Island Rhapsody – Barbados & Guadeloupe

About this cruise

You board in La Romana on August 2, 2027 for 7 nights visiting Catalina Island, Bridgetown, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre and Tortola, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. The route threads through 5 countries along the Caribbean coast: Dominican Republic, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe and British Virgin Islands. Keep an eye out for Catalina Island: A Dominican diving paradise off La Romana. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. MSC Opera has 4 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. La Romana itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The timing works well too: warm evenings on deck, late sunsets, and a lively atmosphere. That's 7 nights well spent.