13 nights, Miami to Miami
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Natural Allure & Captivating Culture
This is a 13-night loop out of Miami and back, ten island calls strung down the eastern Caribbean and back up through the Dominican Republic. The pace is generous: thirteen nights against ten stops means real sea days built in, not a port every morning. That matters, because the islands here reward a slow read rather than a checklist. San Juan ties up at the Old San Juan piers themselves, so the cobbled grid and El Morro start a few steps from the gangway. Gustavia in St Barths anchors offshore and tenders into a town that has deliberately kept big ships out, so the harbor never feels crowded. Terre-de-Haut in the Saintes is a few square kilometers of red-roofed Creole houses and a crescent bay, with a hilltop fort that closes by early afternoon, so go first. Cruz Bay on Saint John drops you into a national park built around protected beaches and reef.
This itinerary rewards a traveler who likes range: walkable colonial capitals like Basseterre and San Juan, plus quiet tender ports like Gustavia and the Saintes where the day turns on the weather and your own legs. If you want a tight, port-every-day march or a single beach to settle into, look elsewhere. Several calls are anchor-and-tender, so swell can shorten a day, and Miami bookends the trip with a busy gateway port.
Explora III is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
10 calls over 13 nights, round-trip from Miami. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Miami (MIA) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →
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Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Founders Fare
- A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Air-Inclusive Fare
- A fare that folds airfare into the voyage price on a smaller set of sailings.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA III, all-suite, every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel. Compare suites → · What's included →