7 nights, Bridgetown to Miami
Explora's name for it: A Journey of Tranquil Harbours & Stunning Peaks
Seven nights, seven calls, no sea days: this is a fast, full eastern Caribbean line that starts in Bridgetown and ends at PortMiami, so you are off the ship nearly every day. The arc favors small French islands and walkable harbor towns. Bridgetown is a Georgian port wrapped around a careenage, with the turtle bay of Carlisle a short taxi from the terminal. Grenada is a working spice island, where a nutmeg or cocoa estate like Belmont shows you the fruit split open to the red mace, not a staged tour. Gustavia on St Barths keeps large ships out by design, so you tender into a quiet yacht harbor. And the day on Virgin Gorda exists for The Baths, where house-size granite boulders pile into grottoes and tidal pools you wade through to reach Devil's Bay.
This itinerary rewards people who want to keep moving and do not mind a new port every morning. If you would rather have slow days at sea between stops, pick a different sailing. Two calls ask you to choose well: in St. Lucia the Pitons do not photograph from Castries, so book a west-coast catamaran if the peaks are why you came, and the Miami finish is a disembarkation day, not a destination day, so plan light. The St Barths and Virgin Gorda calls also depend on calm water, since both are tender ports.
EXPLORA III is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
7 calls over 7 nights, Bridgetown 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 Bridgetown (BGI) 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 →
- Embark
- 2
- 3
- 4 Fort-de-France
- 5
- 6
- Disembark
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.
- 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 →