| There are several great ways to travel to Caribbean | | | | There are many different ports of call when you |
| islands and one of the best ways is to book a long | | | | travel to Caribbean countries via cruise ships. Some |
| Caribbean cruise. You can book your travel to | | | | of the most popular are Puerto Plata (Dominican |
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| each week. | | | | where all the cruise ships berth and you can walk |
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| Once on the cruise ship you will be able to do most | | | | St. Thomas as well as beautiful arts and crafts from |
| anything you would dream of doing at a land locked | | | | the local artisans. |
| resort. There are different restaurants and buffets | | | | If you want to relax you can take a cab to a local |
| available at all hours and all the food you can eat is | | | | beach and lay out and get a suntan. One of the best |
| included in your cruise ticket. Most of these buffets | | | | parts of travel to Caribbean ports of call is that they |
| are incredible with great food including lobster, shrimp | | | | each have their own distinct character and |
| and seafood prepared by some of the best chefs in | | | | unbelievable beaches. |
| the business. | | | | |