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Caribbean at a glance
Tap through to the live Cruise Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Departure portPort of callScenic, landmark or landing
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Year-round · peak December–April
- Janpeak
- Febpeak
- Marpeak
- Aprpeak
- Maysailing
- Junsailing
- Julsailing
- Augsailing
- Sepsailing
- Octsailing
- Novsailing
- Decpeak
Sails every month. December to April is the driest, busiest stretch; June to November is hurricane season, when itineraries can change.
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Every Caribbean place we map
68 cruise ports, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Departure port 13
Departure port · DockedBaltimore (Cruise Maryland Terminal)Read the guide →Departure port · DockedFort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)Fort Lauderdale, with the airport barely two miles awayRead the guide →Departure port · DockedGalveston (Port of Galveston)Texas's cruise port, and a drive from Houston rather than a flightRead the guide →Departure port · DockedJacksonville (JAXPORT)Small and specific: Carnival year-round, Norwegian in winterRead the guide →Departure port · DockedMiami (PortMiami)The most lines in Florida, and the most terminals to sort outRead the guide →Departure port · DockedMobile (Alabama Cruise Terminal)One building downtown, one line, and a port people drive toRead the guide →Departure port · DockedNew Orleans (Port of New Orleans)The river port, a short walk from the French QuarterRead the guide →Departure port · DockedNew York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cape Liberty)Read the guide →Departure port · DockedNorfolk (Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center)Read the guide →Departure port · DockedPalm Beach (Port of Palm Beach)One terminal in Riviera Beach, one ship, short tripsRead the guide →Departure port · DockedPhiladelphia (PhilaPort Cruise Terminal)Read the guide →Departure port · DockedPort Canaveral (near Orlando)The Space Coast port, a straight shot east of OrlandoRead the guide →Departure port · DockedTampa (Port Tampa Bay)The Gulf Coast homeport, Western Caribbean firstRead the guide →
Eastern 17
Port of call · DockedAmber Cove, Dominican RepublicPurpose-built port near Puerto PlataRead the guide →Port of call · DockedAntiguaA beach for every day of the yearRead the guide →Port of call · DockedBimini, BahamasClosest Bahamian island to FloridaRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedCharlestown, Nevis, St. Kitts and NevisThe quiet half of a two-island nation, by tender onlySee its card on the map →Port of call · DockedFrederiksted, St. CroixSt. Croix's west-end pier, with a beach and town at the footRead the guide →Port of call · DockedFreeport, Grand BahamaGrand Bahama's dock, where every plan starts with a taxiRead the guide →Port of call · DockedGrand TurkOne beach, walk off and you're on itRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedGustavia, St. BarthélemySt. Barts by tender, for small ships and luxury linesRead the guide →Port of call · DockedNassau, BahamasMost-visited port in the CaribbeanRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPonce, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico's southern city, and a rare call for big shipsSee its card on the map →Port of call · TenderedSamaná, Dominican RepublicA tender port on a bay where humpback whales gather each winterRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSan Juan, Puerto RicoThe best port town in the regionRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSt. KittsScenic railway and a mountain fortressRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSt. Maarten / St. MartinTwo countries, one small islandRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSt. Thomas, USVIDuty-free shopping and Magens BayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedTaino Bay, Puerto PlataPuerto Plata's in-town pier, not to be confused with Amber CoveRead the guide →Port of call · DockedTortola, BVIThe sailing capital, and a quieter stopRead the guide →
Private destinations 11
Private destination · DockedCastaway CayDisney · AbacoRead the guide →Private destination · DockedCelebration KeyCarnival · Grand BahamaRead the guide →Private destination · Docked or tenderedGreat Stirrup CayNorwegian · Berry IslandsRead the guide →Private destination · Docked or tenderedHalf Moon CayCarnival & Holland AmericaRead the guide →Private destination · DockedHarvest CayeNorwegian · BelizeRead the guide →Private destination · DockedLabadeeRoyal Caribbean · HaitiRead the guide →Private destination · DockedLookout Cay at Lighthouse PointDisney · EleutheraRead the guide →Private destination · DockedOcean Cay MSC Marine ReserveMSC · Bimini areaRead the guide →Private destination · DockedPerfect Day at CocoCayRoyal Caribbean · Berry IslandsRead the guide →Private destination · TenderedPrincess CaysPrincess · EleutheraRead the guide →Private destination · DockedRoyal Beach Club Paradise IslandRoyal Caribbean · a beach club across the harbor from NassauSee its card on the map →
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Port of call · DockedArubaDry, windy, and reliably sunnyRead the guide →Port of call · DockedBarbadosThe eastern outpost, with two coastsRead the guide →Port of call · DockedBonaireA marine park you can walk intoRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCabo Rojo, Dominican RepublicThe DR's newest port, nothing at the gateRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCartagena, ColombiaA walled colonial city, a short taxi ride from the pierRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCuraçaoDutch colonial color and shore divingRead the guide →Port of call · DockedDominicaThe green one, not the beach oneRead the guide →Port of call · DockedGrenadaSpice island, and a working harborRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedIsla Catalina, Dominican RepublicUninhabited marine reserve off La RomanaRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedKingstown, St. VincentA working capital with a volcano behind it and the Grenadines beyondRead the guide →Port of call · DockedMartiniqueFrance, in the tropicsRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPointe-à-Pitre, GuadeloupeFrench Caribbean city, with the terminal a block from townRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPort of Spain, TrinidadTrinidad's capital, docked downtown, with the scarlet ibis an evening boat ride awayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSanta Marta, ColombiaColombia's oldest city, a short shuttle from a working container portRead the guide →Port of call · DockedScarborough, TobagoThe quiet half of Trinidad and Tobago, with the pier downtownSee its card on the map →Port of call · DockedSt. LuciaThe Pitons, and the view everyone photographsRead the guide →
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Port of call · TenderedBelize CityCave tubing and the barrier reefRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCosta Maya, MexicoA built port next to ancient ruinsRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCozumel, MexicoThe best reef access in the Western CaribbeanRead the guide →Port of call · DockedFalmouth, JamaicaJamaica's busiest cruise port in 2026, built from scratch in 2011Read the guide →Port of call · TenderedGrand CaymanStingray City and Seven Mile BeachRead the guide →Port of call · DockedKey West, FloridaThe one domestic call — and which of three piers decides your walkRead the guide →Port of call · DockedMontego Bay, JamaicaJamaica's resort city, back in service after Hurricane MelissaRead the guide →Port of call · DockedOcho Rios, JamaicaWaterfalls, rafting and Dunn's RiverRead the guide →Port of call · DockedProgreso, MexicoThe port for the Yucatán interiorRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPuerto Limón, Costa RicaCosta Rica's Caribbean call, with the gangway inside townRead the guide →Port of call · DockedRoatan, HondurasThe best-value diving in the regionRead the guide →
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Cruise lines that call here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Royal Caribbean International46Carnival Cruise Line46MSC Cruises39Norwegian Cruise Line37Celebrity Cruises36Princess Cruises35Holland America Line33Oceania Cruises31Regent Seven Seas Cruises31Virgin Voyages29Crystal Cruises24Azamara21Disney Cruise Line19Silversea16Margaritaville at Sea15Costa Cruises15TUI Cruises15Seabourn15AIDA Cruises14Marella Cruises14Viking13Cunard12Windstar Cruises12P&O Cruises9
From Florida and Galveston
Our Sailing Finder lists 21291 calls in this region on sailings from Florida and Galveston between November 2026 and April 2028. The busiest here:
- Nassau, Bahamas · 1991 sailings
- Port Canaveral (near Orlando) · 1741 sailings
- Cozumel, Mexico · 1641 sailings
- Miami (PortMiami) · 1519 sailings
- Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 1165 sailings
- Celebration Key · 1155 sailings
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Caribbean map questions
How many cruise ports are on the Caribbean map?
68: 13 departure port, 17 Eastern, 11 private destinations, 16 Southern. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Caribbean season?
Year-round · peak December–April. Sails every month. December to April is the driest, busiest stretch; June to November is hurricane season, when itineraries can change.
Who sails Caribbean?
Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, plus 31 more use places on this map.
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