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Departing on 2 May 2026 from Miami aboard the MSC World America - Cruise No: 2164463
Miami is called the gateway to the Americas, and it’s indeed a very glamourous global city to explore at the start or end of an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise. Home to many cultures, the city of Miami sizzles with flavours from the Americas, beginning with Cuba and the Little Havana neighbourhood – one of the most historically significant places, while Wynwood is famous for its wall art and Puerto Rican history.
Across Biscayne Bay lies the city of Miami Beach, home to the world-famous South Beach. An MSC-arranged guided private tour opens up a world of possibilities for you: enjoy the beach, take in the city’s Art Deco architecture and enjoy a drink on legendary Ocean Drive, where you can people watch, and perhaps spot a celebrity. If time permits, take a stroll on artsy Lincoln Road packed with street side cafes and shops.
Facing the MSC Cruises port in downtown Miami is Bayside Marketplace – a lively commercial centre that is a staging area for boat tours of Miami. Seeing the city from the water, with its impressive skyline and waterfront mansions, is an experience in itself. The downtown area also boasts the dazzling Performing Arts Centre, the Museum of Science, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (known as the PAMM), scenic Bayfront Park and the arena where the 3-time NBA champion Miami Heat basketball team plays.
Miami is renowned for its shopping. Hop on a tour to see the major city sights followed by retail therapy at one of Miami’s largest and newest shopping malls: Dolphin Mall. With more than 240 retail outlets, you’re bound to need a bit of room in your luggage for your purchases. Luckily, there are several luggage stores at the mall to fill that need.
Head west past the city into untamed wilderness on an MSC excursion into the Everglades. At this national park where water is the central feature, unlike any other in North America, nature enthusiasts can hop on an airboat tour through the swampland and waterways to spot alligators and a variety of birds.
San Felipe de Puerto Plata is the capital of the Puerto Plata province on the Dominican Republic’s Atlantic north coast. The city is best known for its beaches. Playa Dorada’s lengthy beachfront is backed by resorts and an 18-hole golf course. The city’s old colonial-era center is dominated by the 16th-century Fortaleza San Felipe, a Spanish fortress that now houses historical and military artifacts.
Blessed with some of the oldest buildings in the Western Hemisphere, San Juan, Puerto Rico’s cap-ital, is romantically charming with its bright pastel Spanish colonial facades, wrought-iron balconies abloom with flowers, narrow cobblestone streets and beloved park squares. Once you arrive on an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise at the port, explore Old San Juan (Viejo San Juan), a UNESCO World Heritage district, widely renowned for the fortresses of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Castillo San Cristóbal.
The old town occupies the headland of a 2.5-mile-long island (connected by bridge to the mainland) that shelters San Juan Bay, for centuries a key port in the New World. It was originally known as Puerto Rico, or “rich port,” because its location made it the perfect stop for shipping.
Several MSC excursions offer walking tours that let you soak up amazing views of San Juan, while making cultural discoveries of a lifetime. Wander through the old town along the Paseo de la Princesa, San Juan’s oldest tree-lined avenue; head up its southern city wall, La Muralla, which until the late 19th century encircled all of Old San Juan with sandstone; and tour the 16th-century fortress of El Morro, with its six different lines of defence.
Take a coffee-tasting walking tour to explore Puerto Rico’s rich coffee culture, and learn how the island’s rich volcanic soil and climate have contributed to the rise of coffee as one of its main crops. Taste a delicious cup of freshly brewed Puerto Rican café con leche, learn about the island’s historical ties with the caffeine-rich beverage, and explore how coffee and the church are connected on this MSC excursion through the streets of Old San Juan.
Or savour San Juan’s culinary delights, in a Martha Stewart excursion curated exclusively for MSC that will have you tasting local cuisine and drinks at five destinations along the route through the fortified colonial city. From Puerto Rican fritters at historic El Convento Hotel, to chocolate tasting at a fourth-generation chocolatier, you won’t want to miss this tour, which ends at La Casita de Rones for a rum lesson and a piña colada, the national drink of Puerto Rico.
With more than 80% of the world’s rum coming from Puerto Rico, delve deeper into the spirit on an MSC excursion to Casa Bacardí in the town of Cataño. Discover the story behind Bacardí’s legendary cocktails, sniff the products on display and learn about the rum-making process including wood barrelling, ageing and finishing. For the grand finale, enjoy a fascinating mixology show.
Nature lovers will not want to miss a visit to El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. territory and one of Puerto Rico’s finest spots of natural beauty. Marvel at its small horsetail waterfalls, giant ferns and tropical hardwoods.
For an enchanting experience, kayak into the enchanting bioluminescent bay at Laguna Grande of Fajardo on another MSC excursion. Under the blanket of the night sky and the lighthouse of Fajardo, paddle through the water and watch it glow with the bioluminescence of millions and millions of tiny organisms.
Miami is called the gateway to the Americas, and it’s indeed a very glamourous global city to explore at the start or end of an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise. Home to many cultures, the city of Miami sizzles with flavours from the Americas, beginning with Cuba and the Little Havana neighbourhood – one of the most historically significant places, while Wynwood is famous for its wall art and Puerto Rican history.
Across Biscayne Bay lies the city of Miami Beach, home to the world-famous South Beach. An MSC-arranged guided private tour opens up a world of possibilities for you: enjoy the beach, take in the city’s Art Deco architecture and enjoy a drink on legendary Ocean Drive, where you can people watch, and perhaps spot a celebrity. If time permits, take a stroll on artsy Lincoln Road packed with street side cafes and shops.
Facing the MSC Cruises port in downtown Miami is Bayside Marketplace – a lively commercial centre that is a staging area for boat tours of Miami. Seeing the city from the water, with its impressive skyline and waterfront mansions, is an experience in itself. The downtown area also boasts the dazzling Performing Arts Centre, the Museum of Science, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (known as the PAMM), scenic Bayfront Park and the arena where the 3-time NBA champion Miami Heat basketball team plays.
Miami is renowned for its shopping. Hop on a tour to see the major city sights followed by retail therapy at one of Miami’s largest and newest shopping malls: Dolphin Mall. With more than 240 retail outlets, you’re bound to need a bit of room in your luggage for your purchases. Luckily, there are several luggage stores at the mall to fill that need.
Head west past the city into untamed wilderness on an MSC excursion into the Everglades. At this national park where water is the central feature, unlike any other in North America, nature enthusiasts can hop on an airboat tour through the swampland and waterways to spot alligators and a variety of birds.
Το να πατήσετε το πόδι σας στο Isla de Roatán, στα ανοικτά των ακτών της Ονδούρας, είναι σαν να μπαίνετε σε ένα απίστευτο έργο τέχνης, όπου η ορεινή καταπράσινη ζούγκλα συναντά το υπέροχο γαλάζιο της θάλασσας και οι βαθιοί όρμοι κρύβουν πειρατές του παρελθόντος. Το Roatán, άλλωστε, ήταν κάποτε το σπίτι περισσότερων από 5.000 πειρατών.
Σε μεγάλο βαθμό ανέγγιχτο, το Ροατάν είναι γνωστό για τον ύφαλο-φράγμα, την αλιεία και την καταδυτική του κουλτούρα. Το νησί προσφέρει εύκολη πρόσβαση σε όμορφες παραλίες και τον κοραλλιογενή ύφαλο, ένα καταφύγιο για ψαροντουφεκάδες και δύτες που εξερευνούν τη γενναιοδωρία της θαλάσσιας ζωής του.
Με την κρουαζιέρα MSC Καραϊβική και Αντίλλες θα φτάσετε στο Coxen Hole, την πρωτεύουσα του νησιού, που πήρε εύστοχα το όνομά του από τον πειρατή που αγκυροβόλησε εδώ το πλοίο του στα τέλη του 17ου αιώνα.
Ξεφύγετε από την πεπατημένη για να εξερευνήσετε τα γραφικά ψαροχώρια Punta Gorda, με τους κατοίκους Garifuna, απογόνους των Καρίμπ του νησιού και των Αφρικανών σκλάβων, και Oak Ridge, ένα χωριό πάνω σε πασσάλους που είναι προσβάσιμο μόνο με βάρκα. Εδώ, σε μια αποκλειστική εκδρομή της Martha Stewart που επιμελήθηκε για την MSC, θα μάθετε για την τοπική αλιευτική κουλτούρα, θα δοκιμάσετε τοπικές λιχουδιές και θα εξερευνήσετε τις υδάτινες οδούς και τα μαγκρόβια του νησιού.
Για κάτι πιο περιπετειώδες, κλείστε μια από τις διάφορες εκδρομές της MSC που θα σας βάλουν να διασχίσετε κρεμαστές γέφυρες, να κάνετε zip lining μέσα από το θόλο της ζούγκλας και να αναμειχθείτε με μαϊμούδες, τουκάν, παπαγάλους και πολλά άλλα πουλιά που κατοικούν στα τοπικά δάση.
Ψάχνετε περισσότερη ατμόσφαιρα; Πηγαίνετε στο δημοφιλές West Bay για εξαιρετικά κοκτέιλ, όμορφες παραλίες, ψώνια και διασκέδαση που ζωντανεύει την ατμόσφαιρα στο ρυθμό της μουσικής της Καραϊβικής.
Το Πουέρτο Κόστα Μάγια, όπου ελλιμενίζονται τα κρουαζιερόπλοια MSC της Καραϊβικής και των Αντιλλών, βρίσκεται εκτός οπτικού πεδίου βόρεια του Μαχαχουάλ, αλλά η επιρροή του είναι αισθητή τις ημέρες των κρουαζιερόπλοιων, όταν το χωριό ζωντανεύει με τα περίπτερα με τα σουβενίρ και τις ενοικιάσεις τζετ σκι κατά μήκος του γλιστερού παραλιακού πεζόδρομου, μιας εξαιρετικά μικροσκοπικής εκδοχής της Πλάγια ντελ Κάρμεν.
Οι δύο πόλεις της περιοχής, το Μαχαχουάλ και το μικρότερο Xcalak, επλήγησαν σοβαρά από τον τυφώνα Dean το 2007. Το Μαχαχουάλ ανοικοδομήθηκε, αλλά το Xcalak εξακολουθεί να είναι αρκετά χτυπημένο. Σε μια κρουαζιέρα της MSC στην Καραϊβική και τις Αντίλλες θα μείνετε συνήθως γύρω από το Μαχαχουάλ, ενώ οι δύτες και οι ψαράδες θα κατευθυνθούν νότια προς το Xcalak. Αν σταματήσετε για έναν μόνο αρχαίο τόπο στην περιοχή του Ρίο Μπεκ, το Kohunlich είναι η καλύτερη επιλογή για εξόρμηση.
Τα χαλάσματα, τα οποία σπάνια επισκέπτονται κάποιοι άλλοι εκτός από τεράστιες πεταλούδες και άγριους παπαγάλους, βρίσκονται σε μια πανέμορφη τοποθεσία, που ξεπροβάλλει πάνω από τις κορυφές των δέντρων. Τα κτίρια χρονολογούνται από την ύστερη προκλασική έως την κλασική περίοδο (100-900 μ.Χ.) και η πλειονότητά τους είναι σε αρχιτεκτονικό στυλ Río Bec. Το φύλλωμα έχει ανακτήσει τα περισσότερα από αυτά, εκτός από το Templo de los Mascarones, το οποίο πήρε το όνομά του από τις πέντε μάσκες ύψους 2 μέτρων που διακοσμούν την πρόσοψή του.
Αρκετά ανησυχητικές τώρα, αυτές οι εικόνες του θεού του ήλιου, Kinich Ahau, με τα ορθάνοιχτα μάτια και το ανοιχτό στόμα, κάποτε ξεπρόβαλλαν από ένα φόντο από λείο, φωτεινό, κοκκινοβαμμένο στόκο. Αναζητήστε επίσης μια ελίτ κατοικημένη περιοχή που ονομάζεται 27 Escalones, αξίζει την παράκαμψη για να δείτε τη θαυμάσια θέα πάνω από το θόλο της ζούγκλας από την άκρη του γκρεμού πάνω στον οποίο είναι χτισμένη. Σε μια πιο ξηρή περιοχή με αραιά δέντρα, αυτά τα δύο γειτονικά ερείπια αποτελούν μια ενδιαφέρουσα αντίθεση με το Kohunlich.
Η ογκώδης πυραμίδα του Kinichná, χτισμένη με πέτρες ύψους μέτρων, στρώμα με στρώμα από διαδοχικούς ηγέτες, μόλις και μετά βίας ξεχωρίζει από τα δέντρα, αλλά μπορείτε να κοιτάξετε πάνω από το γύρω έδαφος (και να εντοπίσετε μια φευγαλέα ματιά του αρχαιολογικού χώρου των αρχαίων Μάγια Dzibanché), που τώρα έχει διαλυθεί σε καλλιεργήσιμες εκτάσεις.
A forty-kilometre-long island directly off the coast from Playa del Carmen, Isla Cozumel is a renowned cruise-ship call: nearly every day, up to ten cruise ships dock at one of the island’s three dedicated piers, all just south of the only town, San Miguel.
A holiday to Mexico with MSC Cruises will present you with restaurants, souvenir shops and jewellery stores, all along the malecón(Av Rafael Melgar) in downtown San Miguel.
If you fancy a museum, the attractive Museo de la Isla de Cozumel has small displays of the flora, fauna and marine life of the island, as well as a good collection of Maya artefacts and old photos.
If you’re not a diver, there’s a certain appeal in wandering the relaxed inland blocks of San Miguel, away from the piers, spotting Maya ruins and birds (the Maya called the island cuzamil – “land of the swallows”) in the dense forests and being the only person on the windswept eastern beaches.
Midway across the island, San Gervasio is the only excavated Maya site on Cozumel. With several small temples connected by sacbeob, or long white roads, it was one of the many independent city-states that survived the fall of Chichén Itzá, flourishing between 1200 AD and 1650 AD. As part of a larger nature reserve the site is worth a visit for the numerous birds and butterflies you can spot early in the morning or late in the day.
Another place to visit is Xcaret, a surprisingly pleasant theme park: it offers all the Yucatán’s attractions in one handy place, with a museum, a tropical aquarium, a “Maya village”, a beach, some small authentic ruins, pools and more than a kilometre of subterranean rivers down which you can swim, snorkel or float. On the other hand, neighbouring Xplor is dedicated to ziplines and other outdoor adventure.
Miami is called the gateway to the Americas, and it’s indeed a very glamourous global city to explore at the start or end of an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise. Home to many cultures, the city of Miami sizzles with flavours from the Americas, beginning with Cuba and the Little Havana neighbourhood – one of the most historically significant places, while Wynwood is famous for its wall art and Puerto Rican history.
Across Biscayne Bay lies the city of Miami Beach, home to the world-famous South Beach. An MSC-arranged guided private tour opens up a world of possibilities for you: enjoy the beach, take in the city’s Art Deco architecture and enjoy a drink on legendary Ocean Drive, where you can people watch, and perhaps spot a celebrity. If time permits, take a stroll on artsy Lincoln Road packed with street side cafes and shops.
Facing the MSC Cruises port in downtown Miami is Bayside Marketplace – a lively commercial centre that is a staging area for boat tours of Miami. Seeing the city from the water, with its impressive skyline and waterfront mansions, is an experience in itself. The downtown area also boasts the dazzling Performing Arts Centre, the Museum of Science, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (known as the PAMM), scenic Bayfront Park and the arena where the 3-time NBA champion Miami Heat basketball team plays.
Miami is renowned for its shopping. Hop on a tour to see the major city sights followed by retail therapy at one of Miami’s largest and newest shopping malls: Dolphin Mall. With more than 240 retail outlets, you’re bound to need a bit of room in your luggage for your purchases. Luckily, there are several luggage stores at the mall to fill that need.
Head west past the city into untamed wilderness on an MSC excursion into the Everglades. At this national park where water is the central feature, unlike any other in North America, nature enthusiasts can hop on an airboat tour through the swampland and waterways to spot alligators and a variety of birds.
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