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EXPLORA I · Caribbean & Central America

6 nights, Miami to San Juan

December 13, 2026 – December 20, 2026 · 6 nights · 6 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey of Caribbean Adventure & Shimmering Tropical Harmony

Six nights, six islands, every one a shore stop and no day fully at sea: this is a port-collector's route, running one-way from Miami down through the eastern Caribbean to San Juan. You wake somewhere new most mornings. The arc rewards range over depth. In Miami, the free Metromover loop drops you at the door of PAMM and Frost Science and doubles as a bay-and-skyline circuit, with Wynwood's murals and Little Havana's Cuban cafes a quick hop inland. Cruz Bay tenders you into a town where two-thirds of Saint John is national park, and the Lind Point Trail behind the visitor center walks you to a near-empty Honeymoon Beach. Terre-de-Haut is a few square kilometers of red-roofed Creole houses where you time Fort Napoleon before it closes around 12:30, then buy tourment d'amour warm from a harbor stand. San Juan ties up in the old quarter itself, so the Paseo de la Princesa and El Morro are a short walk from the gangway.

This itinerary rewards travelers who want a new island under their feet most days and do not mind tendering twice, at Cruz Bay and Terre-de-Haut, which eats a slice of each morning. If you want long sea days, slow beach time, or fewer logistics, pick a different route. Miami is mostly a gateway day, and St. John's and Philipsburg are easy, low-friction stops rather than the trip's reason. Pick this for breadth across six countries.

The ship is all-suite, all-oceanfront.

Miami (open port guide)MiamiCruz Bay (Saint John) (open port guide)St. John's (Antigua) (open port guide)Terre-de-Haut (Îles des Saintes) (open port guide)Philipsburg (open port guide)San Juan (open port guide)San Juan

The itinerary, port by port

6 calls over 6 nights, Miami to San Juan. 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 →

  1. Embark
    Miami

    Miami is the busiest cruise port in the United States, set on Dodge Island in Biscayne Bay a mile or two off downtown. Port guide →

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    Cruz Bay (Saint John)

    Saint John is the quietest of the U.S. Port guide →

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    Terre-de-Haut (Îles des Saintes)

    Terre-de-Haut is the main inhabited island of the Saintes, a small archipelago off Guadeloupe's south coast, settled by Breton and Norman fishing families whose descendants still run the place. Port guide →

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    Philipsburg

    Philipsburg is the Dutch-side capital of Sint Maarten, a narrow strip of town wedged between Great Bay and a salt pond. Port guide →

  6. Disembark
    San Juan

    San Juan's old quarter is a walled Spanish colonial town on a headland, founded in the early 1500s, with two stone forts run by the U.S. Port guide →

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.
Spontaneous Summer Invitation
A near-term fare on a small set of summer-season 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 →


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