Explora II Caribbean Cruise From Miami - December 5, 2025
9 Night A Journey of Caribbean Islands from Clouds to Emeralds
Caribbean one way cruise departs from Miami on Friday December 5, 2025. The 9 day cruise ends with the arrival of Explora II in Bridgetown on Sunday December 14, 2025.
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Ports of Call
St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
The cruise port on St. Thomas is in the town of Charlotte Amalie, on the south central side of the island. St. Thomas is less than 50 miles east of Puerto Rico and about 1,100 miles southeast of Miami.
Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe
Pointe A Pitre is near they point where the two islands of Guadeloupe are separated by a short river. Guadeloupe is part of the chain of islands in the eastern Caribbean, between Antigua and Dominica.
Roseau, Dominica
Roseau is the capital city of the island nation of Dominica. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, Dominica is one of the islands that form the eastern border of the Caribbean, about 1,400 miles southeast of Miami.
Castries, St. Lucia
Castries is the capital of St. Lucia and is located on the northwest side of the island. St. Lucia is on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, between the islands of Martinique and St. Vincent.
St Georges, Grenada
Grenada is at the southern end of the string of islands that form the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. It's less than 100 miles north of Venezuela and 1,500 miles southeast of Miami.
Departure Port: Miami Cruise Terminal
Directions: Google Maps - Apple Maps
For the night before your cruise: Hotels near Miami Cruise Terminal
YVE Hotel Miami
146 Biscayne Blvd
0.8 miles from cruise port
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InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plz
0.8 miles from cruise port
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Holiday Inn Port of Miami - Downtown
340 Biscayne Blvd
0.8 miles from cruise port
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Leamington Hotel-Downtown/Port Of Miami
307 North East 1st Street
0.8 miles from cruise port
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Kimpton Epic.29 Miami
250 Biscayne Blvd Way
1.0 miles from cruise port
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The Gabriel Miami, Curio Collection by Hilton
1100 Biscayne Blvd
1.0 miles from cruise port
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Kimpton EPIC Hotel
270 Biscayne Blvd Way
1.0 miles from cruise port
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Hotel Beaux Arts, Autograph Collection
255 Biscayne Boulevard Way
1.0 miles from cruise port
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