8 nights, Miami to Miami

The itinerary, port by port

6 calls over 8 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 →

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 →

2. 2
   Cozumel

   Cozumel is an island off Mexico's Yucatan coast and one of the Caribbean's premier reef destinations, sitting on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef with visibility that regularly tops 100 feet. Port guide →

3. 3
   Costa Maya

   Costa Maya is a purpose-built cruise port on Mexico's quiet southern Caribbean coast, fronting the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and backed by inland Maya sites. Port guide →

4. 4
   Santo Tomás de Castilla

   Santo Tomas de Castilla is Guatemala's Caribbean cargo port, and the appeal here is entirely what lies inland: the Mayan stelae of Quirigua, the jungle canyon of the Rio Dulce, and the Garifuna town of… Port guide →

5. 5
   Belize City

   Belize City is the jumping-off point, not the destination. Port guide →

6. Disembark
   Roatán

   Roatán is the largest of Honduras's Bay Islands, a long ridge of green hills fringed by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world. Port guide →