The Caribbean - An area with thousands of islands, idyllic beaches with golden sand, crystal clear sea and sunny days all year long. Positioned as a region closest to the United States, the Caribbean with their tropical climate are an ideal choice for vacation, not only for tourists from North America but also for many tourists from Europe.

Luxury resorts and hotels are spread all over these islands offering a plenty of amenities for all kinds of vacation. There are so many ways of enjoying this paradise.

What makes this part of the world unique is a variety of islands. Every island has its own features and feels like no other.

Diversity ranges from strong Spanish influence in Puerto Rico and Dutch atmosphere in Aruba, to the French culture in Martinique and delicate English touch on the British Virgin Islands. And did we mention the exquisite Jamaican reggae tradition and hot nights with mariachi music in Cancun...? And the list goes on.

So what is key thing here? To see the most of the mentioned, the best way is to have a cruise.

While having the land based vacations means spending most of your time at one place, today's modern ships can take you on a typical 7-day cruise to up to seven different ports. And it's a seven times richer experience.

There are four Caribbean cruise routes offered on the market:

• Western Caribbean, usually departing from the ports of Texas, Louisiana or Florida, this tour goes to the Yucatan peninsula visiting Mexican ports, the islands Cozumel, Cayman and Jamaica and destinations on the coast of Honduras and Belize
• Eastern Caribbean, this route departs from Florida to Key West, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (including St. Thomas and St. Croix), and Puerto Rico. South Caribbean, the ship leaves the homeport San Juan, Puerto Rico and stops at the ports such as: Virgin Islands, Antigua, Martinique, Barbados, Lesser Antilles and Netherlands Antilles
• Exotic/Special cruise; the ship can leave any of the ports mentioned above and it can last for longer time depending on the route. If the cruise is declared as repositioning, it can take you to a totally different area like the West Coast or Alaska (through the Panama Canal), Panama cruise or Europe (Atlantic crossing).

There is so much dazzling variety to experience and there are so many remarkable places to visit.

Today's cruise line operators are specialized in offering the best there is on the market and they make sure to satisfy everyone's vacation wishes.

Every year more and more people discover the beauty of cruising.

Find out why.

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