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
broken clouds
31.9 ° C
31.9 °
31.9 °
66 %
2.6kmh
75 %
Sat
32 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
30 °
Tue
30 °
Wed
29 °

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands
clear sky
29.4 ° C
29.4 °
29.4 °
78 %
5.4kmh
7 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

 

Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway with us as we sail in with Havila Voyages on the Capella.

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Fjords cruise route - VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

This Doris Visits cruise film takes you on a Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

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Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Iceland attracts the inquisitive and the nature lovers. It can be warm with no sign of ice

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Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world's highest canal aqueduct.

Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world’s highest canal aqueduct.

The stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is part of the 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal built to serve the industrial revolution-a brilliant canal cruise

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Cuba - currency Cuban peso.

Havana
broken clouds
31.2 ° C
31.2 °
31.2 °
64 %
4kmh
75 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
31 °
Mon
31 °
Tue
31 °
Wed
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
broken clouds
32.6 ° C
32.6 °
32.6 °
57 %
3.1kmh
83 %
Sat
33 °
Sun
32 °
Mon
33 °
Tue
32 °
Wed
33 °

. 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
broken clouds
28.7 ° C
28.7 °
28.7 °
28 %
2.4kmh
64 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
27 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
32 °
Wed
33 °

PEURTO RICO 

 

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

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.

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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
scattered clouds
29.9 ° C
29.9 °
29.9 °
69 %
2.8kmh
39 %
Sat
30 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
31 °
Tue
30 °
Wed
30 °

CAYMAN

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway with us as we sail in with Havila Voyages on the Capella.

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Fjords cruise route - VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

This Doris Visits cruise film takes you on a Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

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Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Iceland attracts the inquisitive and the nature lovers. It can be warm with no sign of ice

Read more
Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world's highest canal aqueduct.

Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world’s highest canal aqueduct.

The stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is part of the 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal built to serve the industrial revolution-a brilliant canal cruise

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Haiti

Haiti
light rain
33.2 ° C
33.2 °
33.2 °
55 %
0.9kmh
8 %
Sat
33 °
Sun
33 °
Mon
33 °
Tue
33 °
Wed
34 °

HAITI

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway

See Brønnøysund in Norway with us as we sail in with Havila Voyages on the Capella.

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Fjords cruise route - VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

This Doris Visits cruise film takes you on a Fjords cruise route – VIKING SHORES & FJORDS

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Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Fjords Cruise tips from Norway to Iceland.

Iceland attracts the inquisitive and the nature lovers. It can be warm with no sign of ice

Read more
Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world's highest canal aqueduct.

Is this how to pronounce Pontcysyllte? It is easier to canoe over the world’s highest canal aqueduct.

The stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is part of the 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal built to serve the industrial revolution-a brilliant canal cruise

Read more

Anguila

Anguilla
scattered clouds
31.2 ° C
31.9 °
30.4 °
79 %
5.7kmh
40 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
28 °
Wed
28 °

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

Antigua Guatemala
light rain
26.3 ° C
26.4 °
25.5 °
65 %
1.4kmh
5 %
Sat
26 °
Sun
24 °
Mon
23 °
Tue
24 °
Wed
21 °

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

Guadeloupe
broken clouds
32 ° C
32 °
32 °
70 %
5.1kmh
75 %
Sat
32 °
Sun
32 °
Mon
32 °
Tue
32 °
Wed
32 °

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

Basseterre
scattered clouds
31.2 ° C
32.1 °
31.2 °
70 %
5.1kmh
40 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

Saint Martin - French side

Saint Martin
scattered clouds
30.6 ° C
30.8 °
29.4 °
79 %
5.7kmh
40 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

SAINT MARTIN – FRENCH

Sint Maarten - Netherlands

SINT MAARTEN – DUTCH

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

St Thomas
clear sky
25.3 ° C
25.3 °
25.3 °
32 %
4.9kmh
0 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
28 °
Mon
28 °
Tue
27 °
Wed
26 °

Tortola BVI - currency is officially the US Dollars

Tortola
overcast clouds
26.4 ° C
26.5 °
24.5 °
27 %
1.2kmh
90 %
Sat
26 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
30 °
Tue
27 °
Wed
26 °

Saba

Sabá
scattered clouds
35.7 ° C
35.7 °
35.7 °
44 %
2.2kmh
36 %
Sat
36 °
Sun
36 °
Mon
35 °
Tue
34 °
Wed
30 °

 Saba (Dutch)

Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius
overcast clouds
31.3 ° C
31.3 °
30.6 °
74 %
5kmh
100 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

 

Sint Eustatius (Dutch)

 

Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy
broken clouds
30.4 ° C
31.6 °
30.1 °
76 %
4kmh
58 %
Sat
30 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

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
few clouds
28.5 ° C
28.5 °
28.5 °
74 %
6.7kmh
20 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
27 °
Mon
26 °
Tue
26 °
Wed
26 °

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
shower rain
28.7 ° C
28.7 °
28.7 °
79 %
5.1kmh
40 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

    •  
    • 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 rain
27.4 ° C
29.8 °
27.4 °
74 %
3.6kmh
20 %
Sat
28 °
Sun
28 °
Mon
28 °
Tue
28 °
Wed
28 °

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

Granada
few clouds
27.2 ° C
27.2 °
27.2 °
47 %
4.6kmh
20 %
Sat
27 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
31 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
26 °

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

Martinique
scattered clouds
32.7 ° C
32.7 °
32.7 °
62 %
5.1kmh
40 %
Sat
33 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
30 °
Tue
30 °
Wed
30 °

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

St Lucia
clear sky
12.1 ° C
13.5 °
10.6 °
90 %
3.6kmh
0 %
Sat
15 °
Sun
25 °
Mon
23 °
Tue
24 °
Wed
26 °

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

Kingstown
light rain
30.6 ° C
30.6 °
30.6 °
79 %
2.1kmh
20 %
Sat
31 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

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

La Santisima Trinidad
thunderstorm
29 ° C
29 °
29 °
79 %
9.3kmh
75 %
Sat
38 °
Sun
38 °
Mon
39 °
Tue
43 °
Wed
45 °

Aruba - currency Aruban florin, they will take US $

Aruba
few clouds
34.9 ° C
34.9 °
34.9 °
59 %
8.2kmh
20 %
Sat
35 °
Sun
31 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

Bonaire - Dutch but currency is US dollar.

Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
overcast clouds
29.3 ° C
29.3 °
29.3 °
81 %
6.9kmh
100 %
Sat
29 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

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

Curaçao
few clouds
33.9 ° C
33.9 °
33.9 °
70 %
5.1kmh
20 %
Sat
34 °
Sun
31 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
29 °
Wed
29 °

 

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