San Juan to Cartagena

Wave goodbye to lively San Juan, Puerto Rico’s historic capital, for a relaxing day at sea – we're on our way to take a close-up view of seven fascinating Caribbean islands. First, we arrive at St. John’s in Antigua, an island that claims a beach for every day of the year, then Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, for a flavor of its rich Creole culture. Next comes Castries in Saint Lucia, home to one of the region’s largest churches, decorated with colorful murals, and Grenada, to stock up on some of its famous fresh spices. Now to tick off three islands once ruled by the Dutch: take a stroll around the colonial streets in the shade of the mimosa trees in Kralendijk, Bonaire; see the oldest synagogue in the Americas at Willemstad in Curaçao; and explore the cacti-studded dunes near Oranjestad in Aruba. A final rejuvenating day at sea takes us to our final port of call, the atmospheric Spanish colonial city of Cartagena in Colombia.