The best vacation is well planned vacation. Have the confidence you have chosen is right for you out of the various options, and travel destinations. On each island stop there many adventures to choose from, and ship activities mirror a small town.

Knowing you’ve made the smart choice for one or two-week luxury vacation to take the burden from your shoulders so you can begin to plan your beach visit.

The beach in San JuanBeachside in San JuanMy partner and I had booked our 2010 cruise! We decide together what we wanted to do … in our case fewer days at sea with more islands to see. And we want a range of activities from zip-lining, mountain biking for tripping the light fantastic til late at night.

With that in mind, we chose Southern Caribbean – tropical heat and sandy. Then comes the choice cruise lines. The following link will take you to the destination page of each of the major cruise lines we considered, and some site features to help you navigate.

Select the advanced search option (in which several parameters can be known) or use the calendar option to narrow down your choices to a certain time window. You can also call and speak with a Certified Vacation Planner at 1-866-562-7625.

Celebrity Cruises Cruise LineCelebrity
Narrowing your choices in the left panel or search criteria, or on the right navigation bar. You can also call and speak with a Certified Vacation Planner at 1-800-647-2251.

CruisesCarnival Carnival Cruises
Unique sorting box to narrow the departure port of choice for the month of your choice and then the cruise duration. You can also call and speak with a Certified Vacation Planner at 1-888-CARNIVAL.

LineNorwegian Cruise Norwegian Cruise Lines
Begin by answering the question: “Where in the World that you want to go?” Then choose your schedule and see the world from cruising through their search portal. Norway has a Personal Cruise Consultant to help your call at 1-866-234-7350.

Princess Cruises Cruise LinePrincess
These cruise lines are also using a sorting box narrows as the selected choice of destination, the ship’s name, duration, and the landing point in the journey. Travel assistance for Princess Cruises can be reached at 1-800-PRINCESS.

By using this process, we log the number of options are open for our trip in the window. We then narrowed by looking at the islands of the new cruise ships are offered to us and include people who have more sea days. We also shrink our departure to explore the option further.

St. MaartenSt. MaartenWe down to 5 last option we look at facilities and flight arrangements to help us finalize the process. Stay tuned for a big announcement – where travel is GoGirlfriend this winter!

Do not ignore your local travel agent for advice on special early booking, coordinating flights or other tricks of the trade you may not realize.