Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Packed with information on more than 40 ports of call and a dozen ports of embarkation, Caribbean Cruise Ports of Call is a comprehensive guide to everything from sightseeing information and strategies to help cruisers plan their own shore excursions to some basic information on the cruise-ship experience. This travel guide includes: - Dozens of maps - A "Cruise Primer" with the basics of cruising and "Cruising the Caribbean" with capsule overviews of every major cruise line - Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks - Covered ports of call: Private Islands; St. John's, Antigua; Oranjestad, Aruba; Bridgetown, Barbados; Belize City, Belize; Bermuda; Kralendijk, Bonaire; Calica (Playa del Carmen), Mexico; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Costa Maya, Mexico; Willemstad, Curacao; Roseau, Dominica; Falmouth, Jamaica; Freeport-Lucaya, Bahamas; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands; St. George's, Grenada; Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Key West, Florida; La Romana, Dominican Republic; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Nassau, Bahamas; Charlestown, Nevis; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Progreso, Mexico; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Roatan, Honduras; Samana (Cayo Levantado), Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Santo Domingo, Domican Republic; Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala; Gustavia, St. Barthelemy; Fredericksted, St. Croix; Cruz Bay, St. John; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Castries, St. Lucia; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Kingstown, St. Vincent; Road Town, Tortola; and The Valley, Virgin Gorda - Covered ports of embarkation: Baltimore, Maryland; Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Galveston, Texas; Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; Miami, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Port Canaveral, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Tampa, Florida
I bought this book for a cruise I was taking with my family. It was the only book I found that had information on ALL the ports we were visiting (including the "private island" used by my cruise company). So that was a major plus. But I found the info *about* each stop rather vague. Along the lines of "there are lots of new and creative shore excursions available at this port" but there wasn't much information about just WHAT these excursions might be and where you'd connect up with providers. On the other hand, it led us to a beautiful quiet beach on St. Thomas which was the highlight of our trip. Still probably a good choice if you don't want to purchase 3 or 4 separate guides, but knowing what I know now I would have used this book for ideas and done more on-line research as to how to implement those ideas.
Caribbean Ports of Call
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Fodor's produces an excellent reference book for the Caribbean. While the book is not an exhaustive reference, it does do a wonderful job of giving a lot of overview information which will be helpful for first time, or few time visiotors to these pors.
Fodor's Carribean Ports
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is an excellent guide full of useful information for my cruise I am taking in April 08. Glad I purchased it.
Fodor's Caribbean Ports of Call 2006
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Book is jammed pack w/ wonderful information for any traveller. Would highly recommend this reading.
Incredible guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Yo soy de México, este libro es de los mejores, además contiene todo lo que uno requiere saber para cada uno de los puertos a donde llega el crucero. Estoy facinado por los secretos y tips que vienen en el libro, porque son cosas que no están contempladas en la naviera. Es un libro compacto, con la información necesaria para pasar unas vacaciones increibles en una de las regiones más importantes para el turismo de cruceros. Los invito a adquirir este libro antes de elegir el desitno y el barco en el que habrán de viajar. Saludos desde MEXICO.
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