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

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

Bahamas

few clouds

26.9 ° C

26.9 °

47 %

5.7kmh

20 %

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26 °

Fri

24 °

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24 °

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Turks and Caicos Islands

clear sky

24.6 ° C

24.6 °

73 %

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0 %

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Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

Aroya Cruises

Aroya Cruises operates two ships and they are operating in the Middle East and do venture into Aqaba. They have two ships. AROYA, the first of the fleet, is a new ship built specifically for the cruise line, while Manara was previously known as World Dream

Jean Cruises out of Belize City Port, by tender to her ship.

Belize is a South American nation and ships stop at the City Port which is right in the middle of the country.

Jean cruises into Cozumel, Mexico for Doris Visits – with an overnight

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk, the only cruise port in Turks and Caicos – and what fun

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk for Doris Visits, where they have great beaches just a walk from the ship

Cuba - currency Cuban peso.

Havana

broken clouds

29.2 ° C

29.2 °

48 %

3.1kmh

75 %

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31 °

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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

few clouds

28.5 ° C

28.6 °

28.5 °

51 %

4.5kmh

11 %

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30 °

Fri

32 °

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Mon

35 °

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

Jean Cruises into Montego Bay, Jamaica and finds Margaritaville and the beach as part of her very cheap tour

Jean Cruises into Montego Bay, Jamaica and finds Margaritaville and the beach as part of her very cheap tour, what a great day.

Tours available in Ocho Rios

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

Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

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

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 […]

Puerto Rico

clear sky

26.7 ° C

26.7 °

47 %

1.9kmh

0 %

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PEURTO RICO

Caribbean Rain Forest – Hike, Zipline, Aerial Tram, Canopy Ride or ship organised tour

In most popular Caribbean Islands, there is a company that will have set up some form of adventure in the rain forest.

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.

Caribbean Cruise YouTube Channel

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

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 […]

Cayman Islands

few clouds

29 ° C

29 °

76 %

8kmh

19 %

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CAYMAN

Aroya Cruises

Jean Cruises out of Belize City Port, by tender to her ship.

Belize is a South American nation and ships stop at the City Port which is right in the middle of the country.

Jean cruises into Cozumel, Mexico for Doris Visits – with an overnight

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk, the only cruise port in Turks and Caicos – and what fun

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk for Doris Visits, where they have great beaches just a walk from the ship

Haiti

clear sky

29.1 ° C

29.1 °

57 %

2kmh

3 %

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29 °

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HAITI

Aroya Cruises

Jean Cruises out of Belize City Port, by tender to her ship.

Belize is a South American nation and ships stop at the City Port which is right in the middle of the country.

Jean cruises into Cozumel, Mexico for Doris Visits – with an overnight

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk, the only cruise port in Turks and Caicos – and what fun

Jean Cruises into Grand Turk for Doris Visits, where they have great beaches just a walk from the ship

Anguila

Anguilla

scattered clouds

27 ° C

27 °

100 %

4.1kmh

40 %

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

Antigua Guatemala

light rain

23.7 ° C

23.7 °

23.6 °

70 %

2.1kmh

43 %

Thu

26 °

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24 °

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

Guadeloupe

overcast clouds

29 ° C

29 °

70 %

4.6kmh

100 %

Thu

30 °

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30 °

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

Basseterre

overcast clouds

26 ° C

26 °

75 %

4kmh

100 %

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26 °

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26 °

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Saint Martin - French side

Saint Martin

scattered clouds

26 ° C

26 °

25.6 °

100 %

4.1kmh

40 %

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SAINT MARTIN – FRENCH

Sint Maarten - Netherlands

SINT MAARTEN – DUTCH

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

St Thomas

overcast clouds

9.3 ° C

9.3 °

65 %

7.1kmh

96 %

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19 °

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18 °

Sat

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Mon

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Tortola BVI - currency is officially the US Dollars

Tortola

broken clouds

20.4 ° C

20.4 °

36 %

3.8kmh

61 %

Thu

19 °

Fri

15 °

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16 °

Saba

Sabá

clear sky

32.7 ° C

32.7 °

53 %

1.1kmh

0 %

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Saba (Dutch)

Sint Eustatius

overcast clouds

28.3 ° C

28.3 °

74 %

5.1kmh

92 %

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28 °

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26 °

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27 °

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Sint Eustatius (Dutch)

Saint Barthélemy

overcast clouds

26.2 ° C

26.4 °

26.2 °

67 %

6.3kmh

97 %

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27 °

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27 °

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

light rain

23.8 ° C

23.8 °

76 %

4.7kmh

98 %

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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)

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

Barbados

scattered clouds

28.7 ° C

28.7 °

70 %

7.7kmh

40 %

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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

light intensity shower rain

22.4 ° C

22.4 °

94 %

2.1kmh

75 %

Thu

26 °

Fri

26 °

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26 °

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Mon

26 °

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

Granada

few clouds

26.6 ° C

27.2 °

26.6 °

32 %

2.1kmh

20 %

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25 °

Fri

23 °

Sat

23 °

Sun

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Mon

19 °

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

Martinique

few clouds

30.7 ° C

30.7 °

66 %

6.2kmh

20 %

Thu

30 °

Fri

29 °

Sat

28 °

Sun

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28 °

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

St Lucia

clear sky

14.2 ° C

15.9 °

12.8 °

80 %

3.6kmh

0 %

Thu

16 °

Fri

23 °

Sat

22 °

Sun

22 °

Mon

21 °

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

Kingstown

scattered clouds

30.6 ° C

30.6 °

70 %

4.6kmh

40 %

Thu

30 °

Fri

28 °

Sat

28 °

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28 °

Mon

28 °

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

La Santisima Trinidad

few clouds

30 ° C

30 °

66 %

1.5kmh

20 %

Thu

30 °

Fri

30 °

Sat

28 °

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30 °

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Aruba - currency Aruban florin, they will take US $

Aruba

few clouds

31.9 ° C

31.9 °

58 %

8.2kmh

20 %

Thu

30 °

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Bonaire - Dutch but currency is US dollar.

Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba

broken clouds

29.3 ° C

29.3 °

70 %

5.7kmh

75 %

Thu

29 °

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

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

Curaçao

few clouds

31.9 ° C

31.9 °

70 %

5.7kmh

20 %

Thu

31 °

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

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27 °

EXTENDED CARIBBEAN

Costa Rica - currency Costa Rican Colón, US $ normally accepted at a good rate.

Columbia - East Coast, Cartagena - currency Columbian Peso. They do NOT accept US $

Honduras - Rotan, currency Honduran lempira, they will take US Dollars.

Mexico - currency Mexican peso, they will take US Dollars.

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