CARIBBEAN

Experience Art Deco Architecture, Enjoy Cool Latin Culture and Explore a City with Real Attitude. Miami has more than just hot weather and beaches to offer.

A booming metropolis and food lover’s paradise, art deco delight and sporting mecca, Latin enclave and millionaires’ playground…there seems to be an almost unlimited number of ways to describe this ever changing city. At one time, Miami had a rather pedestrian reputation as the retirement centre for Easterners, New Yorkers in particular, fleeing cold and inclement winters. But much of that image has changed as the city has modernised, expanded and been influenced by a large influx of Latin Americans.

It’s highly likely that when you’re daydreaming about relaxing on a beach on some exotic island, that it’s actually Barbados you’re picturing. Its perfect beaches are synonymous with sun-soaked Caribbean holidays.

Thanks to its heritage of English, African and West Indian roots, Barbados has its own distinctive identity. Venture through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Bridgetown and you’ll discover sites like the museum which is housed in a 19^th century military prison along with some striking examples of colonial architecture.

Known as the “Venice of America”, Greater Fort Lauderdale is the yachting capital of the world with over 300 miles of waterways to explore by water taxi or for the more active traveller, paddle board. There are even over 4,000 eateries that offer a dock and dine experience! Home to the third largest cruise port in the world, Port Everglades, Greater Fort Lauderdale offers a great platform for day excursions and cruise holidays to the Caribbean and beyond.  

A year round beach destination located in subtropical South East Florida, Greater Fort Lauderdale has an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine a year and temperatures of 25 °C.  Blue skies, 23 miles of golden sands, swaying palms and turquoise waters, six of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s eight beaches have Blue Wave Certification making them some of the cleanest, safest beaches in the USA.

Cuba is among the most exciting islands in the Caribbean and it has just about everything you could imagine. There are dramatic mountainous landscapes, wild and unspoilt valleys, sweeping vistas of sugar cane, sprawling tobacco plantations, exquisite cities dating from the mid-fifteenth century, beautiful beaches and above all Cuba’s greatest asset: the people.

Home of Walt Disney World and Universal studios, Orlando is situated in Central Florida in The United States of America. With its world-renowned theme parks and wide range of different things to see and do, Orlando is a fantastic destination for a cruise and stay holiday.