14 nights, Miami to Miami
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey from Sophisticated Harbours to Sun-Soaked Horizons
This is a round-trip out of Miami: fourteen nights, eleven Caribbean calls, and a long open-water run down through the Lesser Antilles before the islands start coming thick and close together. The rhythm builds. Early on you get one beach day at Grace Bay off Providenciales, a 12-mile run of white sand fronting a barrier reef, then the pace tightens as you drop south through the Windwards and Grenadines. Roseau lands you in the middle of Dominica's small capital, museum and market and botanic gardens on foot, with the green wall of the mountains right behind town. St. George's in Grenada is a working spice port, not a staged one: skip the distillery run and go to a nutmeg or cocoa estate where you watch the fruit split open to the red mace. Gustavia in St Barths keeps big ships out by design, so you tender into a harbor that never feels crowded.
This itinerary rewards a traveler who wants island variety over depth, and who is comfortable with tendering: Providenciales, Bequia, Gustavia, and Virgin Gorda all anchor offshore, and a windy morning can thin or delay the boats. Miami is a busy gateway port that eats a day at each end. If you want one place studied slowly rather than eleven sampled, pick a different sailing. If you want the full sweep of the eastern Caribbean, this is the one.
Explora III is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
11 calls over 14 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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- Disembark
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Founders Fare
- A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. 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 →