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O nce you have decided to take a cruise, your the Virgin Islands. A southern Caribbean cruise usually
next choice usually is the cruise line or destination. Depending on which you pick, one
could determine the other, as some cruise lines don’t sail to specific locations.
However, it seems nearly every cruise line sails to the Caribbean, so you have quite a decision to make. But first, you need to narrow down where in the Caribbean you want to visit. It is broken into three regions, eastern, western and southern.
The western Caribbean features the ports of the Yucatan Peninsula on Mexico’s east coast: Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Costa Maya. It also includes the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. The eastern Caribbean highlights are Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and
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visits the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao) but also could call on the West Indies (Martinique and Saint Martin) or even Trinidad and Tobago.
And now comes the choice of cruise line. You’re bound to find one that fits you and your traveling party’s tastes, whether it’s Princess Cruise Line, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, Carnival or Silversea. And you’re also bound to find a great deal if you work with a AAA Travel agent.
GRAND CAYMAN, SIR TURTLE AND HELL
In Grand Cayman, you can take a duck boat tour of the local sites of George Town. It includes a brief trip