Cruise the Caribbean with P&O Cruises

For many a Caribbean cruise is the highlight of all cruise holidays, except of course for a world cruise. The Caribbean is a tropical land full of temptation and glorious landscapes just begging you to explore.

A cruise to the Caribbean can be offered in 2 ways, you can either fly out to meet your ship or you can sail directly from and then back to the UK, UK to UK cruises are obviously longer in length, most being between 21 and 24 nights however to fly and meet you ship you can embark on 7 and 14 night cruises.

During the winter months a lot of cruise ships tend to stay within the Caribbean region, usually from November to March/April time, so anyone looking to cruise during this period can pretty much guess at where is popular to go.

The weather in the Caribbean is obviously the key factor, glorious year round warmth mixed with tropical clear blue waters make this the ideal exotic get-away. During your Caribbean cruise you can expect to visit places such as St Maarten, St Thomas, Nassau in the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Lucia and many more.

With cruise lines all departure ports vary, so for example a Caribbean cruise with P&O you may find usually departs from Barbados where as a Caribbean or Bahamas cruise with Royal Caribbean will often depart from Miami or Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Again it all depends on who you want to sail with and which area of the Caribbean or Bahamas you wish to explore.

One popular way to cruise this region is simply by doing it twice. You can embark on a 7 night Bahamas itinerary and once returned to your disembarkation port can board another ship for maybe a 7 night Eastern or Western Caribbean itinerary, it really is so simple and a lot less expensive than you might think. Be sure to look into this if you are planning a Caribbean cruise, you get to see both sides of this tropical region but only paying for one set of flights.

During your time in the Caribbean you will enjoy amazing fresh local cuisine, mostly seafood and if in Jamaica the famous Jerk Chicken will be served, you must try everything and anything. Water sports are also extremely popular so you are bound to find some kind of action and adventure no matter which of the islands you are on.

If you just want to relax then you have possibly come to one of the world’s most beautiful regions, crisp sandy beaches and clear blue waters mixed with glorious sunshine, what more could you ask for from your Caribbean cruise adventure.