Colonial Bastions – Cartagena & Curaçao

About this cruise

You come back from a trip like this actually rested, not just "I went on vacation" rested. 21 nights from Fort Lauderdale on March 21, 2027, visiting Half Moon Cay, Oranjestad and Cartagena, with additional stops along the Caribbean. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 10 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 7 countries along the Caribbean coast: Bahamas, Netherlands, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands and Dominican Republic. Of the stops, Colon tends to be the one people talk about: Where the canal connects two oceans. Roughly 8 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. Nieuw Amsterdam has 9 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. The shows alone are worth the extra nights. You'll catch comedy, music, theatre, and themed evenings you'd miss on a shorter trip. Fort Lauderdale itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And March is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.