Sun-Drenched Transit – Oranjestad & Cabo San Lucas

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 16 nights from Port Canaveral on April 7, 2028, visiting Grand Turk Island, Oranjestad and Panama Canal, with additional stops along the Caribbean. Last stop: Los Angeles. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. The Caribbean route takes in Turks & Caicos Islands, Aruba, Panama, Mexico and United States, 5 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. You get around 11 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Star Princess launched in 2025, so everything on board is still new. You can tell. 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. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. An April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.