15 nights, San Juan to Miami
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Relaxing Waters & Blissful Shores
Fifteen nights, nine stops, one way from San Juan to Miami, looping through the eastern Caribbean and the north coast of the Dominican Republic before the long run up to Florida. The pace is unhurried but full: most calls are walkable or tender-direct, with real beach days built in rather than padding. San Juan starts you steps from the gangway at the Old San Juan piers, so the cobbled grid of pastel houses and the two harbor forts are a short walk. At Terre-de-Haut in the Saintes, the ship anchors and tenders you straight to the village center, where Fort Napoleon closes around half past noon and the local bakers still make tourment d'amour the old way. Virgin Gorda exists for The Baths, a one-way scramble through house-size granite boulders to Devil's Bay that rewards tendering in on the first wave. Anguilla's Road Bay lands you on the sand itself.
This itinerary rewards travelers who want range over depth: colonial towns, duty-free harbors, and several swim-and-relax islands like Cayo Levantado and Road Bay where the day is the beach and not much else. If you want dense, big-city culture or shore excursions with heavy substance, look elsewhere. Miami and Puerto Plata's resort-style terminals can eat into a day, and the beach calls reward people who came to slow down, not to fill a checklist.
The ship is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
9 calls over 15 nights, San Juan to 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 San Juan (SJU) 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:
- 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 →