Trade Wind Odyssey – Dominica & St. Lucia

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from April 8, 2026. This one's 20 nights from Fort Lauderdale, and the route visits Princess Cays, St. Thomas and Philipsburg, with additional stops along the Caribbean. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. Crossing 9 borders through the Caribbean: Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Lucia and Martinique. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Caribbean Princess takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 7 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Fort Lauderdale has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. 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.