Eastern Seaboard Crossing – Miami & New York

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 11 nights from Miami on May 16, 2027, visiting Celebration Key, Oranjestad, Willemstad, St. Thomas and New York. You wind up in New York, so it's worth planning a night or two there. The ports come early and the voyage wraps with sea days. A good way to decompress before heading home. The Caribbean route takes in Bahamas, Netherlands, U.S. Virgin Islands and United States, 4 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Carnival Firenze keeps you well fed. 11 places to eat, with 5 included in the fare and a few specialty spots if you're in the mood. 11 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.