Turquoise Tides – Nassau, Labadee & Samaná

About this cruise

If you want the classic cruise without a massive time commitment, this is a strong option. 7 nights from Fort Lauderdale on January 2, 2028, visiting Nassau, Labadee, Samaná and Puerto Plata (Amber Cove). 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 3 countries along the Caribbean coast: Bahamas, Haiti and Dominican Republic. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 8 restaurants on Explorer Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.