Hidden Caribbean Coves

End the year in style on this 2024 luxury Caribbean cruise that will have you rested, rejuvenated and home in time for Christmas.

Starting with a few days in Miami to reboot after the flight and acclimatise to the warmer temperatures, you’ll then board Oceania Marina; a small ship luxury cruise vessel ideal for culinary connoisseurs and those who seek out the finer things in life.

Your itinerary will take you to some of the Caribbean’s most revered islands, with time to explore during shore excursions that can include hiking to a waterfall in St Lucia, snorkelling in St Barts, and swimming with stingrays in Antigua.

Life onboard is designed to go at a steady pace, with a spa, library and swimming pool for when you can bear to leave your spacious suite or stateroom with its private veranda. Daily afternoon tea is accompanied by a live string quartet, and there is a running track, putting green and fitness suite to ease the guilt of your over-indulgence.

Speaking of which, it’s pretty hard not to indulge in ‘The Finest Cuisine at Sea’ with speciality dining that carries no surcharges with A French Bistro, contemporary Asian, steakhouse and Italian dishes on the menus. Thankfully for balance there is also ‘Vitality Cuisine’ consisting of gourmet plant-based dishes and raw juice and smoothies.

Days at sea can be spent trying fine vintages at a wine tasting, learning new recipes at the expert-led Culinary Centre, letting your creativity loose at the Artist Loft, or attending a guest lecture where you’ll gain a greater knowledge of your next destination.

Each cruise with Oceania is unique, but on this particular itinerary don’t miss the opportunity to hike a volcano in Guadeloupe; take a Caribbean sunset cruise; photograph the colourful streets of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico; glide through the rainforest in a gondola; and bookend your cruise with the beaches and shopping of Ocean Drive.