Caribbean Grand Tour – Bahamas, Aruba & St. Maarten

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 12 nights from Miami on December 23, 2026, visiting Great Stirrup Cay, Cabo Rojo-Pedernales and Oranjestad, with additional stops along the Caribbean. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. The route threads through 7 countries along the Caribbean coast: Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Jewel, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 12 nights. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. If you've been thinking about a cruise, this 12-night sailing is a strong place to start.