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1. Royal Caribbean International “It’s the Caribbean turned up to 11 – non-stop thrills and sunshine, surf, slide, then chill at a private island,” says Bridget Perriman of World Class Adventures in Bideford. With more than 20 ships sailing from seven ports, Royal Caribbean lives up to its name. Mega-ship Star of the Seas enters service this summer with voyages from 3RUW &DQDYHUDO WKDW WLFN Rਬ SULYDWH island Perfect Day at CocoCay.
2. P&O Cruises
“P&O Cruises is great value to the Caribbean,” says Travel Counsellors’ Lynne Jordan. Between November and March, its family-friendly ships Arvia (pictured) and Britannia follow the sun to the Caribbean for a winter season RI LVODQG KRSSLQJ ਮ\ FUXLVHV IURP Barbados and Antigua. For those not IRQG RI ਮ\LQJ Iona, Ventura and adult- only ship Aurora RਬHU PRQWK ORQJ round-trip voyages from Southampton.
3. Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises has expanded its Caribbean presence to include new departure ports, short getaways and calls into Perfect Day at CocoCay island (pictured), formerly the preserve of sister line Royal Caribbean. Coming up this winter, Celebrity Xcel makes its debut from Fort Lauderdale, while Celebrity Apex WLFNV Rਬ WKH 'RPLQLFDQ 5HSXEOLF 3XHUWR 5LFR DQG 6W .LिV RQ new cruises from Port Canaveral.
BEST OF THE REST 4. Princess Cruises has a record 10 ships in the Caribbean in 2025-26 as Star Princess makes its debut there.
5. Marella Cruises’ Caribbean winter season adds calls into Isla Catalina (Dominican Republic) and Ponce (Puerto Rico). 6. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Aqua joins an existing array of Caribbean cruises covering all corners of the region, many including private island Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
PICTURE: Jordan Lutes and Dani Gillcrist 16 June 2025
travelweekly.co.uk
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