8 nights, San Juan to Miami

The itinerary, port by port

8 calls over 8 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
   St. John's (Antigua)

   St. Port guide →

3. 3
   Pointe-à-Pitre

   Pointe-à-Pitre is the commercial capital of Guadeloupe, a French overseas region, and the city wears that dual identity openly: Creole markets and a French colonial grid, euros and Caribbean spice. Port guide →

4. 4
   At Sea - Fireworks
5. 5
   Cruz Bay (Saint John)

   Saint John is the quietest of the U.S. Port guide →

6. 6
   Samaná

   Samana sits on a green peninsula at the head of a wide bay on the Dominican Republic's northeast coast, a quieter, more nature-led call than the island's resort ports.

7. 7
   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 →

8. 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 →