All Inclusive Caribbean Cruises
The Caribbean is one of the world’s favorite cruise destinations and there is always a rush to book suitable vacation packages. The most popular cruise times are Christmas, right after Easter, and the summer. Planning a vacation several months in advance and making the proper reservations well in advance would be a wise move. Early bookings often get competitive rates.
It is always good to gather general information about a proposed vacation destination. Cruises offer their best rates during the months of January, May, September, October, November and the first half of December. If you want a smooth sailing experience then June is the month to plan your vacation as the Caribbean sees the calmest seas in June. February is the month of the roughest seas and it is better to avoid it. The general forecast for the Caribbean is that the most likely hurricane season is in September.
All-inclusive Caribbean cruises are a wonderful way to kick back and relax. All-inclusive is a concept that refers to all vacation expenses paid in a lump sum, usually in advance. Once this is done, one can just sit back and relax, without having to worry about paying for everything.
Your all inclusive Caribbean cruises could be a western Caribbean cruise starting in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa or Port Canaveral and continuing on to New Orleans or Galveston and sometimes Baltimore and Charleston. Typical ports of call on this route are Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Cancun (Calica), Belize, and Key West.
The other route is an Eastern Caribbean route where ports of call would include San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Maartin, Nassau, or Labadee. Many cruise lines have access to private islands. These islands are used for barbecues and water activities. An all-inclusive cruise would entitle you to use of all the amenities on board.
If cruising along a South Caribbean route, ports of call would include Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Johns (Antigua), St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Martinique , Caracas (Venezuela), Dominica, Guadeloupe, Catalina Island (Dominican Republic), Grenada, St. Croix, St. Barts, Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
