| The Caribbean is the world's number one choice for | | | | northern coast of South America to Cuba, just south |
| cruise goers, and it's no wonder why. With their jaunts | | | | of Florida, includes such lovely Caribbean cruise |
| through clear blue waters, beautiful beaches, and | | | | destinations as St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. |
| tropical climates, today's Caribbean cruises offer the | | | | Adjacent mainland areas, like the Yucatan Peninsula, or |
| vacationer a taste of paradise on Earth. | | | | the Gulf Coast of Mexico, are also sometimes included |
| The peak cruise season runs through the winter | | | | in Caribbean cruise packages. |
| months, when people are trying to find relief from the | | | | On a Caribbean cruise, you'll make port of call stops at |
| cold weather of harsher climes. Because more people | | | | these and other harbors, where you can taste the |
| are looking to travel in the Caribbean, cruise fares will | | | | slow pace of life, and easy going nature of living in the |
| be higher at that time. Some savvy travelers like to | | | | tropics. Each island has a unique history, blending the |
| tour the islands in the early spring, when fares have | | | | cultures of the original inhabitants and the colonial-era |
| come down, and the temperatures are still tropically | | | | powers to make an ambience like nowhere else in the |
| mild. | | | | world. |
| The best part of taking a Caribbean cruise is the | | | | At each port-of-call on Caribbean cruises , you'll be |
| accessibility. There's no need to go all the way to the | | | | able to book tours of the island. You can choose from |
| South Pacific to find unspoiled tropic islands; you can | | | | attractions such as historic forts, plantation recreations, |
| find them right next to the USA's front door, in the | | | | and white sand beaches. |
| West Indies. This arc of islands, curving from the | | | | |