Caribbean By Cruise Ship

by Vipond, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780968838983
• ISBN10: 0968838987
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Ocean Cruise Guides

Summary

Full-color photography, a giant color pull-out map, city, port and island maps, cruise docking locations, sturdy laminated covers, high quality matte stock--all these features make this illustrated reference the one to have at hand when cruising the Caribbean.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. VIII
General Information
Choosing Your Cruise	p. 10
Land Tours	p. 16
Shore Excursions	p. 16
Preparing for Your Cruise	p. 20
Life Aboard a Cruise Ship	p. 28
Natural Phenomena	p. 40
History of the Caribbean
Overview	p. 47
Slavery	p. 55
Pirates!	p. 62
Shipwrecks	p. 67
Sugar & Rum	p. 68
Today's Caribbean	p. 72
Caribbean Music	p. 78
Architecture	p. 82
Plant & Animal Life	p. 86
The Voyage & The Ports
Eastern Seaboard Ports	p. 104
Florida (Miami, Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, Jacksonville, Tampa)	p. 108
Gulf of Mexico (New Orleans, Houston and Galveston)	p. 134
Cozumel & Costa Maya	p. 142
Central America (Belize, Roatan Is., Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama)	p. 156
Grand Cayman	p. 164
Jamaica	p. 172
Bahamas & Grand Turk	p. 184
San Juan, Puerto Rico	p. 196
U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas and St. John)	p. 212
British Virgin Islands	p. 226
St. Maarten/St. Martin (includes Anguilla and St. Barts)	p. 236
St. Kitts (includes Nevis, St. Eustatius, Saba)	p. 248
Antigua (includes Barbuda and Montserrat)	p. 260
Guadeloupe & Martinique	p. 272
Dominica & St. Lucia	p. 284
Grenada (includes St. Vincent & the Grenadines)	p. 296
Barbados	p. 308
Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire	p. 320
Venezuela / Trinidad & Tobago (includes Margarita Island)	p. 336
Glossary of Cruise Lines	p. 342
Index	p. 349
Color Pull-Out Map with Port Maps	p. 353
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