Voyager Cruise Royal Caribbean

There are many wonderful spots throughout the Caribbean where big ships can’t or don’t go. For example, many smaller lines visit the same islands as the big ships but call at different, quieter ports.

Offbeat Places on the Most Popular Islands

Choose a cruise that’s going to the French, not the Dutch half of St Martin/St Maarten, an island divided between two nations. Small ships anchor in Marigot Bay on the opposite side of the island from Philipsburg, a short cab ride to Grand Case, a laid-back village packed with boho boutiques and an abundance of wonderful restaurants where you can sit right by the water, feasting on fresh fish and chilled French rose.

In Antigua, choose a ship that anchors at English Harbour, not over-commercialised St John’s. Potter around Nelson’s Historic Dockyard, beautifully preserved, ogle at the yachts (proper sailing yachts here, not motorboats) and have a daiquiri on the lawn of the Admiral’s Inn pub.