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The Caribbean is a melting pot of cultural influences, and each island of this extensive archipelago carries its own individual charm. Many visitors dream of white sandy beaches fringed with palms, crystal clear waters, historic waterways and bustling towns, but rainforests, dormant volcanoes, colourful reefs, creole cuisine and toe-tapping music are also thrown into the mix. [ReadMoreMob]

Fred. Olsen's Caribbean Cruises typically take in the islands of St Kitts, Antigua and Barbados, and include gems such as Bonaire, Curacao and Tortola. Each itinerary allows you to get beneath the surface of this incredible region, with authentic experiences such as opportunities to gain an insight into the life of a cocoa farmer in Grenada and try your hand at harvesting cocoa beans; assist communities in their post-hurricane recovery in Dominica; and visit schools in St Lucia, [ReadMoreDesk]to make a valuable contribution to the local community. Of course, there are chance to top-up your tan on golden sands, watch sublime sunsets and sip on well-earned tropical cocktails too, with plenty of time to unwind.

For those in search of something more active it’s also brimming with things to see and do. Uncovering legendary tales of pirates on Tortola; riding the St Kitts Sugar Train; diving in search of sea turtles off the coast of Barbados; hiking through the botanical wonderland of easy-going Basseterre; or marvelling at bubbling mud pools and hot springs of St Lucia’s stunning Pitons area – all this and more awaits discovery.

The Caribbean is a paradise of pristine shores and sapphire seas, exotic marine life and laid-back culture, and a cruise hopping around its islands ensures life doesn't get any better than this.

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Countries

St Kitts and Nevis

Sea port of Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

St Vincent and Grenadines

Top Experiences

Kralendijk, Bonaire Netherlands

Washington Slagbaai National Park

Washington Slagbaai National Park is a 5,643-hectare nature sanctuary located in the northwest of the island. It was the first nature sanctuary of the Netherlands Antilles, established in 1969. It is a safe habitat for the terrestrial endemic and endangered species of Bonaire. Parrots, flamingos, parakeets, iguanas and many other species of bird and reptile can be found within this protected area. The beaches inside the park are an important nesting ground for all four species of sea turtle found in the Caribbean.

Salt Pans & Flamingos

Huge mounds of crystals can be seen in the south of Bonaire. Each pyramid, roughly 50 feet high, contains approximately 10,000 metric tonnes of 99.6% pure salt. Depending on the time of the year, there can be upwards of 200,000 metric tons of salt neatly stacked in long rows and awaiting shipment. The solar salt facility, one of the largest in the Caribbean, is today owned by Cargill, a private company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The facility covers approximately 13 percent of the island, equating to around 16 square miles of land. Nestled within the company land is the Flamingo Reserve. Flamingos, protected by law, can be seen from the road.

Bonaire National Marine Park

The Bonaire National Marine Park, established in 1979, is world famous for its active management of the island’s marine resources and, in 1992, was one of the first dive destinations to introduce admission fees for scuba divers. The park includes 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres) of fringing reefs, seagrasses and mangroves. Bonaire’s coral reefs begin at the water’s edge and extend seaward for up to 300 metres (984 feet). The park is home to an astonishing array of marine life, and Conservation International considers the waters around Bonaire to be a hotspot of Caribbean biodiversity.

Philipsburg, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Maho Beach

Maho Beach is located on the Dutch side of St Martin. It is famous for being adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport, and is a popular site for tourists and plane watchers, who visit the beach to watch aircraft on their final approach to the airport, passing a short distance above their heads. This is one of the few places in the world where aircraft can be viewed in their flight path just outside the end of the runway.

Wild Guavaberry Rum

The national liqueur of St Martin, this spirit is made with oak aged rum, cane sugar and guavaberries, a fruit which grows throughout the Caribbean.

Orient Beach

One of the most popular beaches on the island, Orient is a stretch of white sand bordering warm, clear waters.

Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands

Pirates

Many of the British Virgin Islands are named after 17th century pirates or privateers. Pirates were those sailors who committed illegal robbery on the high seas, while privateers – who committed virtually identical acts of robbery on the high seas – did so legally, by way of an official license granted by their country’s ruling monarch. Pirates who hid their booty (treasure) for safekeeping from other pirates routinely buried pirate treasure on these islands. Apparently, some of the treasure was never recovered, and according to local legend, great fortunes in gold remains buried along these shores.

The Baths

Virgin Gorda, ‘The Fat Virgin,’ has a ridge similar to Tortola – though only 8.5 miles (13 km) long and reaching 1,370 feet (415m) at Gorda Peak. An intriguing group of huge granite boulders forming water-filled grottos are strewn along the southern beach of Devil’s Bay and collectively titled ‘The Baths.’ These boulders, which researchers believe may have been carried by a glacier in some distant ice age, create an environment so memorable that The Baths have become one of the most famous icons of the British Virgin Islands and indeed the Caribbean.

Islands

The British Virgin Islands comprise over 50 islands, ranging in size from Tortola to the tiny Sandy Cay. Verdant with tropical greenery and largely unspoilt, only 16 islands are inhabited.

Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Marine Life

Reefs are the forests of the sea and the healthy, flourishing reefs surrounding Scarborough are home to a huge diversity of marine life.

Little Tobago

A small uninhabited island about a mile from Tobago's coast, this island is home to a huge variety of birdlife and considered one of the most important seabird sanctuaries in the West Indies.

Nylon Pool

This natural, sandy-bottomed swimming pool was created by the combination of an offshore sandbar and a still lagoon, an exotic and serene location.

St George's, Grenada

Spices

Rich, fertile soils across the island encourage an abundance of aromatic spices to flourish, including cinnamon, clove and ginger, though Grenada is most famous for its nutmeg – and is the world’s second largest nutmeg producer, after Indonesia. Islanders commonly use nutmeg in cooking and baking, and for seasoning an array of tropical drinks. It is grated, ground, chopped, diced and sprinkled into a variety of local delicacies.

Underwater Sculpture Park

This underwater gallery lies beneath the surface of the sea, just north of St George’s in Molinière Bay. The project, founded by British artist Jason de Caires Taylor, houses around 80 life-size sculptures slowly becoming encrusted with coral growth, including a circle of women clasping hands and a man at a desk. Fish and sponges are abundant too. The park is accessible to both divers and snorkellers.

Chocolate

Grenada is reputed to be one of the finest chocolate producers in the world. Small-scale producers have been cultivating the island’s trees and the beans and cocoa are in demand. The world-famous Trinitario cocoa beans grow in the area.

St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Beaches

For anyone looking to relax and soak up the Caribbean sunshine, Antigua offers dreamy white sand and crystal clear blue waters in abundance. There are no fewer than 365 beaches on the island – one for each day of the year, if you ask the locals!

Nelson’s Dockyard

Nelson’s Dockyard is one of Antigua’s most famous sites. The area, which was named after Admiral Horatio Nelson, who was based here in the 18th century, is the only working Georgian dockyard in the world today. The dockyard's operations date from 1745, and the buildings were used by the Royal Navy until 1889. During the Napoleonic Wars, it was the headquarters for Nelson and the British Navy. Today Nelson’s Dockyard has been restored to its 18th century prime.

British Links

Antigua maintains many links with Britain including St John's Cathedral, built of British brick, Nelson's dockyard and, of course, Eric Clapton's house.

Ports

Reviews

Interested in booking one of our cruises? Why not have a look at our latest Feefo trusted reviews for this destination and see what other guests have said about their experience.

Islands of the Caribbean (M1904)

Trusted Customer (04/06/2019)

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Brilliant service & excellent entertainment

Fabulous food and excellent service. Nothing too much trouble. Brilliant Show Team with a wealth of talent. Couldn’t fault anything!

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perfect destinations and easy to access all ports

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Mr White (25/04/2019)

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Very relaxed cruise which was needed after major surgery.

The hotel services were excellent including the catering. Staff were cheerful and fun at all times. The theatre company were not good. They might have been better if they had more imaginative choreography, but what they did was more like primary school PT.

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I like being comfortable and being well looked after [and no washing up1]

Islands of the Caribbean (M1905)

Trusted Customer (24/04/2019)

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The staff where very friendly our two evening waiters where excellent.

The ship was clean and comfortable, the staff very friendly, Our evening waiters table 33 in the thistle restaurant where very attentive, we enjoyed the quite peaceful pool area.

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Clean friendly ship relaxing holiday.

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Mr Towers (24/04/2019)

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Very impressive first experience

The cabin was pleasant, the stewardess very efficient and the food was excellent.

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Lovely ports of call and relaxing sea days

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Mr Greenwood (24/04/2019)

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A perfect combination of Caribbean life and long sea days

We particularly booked our March cruise because we wanted the experience of the long sea crossing over the Atlantic, as well as having a 'taster' of the Caribbean. We were very well looked after: plenty of varied things to do when you wished to be active, and plenty of space to enjoy the sunshine and the sea when you wished to relax.. And, as always, we couldn't fault the service on board. Now Braemar is berthed in Southampton, we hadn't been on board for a couple of years. So it was a pleasure to meet so many familiar crew.

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We had always wanted to visit the Caribbean, and enjoy long se days, so this was a perfect cruise. We were very well looked after from an easy check-in at Gatwick ( a real check-in desk with a real person giving you a real boarding card!!) to a fantastically seamless arrival at Braemar in Bridgetown. The crew worked extremely well to get us on board and to our cabins with minimum fuss..- most welcome after a ten-hour flight. And, of course, we enjoyed the lovely family atmosphere of Braemar. You should be rightly proud of your excellent, friendly crew..

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Mr McBrearty (22/04/2019)

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Everythi ran smoothly thanks to good planning

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Not the most exciting itinerary but what we expected and what we needed.

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Trusted Customer (22/04/2019)

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Staff very helpful and friendly overall. Tours enjoyable and informative. Entertainment varied and of a high standard.

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Trusted Customer (20/04/2019)

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Great customer service throughout cruise. Will use they again, as I have before

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Great cruise, stops and time at sea

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Trusted Customer (19/04/2019)

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everything was lovely

everything was excellant, service, staff, and entertainment best of all our cruises

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good value and helpfull advice

Caribbean Return (M1906)

Trusted Customer (19/04/2019)

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They have continued to improve the service over the years we have used them. They also give good value on these services.

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You have managed to change ports of call over the years,La Coruna was example this year.

Cruises to Caribbean

Caribbean Christmas & New Year

Departs: Bridgetown • Thu 19 Dec 2019
14 nights • Braemar • M1930

Fly to Barbados and join Braemar for an incredible Caribbean island-hopping adventure to experience a simply unforgettable festive season in 2019.
Your Christmas will be one to remember forever – You’ll spend Christmas Eve on the beautiful island of Aruba, enjoy a magical Christmas Day at sea with all the trimmings, and stop at the ‘Spice Island’ of Grenada for a relaxing and rewarding Boxing Day.
Braemar will also take you to Tobago; Bonaire; St Lucia, for the soaring Twin Pitons and Soufrière Volcano; Antigua, famed for its stunning beaches and historical sites; St Maarten; and Tortola, where you’ll welcome the arrival of 2020 in style.

From £1,899pp

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Top Experiences

Kralendijk, Bonaire Netherlands

Washington Slagbaai National Park

Salt Pans & Flamingos

Bonaire National Marine Park

Philipsburg, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Maho Beach

Wild Guavaberry Rum

Orient Beach

Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands

Pirates

The Baths

Islands

Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Marine Life

Little Tobago

Nylon Pool

St George's, Grenada

Spices

Underwater Sculpture Park

Chocolate

St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Beaches

Nelson’s Dockyard

British Links

Ports

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