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EXPLORA III · Caribbean & Central America

7 nights, San Juan to Miami

January 13, 2027 – January 21, 2027 · 7 nights · 7 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey of Caribbean Enchantment & Tranquil Shores

Seven nights, seven stops, San Juan to Miami one-way, threading the eastern Caribbean before turning back up to Florida. It is a port-dense week with no sea days to coast on, so the pace runs full. The bookends are strong: in San Juan the ship ties up at the Old San Juan piers themselves, with the cobbled grid and El Morro a short walk and climb away, and Miami closes the week with Wynwood murals and South Beach a quick rideshare from the dock. Between them you get range. Terre-de-Haut in the Saintes is a tender call into a small Creole village where you walk, rent a golf cart, and time Fort Napoléon before its midday close. Grenada is a working spice island, so St. George's rewards a cocoa or nutmeg estate over a generic distillery run. Philipsburg is the easy day, a swimmable beach and boardwalk a water-taxi hop from the pier.

This one suits people who want a different island most mornings and do not mind being off the ship every day. If you came for one signature view, weigh it carefully: the Pitons do not show from Castries and want a west-coast catamaran, and Puerto Plata's cable car only pays off on a clear, cloud-free morning. Slow-pace travelers should pick a sailing with sea days instead.

Explora III is all-suite and all-oceanfront.

San Juan (open port guide)San JuanPhilipsburg (open port guide)Terre-de-Haut (Îles des Saintes) (open port guide)St. George's (Grenada) (open port guide)Castries (open port guide)Puerto Plata (open port guide)Miami (open port guide)Miami

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 7 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 →

  1. Embark
    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 →

  2. 2
    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 →

  3. 3
    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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    Castries

    Castries is St. Port guide →

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    Puerto Plata

    Puerto Plata is the Dominican Republic's north-coast amber capital, a town of faded Victorian gingerbread houses sitting under the green wall of Mount Isabel de Torres. Port guide →

  7. Disembark
    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 →

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 →


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