It goes without saying that nothing but Caribbean is the most popular and attractive place for cruising among the cruise lovers. But where to sail in Caribbean- the eastern or western Caribbean, is a difficult task for the cruisers. There are a number of people who choose a Seven-day Caribbean cruise for enjoying the cruise for the first time at Caribbean Sea.

Generally, when people search on the internet or visit any tour and travel company, they often see that most of them provide Eastern and Western itineraries. But which one to choose is a problem. So, it well and truly counts upon one’s taste and like.

At the same time, choosing the right cruise with ports is also important, because it is the most important part of journey. No doubt both eastern and western itineraries offer cruisers with the chance to swim, and have shop, sail and snorkel. But both itineraries are different from each other, so, here is a short note of these two popular itineraries.

Eastern Caribbean Cruises Generally, the ships whose destination is eastern Caribbean set out from Florida. On Eastern Caribbean, the ports of call often included the St. John (USVI), St. Maarten/St. Martin, Bahamas, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. If one gets bored of sailing, then one should not worry about it, because there are more chances to go for shopping and the fantastic beaches, which is the beauty of Eastern Caribbean itinerary. Shore excursions are generally meant for water activities and beach.

Western Caribbean Cruises The cruise ships of the western Caribbean boards from Texas, Florida and New Orleans. On a Western Caribbean, the ports of call which are often included in the itineraries are Costa Rica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Key West, Playa del Carmen, FL, Mexico, Belize, the Dominican Republic or Jamaica. In comparison to the Eastern Caribbean ports of call, the ports of call of western are further different from each other. Because of this, cruisers have to spend more time on the sea and less time on the ports. it is the mainland (Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica) or at larger islands (Jamaica, Dominican Republic), on which there are the ports of call in the western Caribbean sometimes. As a result, there are varieties of the shore excursion choices.

At last, in Caribbean cruise both Eastern and Western itineraries are great. So, according to one’s like, one can choose the best itineraries for enjoying their vacations.