Cacao & Amber Trails – Oranjestad, Cartagena & Limon

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 12 nights from Fort Lauderdale on December 2, 2027, visiting Puerto Plata (Amber Cove), Oranjestad, Cartagena, Colon, Puerto Limon and Grand Cayman Island. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Crossing 6 borders through the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Aruba, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Cayman Islands. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Caribbean Princess takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 7 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Fort Lauderdale has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 12-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.