17 nights, Miami to Miami
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Historic Echoes & Ocean Breezes
Seventeen nights, round trip from Miami, with eleven stops that fan out across the southern Caribbean before swinging up through Central America. The arc is wide: the Dutch-Caribbean trio of Willemstad, Oranjestad, and the Colombian coast first, then a run of reef and ruin ports on the way back. It runs slow enough to breathe. In Willemstad, the whole UNESCO harbor town sits a flat 10-minute walk from the berth, so you walk, you don't transfer. Cartagena delivers a walled colonial center inside the ramparts, and you exit the port through a 700-animal aviary that's free to cruise passengers. Grand Cayman is a tender port built around the North Sound sandbar, and Roatán puts a living coral wall straight off the sand at West Bay.
This itinerary rewards a traveler who wants range and doesn't mind that several stops are pure gateways. Santo Tomás de Castilla is a working container terminal with nothing walkable, so the day is one booked excursion inland or nothing. Belize City is the same logic: anchor offshore, tender in, then pick water or jungle before you book. If you want easy on-foot port days with little planning, this isn't it. If you'll do the homework and want both colonial cities and serious reef time, it pays off.
Explora I is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
11 calls over 17 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:
- 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 I, 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 →