Tour Operator Travel Guide: Caribbean Cruises and Vacation Packages

Caribbean Holiday Package Travel Guide - Recommendations, Reviews, Ratings, and Quick Trip Tips!

Famed for its tropical beaches and all manner of sea-faring activities, the Caribbean is home to some of the world's finest resorts and has fun in the sun for everyone.

The biggest islands, known as the Greater Antilles are Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). These islands receive more visitors than the Lesser Antilles, which is a chain of islands to the east.

In many destinations you can live out the Caribbean fantasy. I don't know about you, but for me that's sipping on umbrella cocktails on a tranquil beach with turquoise water and sunny skies shaded by palm trees.

The Caribbean is more than just that though, as all the islands are different. Whereas Cuba has world acclaimed music and nightlife, Aruba is your spot for casinos and top quality service.

Package Tour Companies: Specialized and Niche Travel Operators

Due to the watery nature of the Caribbean archipelagoes, overland tours are usually limited to 1 country. Specialized tour companies offer can vacationers a unique look at a destination. Take a look at these niche tour operators, to see if they might be right for you.

Maduro Dive is one of the world's largest dive specialists with vacations in more than 30 countries and nearly 50 liveaboards. Family vacation packages are possible, with diving definitely serving as their specialty.

Sophisticated Golfer is a specialized travel operator involved in all manner of golf tourism. Featuring 8 destinations in the Caribbean, this operator is above par.

Cuba Select Travel has a variety of tourism packages in Cuba. One of the most interesting features of this operator is their ability to help you plan your trip to coincide with fun music, art, book, dance, and even cigar festivals!

The Best of Caribbean Adventure and Green Tourism Activities

We list a few of many possible green tours and activities available to the Caribbean tourist. Searching for reviews of tour companies on this site will offer an even more comprehensive look.

Chukka Caribbean Adventures has tubing, canopy zip lining, kayaking, and a number of other adventure tours available in Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, and Belize.

Eco Tour Barahona has eco treks, package holidays, and green themed travel packages in the southwest of the DR. For a silly little recommendation, if you visit their website, be sure to turn your speakers down a bit.

Caribbean Adventure Tours is our choice for a satisfying day at St Croix - kayaking at sunset through a mangrove forest sounds like the ideal holiday to me.

Recommendations for General Vacation Packages for Caribbean Landlubbers:

As a result of the topography, most travel specialists that focus on the Caribbean create travel packages that are little more than flight and accommodations. There are thousands of travel agents and affiliate travel agents out there. Here are two of the most trusted names in that game.

We give Caribtours a high rating. Caribtours is a UK company with 3 decades of experience focusing on the Caribbean. They can help you navigate the maze of resorts, activities, and destinations available to create an ideal vacation for you.

Another company with strong reviews is Travel Wizard. They are an American travel specialist with literally thousands of travel tours, holiday deals, vacation packages, and cruise options.

Top Flight Caribbean Cruise and Yacht Charters: Spoilt for Choice

Isn't it nice to be spoilt for choice?

Here is a rundown of the best names in the Caribbean cruise guide:

In terms of the best 'bang for your buck,' it is hard to beat the industry leaders. Carnival, Holland America Cruises, and Royal Caribbean are standard bearers in terms of providing high quality cruises at reasonable prices.

Crystal continues to be a luxury cruise fan favorite, and now offers luxurious themed cruises, with motifs such as photography and jazz.

With Cunard Cruise Lines you can travel on a modern day Titanic, the Queen Mary 2, which among other amenities features a 977-seat theater, 10 restaurants, and a crew size 1253 members strong.

Regent Seven Sea Cruises offers another 'wow' in terms of extravagance and luxury. Considering their complimentary shore tour excursions and shipboard gratuities, the Regent may provide some of the best value in the luxury class.

If enormous boats like the Queen Mary 2 don't appeal to your travel sense, there are other options. Sea Dream Yacht Club is one of these options. With a nearly 1:1 ratio in terms of crew and passengers, their 112 guests receive a more intimidate cruise experience.

As we mention in all our travel guide articles, the above list does not mention all the offerings out there. See our tourism directory, travel reviews, and tourism recommendations for that.

The Last Word form Tour Company Reviews

Please keep in mind that the West Indies (Caribbean) is home to some of the world's smallest sovereign states broken with borders as clear as the water lapping against the shore. Remember that this article serves only to guide you through all the tourism choices available. There are literally thousands of package vacations, travel companies, and other holiday options. There are dozens of great choices -Cuba, Aruba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, The Caymans, and the Lesser Antilles are just a start.

Be sure you know before you go, and check out ratings and reviews of tour operators for all over the Caribbean.

If you didn't find what you were looking for, or you want more choices, please visit our Tourism Directory, to search for - and find - what you are looking for.