Ocean Discovery – Great Stirrup Cay, San Juan & Cabo Rojo

About this cruise

You sail from Miami on November 18, 2027 and spend 9 nights visiting Great Stirrup Cay, San Juan, Cabo Rojo-Pedernales, Oranjestad and Ocho Rios. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. 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 route threads through 5 countries along the Caribbean coast: Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Netherlands and Jamaica. With about 7 hours at each port, you'll want a plan, or at least a shortlist. As for the ship itself, There are 14 restaurants on Norwegian Joy, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 9 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 9-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.