Caribbean Grand Escape – St. Thomas & Barbados

About this cruise

This one leaves Fort Lauderdale on December 13, 2027 and spends 10 nights visiting St. Thomas, St. John's, Bridgetown, Castries and Basseterre at a pace where every day has something going on but there's always time to just sit and watch the water too. The first couple of days are at sea, which gives you time to settle in and get to know the ship before the ports begin. The route threads through 5 countries along the Caribbean coast: U.S. Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts & Nevis. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Celebrity Ascent joined the Celebrity Cruises's lineup in 2023. Still has that new-ship feel. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.