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

broken clouds

23.9 ° C

23.9 °

60 %

5.7kmh

75 %

Fri

24 °

Sat

25 °

Sun

25 °

Mon

24 °

Tue

21 °

Turks and Caicos Islands

few clouds

26.9 ° C

26.9 °

76 %

2.2kmh

24 %

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

26 °

Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic is a feature film based on a Thomas Hardy short story and shot on location in Bridport, Dorset.

Kotor in Montenegro is more like a Fjord than an Adriatic beach

Kotor will surprise you, because whatever you are expecting it will not be a Fjord with an hour long sail in. The UNESCO World Heritage site

Adriatic 7-Day Cruise – Rome to Trieste on the Queen Victoria

The middle and eastern Mediterranean form our favourite cruise area. Here, the sea is normally favourable, the weather good,

Fregene – Rome’s Beach and the resaurant di Stanley Tucci

Rome has a port – Civitavecchia, it also has a beach – Fregene, and that is where we found Stanley Tucci.

Cuba - currency Cuban peso.

Havana

scattered clouds

25.2 ° C

25.3 °

25.2 °

61 %

5.7kmh

40 %

Fri

25 °

Sat

26 °

Sun

26 °

Mon

24 °

Tue

23 °

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

overcast clouds

24.6 ° C

24.6 °

69 %

3.9kmh

99 %

Fri

25 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

24 °

Tue

21 °

. 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

broken clouds

27.2 ° C

27.2 °

60 %

0.4kmh

81 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

29 °

Sun

35 °

Mon

31 °

Tue

22 °

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

clear sky

27.8 ° C

27.8 °

77 %

4.4kmh

6 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

28 °

Sun

28 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

CAYMAN

The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic is a feature film based on a Thomas Hardy short story and shot on location in Bridport, Dorset.

Kotor in Montenegro is more like a Fjord than an Adriatic beach

Kotor will surprise you, because whatever you are expecting it will not be a Fjord with an hour long sail in. The UNESCO World Heritage site

Adriatic 7-Day Cruise – Rome to Trieste on the Queen Victoria

The middle and eastern Mediterranean form our favourite cruise area. Here, the sea is normally favourable, the weather good,

Fregene – Rome’s Beach and the resaurant di Stanley Tucci

Rome has a port – Civitavecchia, it also has a beach – Fregene, and that is where we found Stanley Tucci.

Haiti

light rain

27.7 ° C

27.7 °

72 %

2.4kmh

48 %

Fri

30 °

Sat

30 °

Sun

30 °

Mon

30 °

Tue

23 °

HAITI

The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic is a feature film based on a Thomas Hardy short story and shot on location in Bridport, Dorset.

Kotor in Montenegro is more like a Fjord than an Adriatic beach

Kotor will surprise you, because whatever you are expecting it will not be a Fjord with an hour long sail in. The UNESCO World Heritage site

Adriatic 7-Day Cruise – Rome to Trieste on the Queen Victoria

The middle and eastern Mediterranean form our favourite cruise area. Here, the sea is normally favourable, the weather good,

Fregene – Rome’s Beach and the resaurant di Stanley Tucci

Rome has a port – Civitavecchia, it also has a beach – Fregene, and that is where we found Stanley Tucci.

Anguila

Anguilla

light rain

28 ° C

28 °

27.9 °

89 %

6.2kmh

20 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

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

Antigua Guatemala

light rain

20.4 ° C

22.6 °

19.4 °

78 %

2.1kmh

45 %

Fri

24 °

Sat

24 °

Sun

23 °

Mon

22 °

Tue

16 °

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

Guadeloupe

few clouds

27 ° C

27 °

78 %

3.1kmh

20 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

28 °

Sun

28 °

Mon

29 °

Tue

24 °

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

Basseterre

scattered clouds

28.2 ° C

28.2 °

27 °

74 %

7.2kmh

40 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

26 °

Saint Martin - French side

Saint Martin

light rain

26.9 ° C

27 °

26.2 °

89 %

6.2kmh

40 %

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

SAINT MARTIN – FRENCH

Sint Maarten - Netherlands

SINT MAARTEN – DUTCH

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

St Thomas

broken clouds

-5.3 ° C

-4.9 °

-5.7 °

80 %

6.4kmh

53 %

Fri

-5 °

Sat

-3 °

Sun

-5 °

Mon

-6 °

Tue

-9 °

Tortola BVI - currency is officially the US Dollars

Tortola

moderate rain

10.4 ° C

10.4 °

95 %

2.2kmh

100 %

Fri

10 °

Sat

12 °

Sun

12 °

Mon

10 °

Tue

7 °

Saba

Sabá

light rain

29.1 ° C

29.1 °

88 %

1.2kmh

53 %

Fri

30 °

Sat

30 °

Sun

30 °

Mon

26 °

Tue

22 °

Saba (Dutch)

Sint Eustatius

clear sky

28.3 ° C

28.3 °

74 %

4.6kmh

1 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

Sint Eustatius (Dutch)

Saint Barthélemy

clear sky

27 ° C

27.4 °

27 °

83 %

3.6kmh

2 %

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

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

few clouds

23.5 ° C

23.5 °

78 %

7.2kmh

20 %

Fri

24 °

Sat

24 °

Sun

24 °

Mon

24 °

Tue

24 °

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

few clouds

25.7 ° C

25.7 °

74 %

8.2kmh

20 %

Fri

26 °

Sat

26 °

Sun

26 °

Mon

26 °

Tue

24 °

- 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

few clouds

23.4 ° C

24.8 °

23.4 °

78 %

3.6kmh

20 %

Fri

26 °

Sat

26 °

Sun

25 °

Mon

25 °

Tue

24 °

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

Granada

scattered clouds

7.7 ° C

7.7 °

6 °

81 %

1.5kmh

40 %

Fri

14 °

Sat

14 °

Sun

14 °

Mon

13 °

Tue

9 °

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

Martinique

broken clouds

26.7 ° C

26.7 °

78 %

4.6kmh

75 %

Fri

27 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

23 °

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

St Lucia

light rain

22.5 ° C

23.5 °

21.6 °

84 %

1.8kmh

32 %

Fri

27 °

Sat

30 °

Sun

29 °

Mon

35 °

Tue

26 °

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

Kingstown

light rain

24.6 ° C

24.6 °

94 %

2.6kmh

75 %

Fri

26 °

Sat

26 °

Sun

26 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

25 °

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

La Santisima Trinidad

broken clouds

29 ° C

29 °

84 %

4.6kmh

75 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

34 °

Sun

35 °

Mon

34 °

Tue

27 °

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Aruba - currency Aruban florin, they will take US $

Aruba

few clouds

28.6 ° C

28.9 °

28.2 °

76 %

9.3kmh

20 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

Bonaire - Dutch but currency is US dollar.

Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba

broken clouds

28.3 ° C

28.3 °

70 %

6.7kmh

75 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

27 °

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

Curaçao

few clouds

28.9 ° C

29.3 °

28.9 °

74 %

5.7kmh

20 %

Fri

28 °

Sat

27 °

Sun

27 °

Mon

27 °

Tue

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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