Queen Elizabeth - Western Caribbean & Belize from Miami

Where this cruise calls, day by day

6 ports and 4 sea days over 9 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Miami, FL

   United StatesDepart
   Miami, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3

   Puerto Plata

   Dominican RepublicPort
   Puerto Plata port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

4. Day 4 · At sea

5. Day 5

   Montego Bay

   JamaicaPort

   The cruise terminal sits out in the Freeport industrial zone on a spit west of the city, so nothing is walkable and everyone leaves by taxi or coach. Montego Bay itself is Jamaica's tourist capital - the Hip Strip and Doctor's Cave Beach are ten minutes away and the plantation-era great houses are in the hills behind. It is also the nearest port to Negril, though that is 90 minutes each way.

   • Doctor's Cave Beach and the Hip Strip
   • Rose Hall Great House and its Annie Palmer legend
   • Bamboo rafting on the Martha Brae
   • Jerk chicken at Scotchies

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the Montego Bay Cruise Terminal in Freeport; the Hip Strip is a 10-15 minute taxi and there is nothing at the pier itself.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr is driest; Aug-Oct is hurricane season

6. Day 6 · At sea

7. Day 7

   Belize City

   BelizePort

   The barrier reef keeps ships several miles offshore, so everyone tenders - a 20 to 30 minute ride each way that eats an hour of the day and gets cancelled outright in a stiff easterly. Tenders land at Fort Street Tourism Village, a fenced shopping compound; Belize City beyond it has a serious crime problem and is not a place to wander. The day is really about what is inland.

   • Cave tubing through the Caves Branch river system
   • Altun Ha or Xunantunich Maya ruins
   • Snorkelling Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley
   • The Belize Zoo, which keeps only rescued native animals

   Getting ashore

   Tender port - ships anchor several miles out and the run to Fort Street Tourism Village takes 20-30 minutes each way.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr is dry and the tender ride is calmest; Jun-Nov is wet with hurricane risk peaking Aug-Oct

8. Day 8

   Cozumel

   MexicoPort
   Cozumel port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

9. Day 9 · At sea

10. Day 10

    Miami, FL

    United StatesArrive
    Miami, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore