from £105 per person for five hours. Book it: NCL’s Norwegian Jade is visiting St Maarten on a 10-day Southern Caribbean voyage from Miami in November. From £749 per person cruise-only.


w FUN IN THE SUN Non-stop carnivals and festivals mean Caribbean life is never dull. Cruisers in Antigua on a Sunday can drop in on the Shirley Heights barbecue, Barbados has a colourful Crop Over carnival from June to August, while Saint Lucia’s Arts and Heritage Festival in October means music, street parties and art exhibitions. Come February in the Dominican Republic, it’s carnival time, with feathers, floats and dancing in the street. Book it: Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess will be in Antigua and Saint Lucia in October during a 10-day eastern Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale. From £599 per person cruise-only.


w DELVE INTO THE PAST The Caribbean doesn’t have Roman ruins or medieval castles, but there is


plenty to excite those interested in the past, including pirates, buccaneers and plantation houses. Brimstone Hill Fortress in St Kitts and Fort Rodney on Pigeon Island in Saint Lucia are a testament to the constant wars between the French and British. In Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, clients can visit magnificent cathedrals built by the Spanish. Book it: Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery is spending two days in Havana on a seven-night Cuban Fusion voyage from Montego Bay in Jamaica in January 2019. From £1,301 per person including flights.


w BEACHES, BABY Cruise passengers are spoilt for choice when it comes to topping up their tan on white-sand beaches. Clear favourites include Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, Varadero in Cuba, Grand Anse in Grenada and St Jean in St Barths. Aruba and Barbados


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