GREAT CARIBBEAN CRUISES
Christmas and New Year Caribbean, Mexico and Trans Panama
From shorter breaks to a magical Caribbean odyssey over the festive season, we pick some of the best cruises for winter sun in 2018/19 37 nights (departs UK, December 16, 2018) Board the Magellan in London and set sail for a festive season with a difference on this magnificent Caribbean voyage. Celebrate Christmas on board with a festive feast prepared by the ship’s chefs, and see in the New Year in Barbados. Idyllic Caribbean islands including Tortola, Mayreau (St Vincent and The Grenadines) and La Romana (Dominican Republic) beckon with their pristine white beaches, while Cozumel, on the Yucatán Peninsula, offers the chance to discover Mayan culture. Visit six Central American countries, contrasting colonial cities with vibrant tropical surroundings, together with a transit of the famous Panama Canal, through sets of locks and Gatun Lake, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes. From £2,655pp. cruiseandmaritime.com Lesser Antilles Cruise CELEBRITY CRUISES 12 nights (departs Puerto Rico, January 29, 2019) Kick off your Caribbean adventure in San Juan, with its ancient Spanish forts and warren of cobbled streets, then set sail for the unspoiled US Virgin Island of St Croix. From there, you’ll take in St Maarten, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent, Martinique, Dominica, Antigua and St Kitts, before cruising back to Puerto Rico to fly home. From £890pp (flight not included). celebritycruises.co.uk Eastern Caribbean ROYAL CARIBBEAN Nine nights (departs Fort Lauderdale, March 29, 2019) Join the state-of-the-art Harmony of the Seas in Florida and start your Caribbean getaway cruising to Nassau in the Bahamas, before heading on to St Thomas (US Virgin Islands), St Maarten, Puerto Rico and Haiti. A wealth of shore excursions offers everything from exhilarating rainforest zip-line adventures to swimming with dolphins, while a couple of days at sea allow you to make the most of the ship’s impressive amenities. From £897 (flights not included). royalcaribbean.co.uk