Paradise Found – Cartagena & Aruba

About this cruise

You sail from Colon on September 5, 2026 and spend 7 nights visiting Cartagena, Kralendijk, Oranjestad and Willemstad. 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 4 countries along the Caribbean coast: Colombia, Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba and Curaçao. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 8 restaurants on Grandeur Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You start in Colon and come back with stories from Colombia, Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba and Curaçao.