Palm-Fringed Journey – St Thomas & San Juan
About this cruise
You board in Miami on December 13, 2026 for 7 nights visiting CocoCay, San Juan and St. Thomas, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. You do all the exploring first, then the last few days are at sea. It's like a built-in wind-down. The route threads through 3 countries along the Caribbean coast: Bahamas, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. People come back from this cruise talking about CocoCay: Royal Caribbean's private island playground. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 12 restaurants on Independence Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Miami 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.