7 nights, Miami to Miami
Explora's name for it: A Journey into Tropical Idylls & Mayan Mystery
Seven nights, six stops, a loop out of Miami and back, with no sea days to slow it down. That pace tells you what this sailing is: a fast survey of the western Caribbean and Central America's reef coast, with one port to spend in town and the rest built around a single booked day ashore. Cozumel is the water day, sitting on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef with visibility that regularly tops 100 feet and famous walls like Palancar a short boat ride out. Costa Maya hands you a choice between the fishing town of Mahahual and the jungle ruins inland. Santo Tomás de Castilla is pure inland reach: the Mayan stelae of Quirigua, or the Rio Dulce boat into the Garifuna town of Livingston, a culture that exists almost nowhere else. Roatán closes the arc with a living coral wall straight off the sand at West Bay.
Know what you are signing up for. Three of these stops, Santo Tomás, Belize City, and Roatán, are jumping-off points with little to do on foot, so the day lives or dies on the excursion you book ahead. This rewards travelers who want reef, beach, and Maya sites and will plan for them. If you want walkable old towns and long unstructured strolls, a Mediterranean route serves you better.
The ship is all-suite, all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
6 calls over 7 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.
- 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 →