Guide to Which Islands 21 Caribbean Cruise Lines Visit

Cruise ship moored at Grand Turk island, in the Caribbean

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Cruising is one of the most popular ways to visit the Caribbean Islands. Cruise visits to the islands are approaching 30 million each year, and cruise lines are adding new destinations to their itineraries all the time. 

A big part of planning a cruise vacation to the Caribbean is deciding where you want to go. Pick a mega-ship, and you'll generally be limited to the big ports that can accommodate the large vessels operated by cruise lines like Carnival and Royal Caribbean.

Smaller ships offer more flexibility in terms of destinations, so if you want a taste of the exotic, then check out cruise lines like Island Windjammers and Windstar Cruises.

Caribbean Destinations for Each Cruise Line

  • Azamara Club Cruises: St. Kitts, Barbados, St. Lucia, Nevis, St. Barts, Saint Martin, Grenadines, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Antigua, and British Virgin Islands
  • Carnival Cruise Lines: Bahamas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica
  • Celebrity Cruises: St. Kitts, Belize, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Bermuda, St. Vincent, Bonaire, Bahamas, Jamaica, Aruba, St. Maarten, Costa Rica, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, Grenada, Antigua, British Virgin Islands, and Curacao
  • Costa Cruises: Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Turks & Caicos
  • Crystal Cruises: St. Barts, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, St. Martin, Costa Rica, St. Maarten, Bermuda, Antigua, Grand Cayman, Turks & Caicos, St. Thomas, and Curacao
  • Cunard Line: Barbados, St. Lucia, Grand Cayman, Bermuda, Bonaire, Aruba, Guatemala, Dominica, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Turks and Caicos, St. Maarten, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, and Curacao
  • Disney Cruise Line: Aruba, Grand Cayman, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Maarten, U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands
  • Holland America Line: Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Bahamas, Curacao, Aruba, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, St. Barts, Martinique, Barbados, Grenada, Bonaire, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominica, and Antigua
  • Island Windjammers: Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines
  • MSC Cruises: Bahamas, Aruba, Antigua, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Martinique, and Guadeloupe
  • Norwegian Cruise Line: St. Maarten, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Roatan, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, and Belize
  • Oceania Cruises: Dominica, St. Lucia, British Virgin Islands, and St. Barts
  • Pearl Seas Cruises: St. Martin, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Martinique, St. Barts, St. John, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Nevis, Iles des Saintes (Guadeloupe), Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and Grenada
  • Peter Deilmann Cruises: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Barts, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, and Trinidad & Tobago
  • Princess Cruise Lines: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cozumel, Curaçao, Dominica, Grand Cayman, Turks & Caicos, Grenada, Roatan, Martinique, Jamaica, Nassau, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, and British Virgin Islands
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, St. Marteen, St. Barts, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos, and U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Royal Caribbean International: Belize, St. Lucia, Bahamas, Dominica, Aruba, St. Maarten, Grand Cayman, Antigua, Bermuda, Bonaire, Curacao, Bahamas, Grenada, U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands
  • Seabourn Cruise Line: St. Kitts, Barbados, Grenadines, Tobago, Nevis, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, Martinique, Grand Cayman, Turks & Caicos, St. Barts, Guadeloupe, British Virgin Islands, Bonaire, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Aruba, Bahamas, St. Martin, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Antigua, and Curacao
  • SeaDream Yacht Club: British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Barts, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, and St. Maarten
  • Silversea Cruises: St. Kitts, Belize, Barbados, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos, Bermuda, St. Barts, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, St. Maarten, Dominica, Antigua, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Curacao
  • Windstar Cruises: St. Kitts, St. Barts, British Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Maarten, and Barbados

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