Island Time – Aruba & Bahamas

About this cruise

No complicated itinerary, no back-to-back transfers, just the ports, the ship, and the sea in between. This 8-night sailing from Port Canaveral on January 23, 2027 visits Willemstad, Oranjestad and Celebration Key. You ease into this one, with a few sea days up front to find your rhythm before the 3 port calls start. The route threads through 3 countries along the Caribbean coast: Curaçao, Aruba and Bahamas. People come back from this cruise talking about Oranjestad: Aruba's cheerful Dutch-Caribbean capital. Around 8 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 14 restaurants on Carnival Vista, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 8 nights. Port Canaveral itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. 3 ports, 3 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.