6 nights, Miami to San Juan
Explora's name for it: A Journey of Colourful Treasures & Idyllic Island Scenery
This is a point-to-point run from Miami to San Juan, six nights, six island calls, and no sea days. The pace is dense: you wake up somewhere new most mornings, and a few of these stops are tender-only, so the day starts when the boats start running. The arc moves from the busy U.S. Virgin Islands down through the smaller French islands and back up to Puerto Rico. The hooks are real. On Saint John, two-thirds of the island is national park, so the day is beaches and reef out of little Cruz Bay rather than shopping; the Lind Point Trail to Honeymoon Beach starts right behind the visitor center if you skip the taxi. Terre-de-Haut, in the Saintes, is a few square kilometers of red-roofed Creole houses where the tender drops you in the center of Le Bourg. Gustavia keeps big ships out by design, so St Barths never feels crowded the way larger ports do.
Who it rewards: travelers who like waking up in a different harbor each day and don't need downtime. Who should skip it: anyone wanting a slow, one-base week. Miami eats a day to embarkation, several calls hinge on tendering through swell, and the French islands are small. If choppy water or a packed schedule frustrates you, pick a slower itinerary.
Explora III is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
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 →
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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:
- Spontaneous Summer Invitation
- A near-term fare on a small set of summer-season 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 →