Sapphire Seas – San Juan & St. Maarten

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 12 nights from New York on February 7, 2028, visiting Puerto Plata (Amber Cove), San Juan, Tortola, Basseterre, Philipsburg and St. Thomas. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. It's a proper Caribbean tour: 6 countries, from Dominican Republic to U.S. Virgin Islands. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Norwegian Bliss has 18 dining spots on board, most of them included. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.