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Cruise · 14 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
Two weeks aboard Ambassador’s Renaissance, calling on a dozen Caribbean islands from Barbados to Martinique, Saint Maarten and the British Virgins, with plenty of time to walk under waterfalls or visit historic forts ashore.
Highlights
Waterfall hikes on Dominica
Historic forts in Saint Kitts and Martinique
Colourful Dutch colonial architecture in Willemstad, Curacao
Markets and botanical gardens in Fort-de-France
Beaches and duty-free shopping in Philipsburg, Saint Maarten
This two-week cruise with Ambassador Cruise Line sets sail from Bridgetown in Barbados, looping through the eastern Caribbean islands before returning to its starting point. The ship calls at Willemstad on Curacao, a city where brightly coloured Dutch colonial buildings stand beside slow-moving canals. Fort-de-France, Martinique’s capital, offers a different legacy in its French-style market halls and botanical gardens.
Journeys
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Further along, the itinerary takes in Guadeloupe’s Pointe-à-Pitre, the volcanic island of Dominica, and the British Virgin Islands, where the casual charm of Road Town belies the region’s complex colonial history. Saint Maarten’s Philipsburg adds a lively contrast, balancing duty-free shops with sandy beaches.
The Renaissance, a moderate-sized ship, moves steadily and invites plenty of time for ashore excursions — waterfall hikes, local patisseries or sturdy old forts. The route is not a rapid dash but an opportunity for each island’s character to settle in, however briefly, before the next call.
Itinerary
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When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
Ambassador Cruise Line confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
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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