St. Lucia Cruise Port Tips

The Castries cruise port is one of the prettiest in the Caribbean. If flowers are in bloom, all the better.

Dominica Cruise Port Profile

The port of Roseau is modest, but it reveals one of the region's best eco tourism experiences.

Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands is getting more traffic from cruise ships in recent years.

Attractions include Old San Juan, the Bacardi Rum Tour and the gigantic Arecibo radio telescope.

The best time of year to visit Barbados is during the dry season from January through May.

Costa Rica attractions for western Caribbean cruises include Mayan ruins, zip lining in rainforests and whitewater rafting.

Some people don’t want to spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars are Alaskan cruise shore excursions. They want just free attractions.

October weather in Amber Cove is the beginning of the rainy season for this growing cruise destination.

It may be enough to say that San Juan weather in November has the highest rainfall of the year.

Caribbean weather in October is really, really wet. But at least it’s not as wet as September.

Panama Canal cruises come in three flavors -- a Colón visit, a Panama City visit or the entire canal.

MEXICAN RIVIERA

Mazatlan is also known as "The Capital of Shrimp," so don’t be surprised when you see the abundance of shrimp dishes being offered.