax free rates with the enormous assortment of outlets. And also if you're a gambler then you will love it because the islands have the main casinos in the Caribbean.

During an Eastern Caribbean cruise you may stop by the following destinations:

Nassau (the Bahamas) - Plenty of gambling activity.

San Juan, Puerto Rico - Lots of beaches and also shopping.

St Croix (Virgin Islands) - Take a nighttime kayak getaway or even visit the first landing site of Christopher Columbus on the approach to the New World.

St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) - Provides exceptional scuba diving prospects to see an abundance of underwater life in the shallow waters.

Along with some of the less well-known paradises:

- St. John (Virgin Islands)

- St. Maarten

- Tortola, (British Virgin Islands)

- Virgin Gorda, (British Virgin Islands)

Irrespective of where you go on your Caribbean vacation, you will definitely bring home a number of excellent tales and remembrances.