Indigo Meridian – Curacao, Aruba & Amber Cove

About this cruise

14 nights starts to feel like a proper adventure. You leave Fort Lauderdale on March 6, 2027 and the route takes you through Puerto Plata (Amber Cove), Willemstad, Oranjestad, Celebration Key and Grand Turk Island at a pace where there's never any need to rush. The shape of this trip works well: open water on either side with 5 port calls clustered in the middle. 4 countries (Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands) across the Caribbean, each with its own character. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Celebration Key, Carnival's newest private island escape. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. You won't go hungry on Regal Princess. 6 restaurants come with the fare, plus 6 more when you feel like treating yourself. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.