Indigo Meridian – Aruba & San Juan

About this cruise

Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 13-night sailing from Fort Lauderdale on April 28, 2026 visits Princess Cays, Oranjestad and Willemstad, with additional stops along the Caribbean. The trip wraps in Port Canaveral, so you won't retrace your steps. 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. The Caribbean route takes in Bahamas, Aruba, Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and United States, 8 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, Caribbean Princess keeps you well fed. 13 places to eat, with 7 included in the fare and a few specialty spots if you're in the mood. 13 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. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 13-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.