The Caribbean Season is a famous cruise time. It starts in November and ends at the end of March and many ships will either stay there or sail in and out. It is often a new cruisers first cruise and hence a time they will be over whelmed and need help not to make mistakes. Some islands are beach only, some islands have great ports, some have fantastic unmissable excursions. When to beach and when not to beach, how to get to a beach cheaply, we have many tips here. As this represents the Caribbean Season we try and cover all the ports a ship may pass to and from and in the Caribbean Sea, and also show you come favourite and typical ROTES.

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CARIBBEAN - The whole area that can be taken in during this season - Florida down to the Amazon, Mexico and all the Islands

Bahamas - currency Bahamian dollar, they will normally take US $

Bahamas
scattered clouds
26.9 ° C
26.9 °
26.9 °
65 %
3.1kmh
40 %
Wed
27 °
Thu
25 °
Fri
25 °
Sat
26 °
Sun
27 °

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands
overcast clouds
25 ° C
25 °
25 °
78 %
6.9kmh
85 %
Wed
25 °
Thu
26 °
Fri
26 °
Sat
26 °
Sun
26 °

 

Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Many safaris are offered and there is an abundant bird life including flamingos, pelicans

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Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

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Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

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Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

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Cuba - currency Cuban peso.

Havana
few clouds
29.2 ° C
29.2 °
29.2 °
65 %
4.1kmh
20 %
Wed
33 °
Thu
32 °
Fri
32 °
Sat
32 °
Sun
32 °

Cuba. A very interesting place you will want to revisit.

Dominican Republic, Amber Cove - currency Dominican peso, US $ normally accepted.

  Old town or purpose-built resort. You have time to do both.

Jamaica - currency Jamaican dollar, they will take US Dollars.

Jamaica
clear sky
28.5 ° C
28.6 °
28.5 °
54 %
4.6kmh
0 %
Wed
36 °
Thu
35 °
Fri
35 °
Sat
36 °
Sun
37 °

. An island of mixed reports. We have enjoyed every visit without trouble but be wise.

Tours available in Ocho Rios

Tours available in Ocho Rios

As always tours and their description show what the locals are proud of and wish to show.

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Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

Caribbean YouTube Playlist of Guides. Leave it running and see the winter sun island Adventure.

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Ocho Ríos, Jamaica - Suggestions

Ocho Ríos, Jamaica – Suggestions

Ocho Rios, Jamaica – Suggestions We have actually stayed in Jamaica twice. Once in what was then a very quaint and lovely Couples Hotel, which reeked of old film stars and people singing round the piano. There were pictures of movie stars everywhere and you could imagine you were standing where Errol Flynn or Noel […]

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
scattered clouds
28.6 ° C
28.6 °
28.6 °
51 %
2.9kmh
27 %
Wed
30 °
Thu
21 °
Fri
28 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
22 °

PEURTO RICO 

 

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Island tour with Jean Heard

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Island tour with Jean Heard

Puerto Rico is one of the Caribbean Islands with a tropical rain forest, mountains and waterfalls. San Juan is the capital and the port where the ship will stop.

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Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

Caribbean YouTube Playlist of Guides. Leave it running and see the winter sun island Adventure.

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Puerto Rico starts to rebuild

Puerto Rico starts to rebuild

This storm that hit Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands and others was horrendous and brought back memories of the storm we were in in Fiji. Houses were ripped up here, rain adds to the rivers breaking banks and the flood water rises. Almost all of the Caribbean is now open again to cruise traffic which […]

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Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands
clear sky
28 ° C
28 °
28 °
76 %
5.5kmh
0 %
Wed
28 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
28 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
29 °

CAYMAN

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Many safaris are offered and there is an abundant bird life including flamingos, pelicans

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Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

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Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

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Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

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Haiti

Haiti
clear sky
28.1 ° C
28.1 °
28.1 °
70 %
1.4kmh
0 %
Wed
32 °
Thu
29 °
Fri
31 °
Sat
31 °
Sun
33 °

HAITI

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Many safaris are offered and there is an abundant bird life including flamingos, pelicans

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Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

Read more
Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

Read more
Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

Read more

Anguila

Anguilla
light rain
27.4 ° C
28.9 °
27 °
100 %
5.7kmh
40 %
Wed
27 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
27 °

Antigua - currency Eastern Caribbean Dollars, they will take US $

Antigua Guatemala
overcast clouds
21.6 ° C
22.6 °
21.4 °
87 %
1.4kmh
99 %
Wed
28 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
25 °
Sat
26 °
Sun
25 °

Guadeloupe - currency EURO, they will take US Dollars. Carry your EHIC card.

Guadeloupe
broken clouds
29 ° C
30.6 °
29 °
79 %
5.7kmh
75 %
Wed
31 °
Thu
31 °
Fri
31 °
Sat
31 °
Sun
31 °

St Kitts - currency Eastern Caribbean Dollar, they will take US Dollars

Basseterre
light intensity shower rain
29.4 ° C
30.4 °
28.2 °
85 %
4.6kmh
40 %
Wed
29 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
27 °

Saint Martin - French side

Saint Martin
light rain
27.3 ° C
27.8 °
26 °
90 %
5.7kmh
40 %
Wed
27 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
28 °

SAINT MARTIN – FRENCH

Sint Maarten - Netherlands

SINT MAARTEN – DUTCH

St. Thomas - US Territory - currency US Dollars. ESTA required.

St Thomas
clear sky
19.6 ° C
19.7 °
18.3 °
55 %
7.7kmh
0 %
Wed
22 °
Thu
15 °
Fri
14 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
15 °

Tortola BVI - currency is officially the US Dollars

Tortola
few clouds
24.3 ° C
25.8 °
24.2 °
38 %
2.5kmh
23 %
Wed
24 °
Thu
23 °
Fri
26 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
26 °

Saba

Sabá
overcast clouds
32.8 ° C
32.8 °
32.8 °
53 %
0.5kmh
100 %
Wed
40 °
Thu
42 °
Fri
43 °
Sat
41 °
Sun
44 °

 Saba (Dutch)

Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius
light rain
28.3 ° C
28.3 °
27.8 °
83 %
4.6kmh
6 %
Wed
28 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
28 °

 

Sint Eustatius (Dutch)

 

Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy
light rain
27.6 ° C
28.6 °
26.8 °
82 %
3.6kmh
21 %
Wed
28 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
28 °

Saint Barthélemy (French). Saint Barthelemy, a French-speaking Caribbean Island. It is known as St. Barts. It is famous for white-sand beaches, it’s yacht-filled harbour, and up-market designer shops.

Montserrat

Montserrat
scattered clouds
25.5 ° C
25.5 °
25.5 °
89 %
7.7kmh
40 %
Wed
26 °
Thu
25 °
Fri
24 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
25 °

Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain.

 Montserrat (United Kingdom)

Barbados - currency Barbados dollar, they will normally take US $

Barbados
few clouds
29.7 ° C
29.7 °
29.7 °
70 %
7.2kmh
20 %
Wed
30 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
28 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
28 °

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    • IN BRIEF: Ex British island, that won’t take pounds but will take US dollars. Bridgetown has a little to offer, but you will no doubt want to explore, north, south, or east are the options. The Bridgetown film shows you the town and bus garages. The other option – beaches! The ones in Bridgetown are great, free and public, but you will be sold a few things and hasssled a little. See the films and chat.
    • CURRENCY: Barbadian Dollar.

Bequia - Part of St Vincent in Grenadines

. Best beaches in StVincent

Dominica - The Youngest Island in the Less Antilles

Dominica
broken clouds
26.4 ° C
29.8 °
26.4 °
70 %
3.1kmh
75 %
Wed
27 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
27 °

Grenada - currency Eastern Caribbean Dollar, they will take US Dollars

Granada
clear sky
26.6 ° C
27.2 °
26.6 °
34 %
2.6kmh
0 %
Wed
27 °
Thu
25 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
27 °

Martinique - currency EURO, they will take US Dollars. Carry your EHIC card.

Martinique
scattered clouds
30.7 ° C
30.7 °
30.7 °
62 %
5.7kmh
40 %
Wed
31 °
Thu
30 °
Fri
29 °
Sat
30 °
Sun
29 °

St Lucia - currency Eastern Caribbean Dollar, they will take US Dollars

St Lucia
broken clouds
16.3 ° C
18.2 °
14.6 °
91 %
3.1kmh
79 %
Wed
17 °
Thu
22 °
Fri
21 °
Sat
21 °
Sun
23 °

St Vincent - currency Eastern Caribbean Dollar, they will take US Dollars

Kingstown
light intensity shower rain
29.6 ° C
29.6 °
29.6 °
74 %
3.1kmh
75 %
Wed
30 °
Thu
29 °
Fri
28 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
28 °

Trinidad & Tobago - currency Trinidad and Tobago dollar, US$ is accepted but advice appears to suggest use local currency

La Santisima Trinidad
scattered clouds
30 ° C
30 °
30 °
79 %
4.6kmh
40 %
Wed
32 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
34 °
Sat
35 °
Sun
34 °

Aruba - currency Aruban florin, they will take US $

Aruba
haze
30.9 ° C
30.9 °
30.9 °
66 %
8.8kmh
40 %
Wed
31 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
27 °

Bonaire - Dutch but currency is US dollar.

Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
broken clouds
27.4 ° C
27.4 °
27.4 °
87 %
8.1kmh
60 %
Wed
28 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
27 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
27 °

Curaçao - currency Netherlands Antillean guilder (also called florin), US $ normally accepted.

Curaçao
broken clouds
29.9 ° C
29.9 °
29.9 °
79 %
6.2kmh
75 %
Wed
30 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
28 °
Sat
28 °
Sun
28 °

 

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Walvis Bay, Namibia

Walvis Bay, Namibia

Many safaris are offered and there is an abundant bird life including flamingos, pelicans

Read more
Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

Read more
Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

Read more
Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

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