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Barbados / Special Interests / Cruise Ship

By Sara Macefield

Barbados is one of the main hubs of Caribbean cruising and a key destination for cruises that cover the Eastern Caribbean. The island‘s extensive range of flights, particularly from the UK, make it an obvious embarkation or disembarkation port. This also enables travellers to extend their trip, pre or post cruise, by adding a hotel stay.

Barbados attracts major cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean International, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises, and many smaller ones too. Ships we recommend are owned by the following companies:

Compagnie du Ponant - Gallic luxury and continental charm are the hallmarks of this upscale line’s fleet of five ships, including a three-masted yacht and three mega-yachts, which offer bilingual sailings in sumptuous surrounds.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises - Its three ships exude spacious elegance and plush surroundings along with first-rate service and outstanding cuisine.

Seabourn - An upmarket cruise line that prides itself on the high levels of intuitive and attentive service and an intimate ambience that is more reminiscent of a private club.

SeaDream Yacht Club - Its two mega-yachts are full of sophistication and style more reminiscent of an upmarket boutique hotel, with an emphasis on luxury, privacy and intimacy.

Silversea - Seriously upmarket and unashamedly opulent, this family-owned line’s six ships offer all-suite accommodation, first-rate service and exquisite cuisine.

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Looking for inspiration?

  1. Ride the waves at kitesurfing mecca Silver Point
  2. Drive along the breathtakingly beautiful East Coast
  3. Go underground at Harrison's Cave
  4. Hobnob with the stars watching a polo match
  5. Step back in time at the impressive Jacobean plantation house - St Nicholas Abbey

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