Explore the exotic Caribbean

I like these itineraries for their breadth, combining the familiar with the exotic.

Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas: Departs Dec. 3 for 11 nights. Ft. Lauderdale; Antigua; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; St. Lucia; Barbados; Bonaire; Aruba; Ft. Lauderdale ($1,019 oceanview).

Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas: Departs Dec. 29 for seven nights. San Juan, Puerto Rico; Tortola; St. Maarten; St. Kitts; Guadeloupe; Barbados; San Juan ($1,249 oceanview).

Carnival Valor: Departs Aug. 18 for seven nights. Miami; Grand Turk; La Romana, Dominican Republic; Aruba; Curaao; Miami ($979 oceanview).

Celebrity Summit: Departs Dec. 8 for six nights. San Juan; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; St. Croix; St. Kitts; Dominica; Grenada; San Juan ($598 oceanview).

Seabourn Spirit: Departs Jan. 13 for 13 nights. St. Maarten; Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands; St. Barts; St. Kitts; Guadeloupe; Martinique; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Barbados; St. Lucia; Antigua; Saba; St. Maarten ($5,022 oceanview).

Norwegian Star: Departs Oct. 21 for 14 nights. New York; St. Thomas; Antigua; Barbados; Curaao; Aruba; Cozumel; New Orleans ($2,199 balcony oceanview sold out)

Silversea Spirit: Departs Nov. 30 for nine nights. Ft. Lauderdale; Grand Turk; St. Barts; Antigua; St. Kitts; Tortola; Ft. Lauderdale ($4,199 vista suite).

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Cruise ships visiting less-busy Caribbean islands