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Cruise · 14 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
Two weeks aboard Ambassador’s Renaissance visiting a string of Caribbean islands, from Barbados and Guadeloupe to Dominica and Curacao, tracing varied coastlines and cultures in a relaxed mid-January escape.
Highlights
Views of the Pitons from Castries, St Lucia
Dutch colonial architecture in Willemstad, Curacao
Markets and French-Caribbean culture in Pointe a Pitre
Rainforest glimpses around Dominica from the ship
Visits to British Virgin Islands at Road Town, Tortola
This 14-night cruise on Ambassador Cruise Line’s Renaissance sets off from Bridgetown, Barbados, heading first to Pointe a Pitre on Guadeloupe. The island here blends French influences with Caribbean life, including markets and colonial architecture. From there, the ship calls at St Lucia’s Castries, where the approach often brings views of the volcanic Pitons relaxing among their clouds, and Philipsburg on Saint Maarten, known for its divide between Dutch and French sides.
Journeys
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The voyage continues through the British Virgin Islands at Road Town, Tortola, before calling at Antigua’s busy port of St John’s. Dominica follows, a much greener, less touched island where rainforest and waterfalls can be glimpsed from the ship’s deck. The western Caribbean leg includes repeated calls to Guadeloupe before heading south to Willemstad, Curacao, notable for its colourful Dutch colonial buildings lining the harbour. After Scarborough on Tobago, the itinerary returns to Barbados where it began.
The Renaissance offers an unhurried introduction to this part of the Caribbean, with time to walk on island streets or linger over a view rather than rushing between sights. It is mid-winter sailing that encounters plenty of sun, alongside places that show their complexity beyond the postcards.
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When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
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Need to know
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The operator
Adult-focused cruises from UK ports
A British cruise line sailing from ports around the country, which spares its passengers the airport altogether.
You book with Ambassador Cruise Line directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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