Caribbean Ports of Call: Eastern and Southern Regions: A Guide for Today's Cruise Passengers
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The splendor of the Caribbean and the pleasures of cruising make an unbeatable combination. Accessibility, good prices, superb weather, and variety make cruising the Caribbean an ideal vacation choice. This guide, based on the author's personal experience, shows you how to plan a carefree vacation at sea. This guide includes profiles of 21 cruise lines and their 115 ships, practical advice on selecting and buying a cruse and much more.
Eastern and Southern Caribbean Islands xxiEastern and Southern Caribbean Ports of Call xxivCruising and the CaribbeanThe Winning Combination 3How to Use This Guide 3Mapping the Caribbean 4What's in a Name? 4Planning Your Time 5The Caribbean with a Difference 6The Southern Caribbean 7The Spice of Life 7Facts to Remember 7Selecting a Cruise: Tips and Advice 8Using a Travel Agent 8The Built-In Value of a Cruise Vacation 9Selecting a Ship 9Selecting a Cabin 10Other Cost Factors 10Cruise Discounts 11Shore Excursions 11Port Talks 12Know Before You Go 12Caribbean Cruise Lines and Their ShipsA Guide 19Gateways to Points East and SouthPuerto RicoThe Complete Island 39Budget Planning 41Port Profile: San Juan 41Shore Excursions 42San Juan on Your Own 42An Old San Juan Walkabout 43Shopping 48Dining and Restaurants 49Sports 50Entertainment/Cultural Events 52San Juan's Environs 53East of San Juan 53West of San Juan 54Ponce 54The Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: The American Paradise 59Budget Planning 61Port Profile: St. Thomas 61Shore Excursions 63St. Thomas on Your Own 64A Charlotte Amalie Walkabout 64Driving Tour of St. Thomas 68Shopping 69Dining and Nightlife 70Sports 72Cultural Events and Festivals 74St. John: A Gift of Nature 74Cruz Bay 76Shopping 77Dining 77Sports 78St. Croix: The Sleeping Virgin 78Frederiksted 79Christiansted 81A Drive around St. Croix 82Shopping 84Dining 85Sports 86The Virgin IslandsThe British Virgin Islands: Yachtsman's Haven 91Arriving in the British Virgin Islands 91Tortola and Its Neighbors 93Sports 95Virgin Gorda 96Anegada 96St. Maarten/St. Martin and NeighborsThe Dutch Windward Islands and Their Neighbors 101Budget Planning 103Shore Excursions 103Port Profile: Philipsburg 103Marigot: A French Delight 105St. Maarten on Your Own 106A Drive around the Island 107Shopping 110Dining and Restaurants 112Sports 113Entertainment 115Saba: The Storybook Isle 115St. Eustatius: A Cruel Twist of Fate 117Anguilla: Tranquility Wrapped in Blue 119The Eastern CaribbeanAntiguaA Beach for Every Day of the Year 125Budget Planning 127Port Profile: St. John's 127Shore Excursions 127Antigua on Your Own 128A St. John's Walkabout 128A Drive around Antigua 130Shopping 133Dining and Restaurants 135Nightlife 136Sports 136Festivals and Celebrations 138Barbuda 139St. Barthelemy (St. Barts)The Darling of the Jet Set 143Budget Planning 143Port Profile: Gustavia 144Shore Excursions 145St. Barts on Your Own 146A Gustavia Walkabout 146A Drive around the Island 146Shopping 147Dining and Restaurants 148Nightlife 149Sports 150Festivals and Celebrations 151St. Kitts and NevisThe Secret Caribbean 155Budget Planning 155Port Profile 156Shore Excursions 158St. Kitts on Your Own 158A Basseterre Walkabout 158A Drive around St. Kitts 160Shopping 162Dining and Restaurants 163Nightlife 164Sports 164Nevis 165Sports 168MontserratA Quiet Corner of the Caribbean 173Port Profile 174Shore Excursions 175Montserrat on Your Own 175Dining and Restaurants 176Sports 176Festivals and Celebrations 177GuadeloupeThe Caribbean in Miniature 181Budget Planning 183Port Profile 183Shore Excursions 184Guadeloupe on Your Own 185A Pointe-a-Pitre Walkabout 185A Drive around the Island 186Shopping 191Dining and Restaurants 192Nightlife 193Sports 193Festivals and Celebrations 195DominicaThe Gift of Nature 199Budget Planning 199Port Profile 199Shore Excursions 201Dominica on Your Own 201A Roseau Walkabout 202A Drive around the Island 203Shopping 208Dining and Restaurants 208Sports 208Festivals and Celebrations 210MartiniqueThe Isle of Flowers 213Budget Planning 213Port Profile 215Shore Excursions 216Martinique on Your Own 216A Fort-de-France Walkabout 216A Drive around Martinique 218Shopping 223Dining and Restaurants 224Nightlife 225Sports 225Festivals and Celebrations 227St. LuciaThe Bali Hai of the Caribbean 231Budget Planning 232Port Profile 232Shore Excursions 233St. Lucia on Your Own 234A Castries Walkabout 234A Drive around the Island 236Shopping 241Dining and Restaurants 243Nightlife 245Sports 245Festivals and Celebrations 247St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRugged Terrain and Gentle Beauty 251Budget Planning 252Port Profile 253Shore Excursions 254St. Vincent on Your Own 254A Kingstown Walkabout 255A Drive around the Island 256Shopping 257Dining and Restaurants 258Sports 258Festivals and Celebrations 259The Grenadines 259GrenadaThe Spice Island 267Budget Planning 269Port Profile 269Shore Excursions 270Grenada on Your Own 271A St. George's Walkabout 271A Drive around the Island 274Shopping 277Dining and Restaurants 278Nightlife 279Sports 279Festivals and Celebrations 281Carriacou 281BarbadosMasterpiece Theatre in the Tropics 285Budget Planning 286Port Profile 286Shore Excursions 288Barbados on Your Own 289A Bridgetown Walkabout 289A Drive around the Island 292Shopping 296Dining and Restaurants 298Nightlife 299Sports 300Festivals and Celebrations 303The Southern CaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoThe Odd Couple 309Budget Planning 311Port Profile: Port of Spain 311Shore Excursions 312Trinidad on Your Own 313A Port of Spain Walkabout 313A Drive around Trinidad 317Shopping 320Dining and Restaurants 321Nightlife 322Sports 322Tobago on Your Own 323A Driving Tour of Tobago 323Dining and Restaurants 327Sports 328Festivals and Celebrations 330BonaireNature's Child 335Budget Planning 336Port Profile 336Shore Excursions 337Bonaire on Your Own 337A Kralendijk Walkabout 337A Drive around the Island 338Shopping 341Dining and Restaurants 342Nightlife 342Sports 343Festivals and Celebrations 344CuracaoA Dutch Masterpiece in the Tropics 347Budget Planning 348Port Profile 349Shore Excursions 350Curacao on Your Own 351A Willemstad Walkabout 351A Drive around the Island 356Shopping 361Dining and Restaurants 362Nightlife 364Sports 364Festivals and Celebrations 367ArubaIsland of Surprises 371Budget Planning 372Port Profile 373Shore Excursions 374Aruba on Your Own 375An Oranjestad Walkabout 375A Drive around the Island 377Shopping 379Dining and Restaurants 381Nightlife 382Sports 382Festivals and Celebrations 385South America's Caribbean and the Panama CanalVenezuela 389La Guaira 389Caracas 389Puerto La Cruz 390Margarita Island 391Orinoco River 391Colombia 392Cartagena 392Panama 393Panama Canal: The Vital Link 393A New Day 395Shore Excursions 396Transiting the Panama Canal 397The Panama Canal Operation 399The San Blas Islands 399Chart of Cruise Ships Sailing the Caribbean 401Index 415About the Author 423
