7-Day Windward Island Jewels

DEPARTS : BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
ARRIVES : BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Rappel down a rushing waterfall, snorkel in a pristine secluded cove, and zipline through the rainforest canopy. Wander colonial towns awash in pastel colors, learn how to play the steel pan, and take a glass-bottom boat ride around a bio-diverse marine park.

March 17 – 24, 2024

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Your Ship: Seabourn Ovation

Introducing Seabourn Ovation, the sister-ship to the already prestigious Seabourn Encore. Seabourn Ovation represents another welcome stage in the evolution of small ship cruising, which Seabourn pioneered and has consistently expanded and enriched for all of our small ship cruises.

300 Guests
690 feet Length
92 feet Width.

Itinerary

MAR 17, 2024 - Bridgetown, Barbados ⌵

Bridgetown, Barbados
MAR 17, 2024
DEPARTS 11:00 PM

Bridgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a refined capital city that elegantly showcases its four centuries of British lineage. This charming island was initially inhabited by Amerindian communities 1,500 years ago, but in the 17th century, Barbados emerged as one of the most prolific sugarcane producers worldwide. At its zenith, the revenue from this sweet crop surpassed the combined income of all other British colonies.

A stroll through Bridgetown is a journey through time. From the statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson to the stately Parliament Buildings, the imposing St Michaels Cathedral and St Mary’s church, and the tranquil Jubilee Gardens, each step is steeped in history. Your exploration continues over the picturesque Chamberlain Bridge and along a scenic seaside boardwalk, leading you to an array of exquisite shoreline cafes and restaurants.

Witness the ancient Baobab trees in Queen’s Park — the Caribbean’s largest — standing as silent sentinels to the island’s vibrant past. Take time to unwind on a peaceful beach, delve into the history of a plantation, encounter majestic sea turtles, and even indulge in a tasting at one of the island’s famed rum distilleries.

MAR 18, 2024 - Castries, Saint Lucia ⌵

Castries, Saint Lucia
MAR 18, 2024
ARRIVES 09:00 AM
DEPARTS 06:00 PM

St. Lucia is the sort of island that travelers to the Caribbean dream about–a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown. The Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, while the beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea. St. Lucia seems like an island plucked from the South Pacific and set down in the Caribbean. Its dramatic twin coastal peaks, the Pitons, soar 2,500 feet up from the sea, sheltering magnificent rain forests where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise flourish. Brilliantly-plumed tropical birds abound, including endangered species like the indigenous St. Lucia parrot.

MAR 19, 2024 - At Sea ⌵

Days At Sea
MAR 19, 2024
ARRIVES 12:00 PM
DEPARTS 11:59 AM

MAR 20, 2024 - St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda ⌵

St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda
MAR 20, 2024
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 11:00 PM

Antigua is blessed with an abundance of shining white beaches, and many of these have sprouted top-end resort hotels that engender golf courses and other amenities counted among the best in the Caribbean. A pleasant drive up through farms and tiny villages leads to the commanding fortress on Shirley Heights, from which you can survey the town and the harbor of Nelson’s Dockyard across the island. Once a carenage for British frigates, today it is an enclave of shops and restaurants.

MAR 21, 2024 - Carambola Beach, Saint Kitts and Nevis ⌵

Carambola Beach, Saint Kitts and Nevis
MAR 21, 2024
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 05:00 PM
TENDER REQUIRED

A classic golden arc of sugary sand at South Friar’s Bay, Carambola is home to the island’s most luxurious beach clubs and restaurants. Umbrellas, loungers and optional water sports abound for those so inclined. Otherwise St. Kitts has other attractions, including a number of lovingly preserved plantation great houses, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brimstone Hill Fortress and a scenic narrow gauge sugarcane railway.

MAR 22, 2024 - Trois Ilets, Martinique ⌵

Trois Ilets, Martinique
MAR 22, 2024
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 05:00 PM
TENDER REQUIRED, PASSPORT REQUIRED

Martinique is one of the most colorful and interesting islands in the Caribbean. Trois Ilets lies just across the Bay of Fort-de-France from the capital, on the peninsular arrondissement of Le Marin. Perhaps the most famous attraction in this area is the colonial plantation called La Pagerie, the birthplace and childhood home of Josephine Beauharnais, the Martinique-born woman who became the second wife and Empress to Napoleon Bonaparte. The stately plantation house and its manicured grounds are now a museum, furnished with period pieces and illustrating the privileged lifestyle of the master class during the French colonial slave period. Nearby, a gentleman named Gilbert La Rose has painstakingly recreated the complementary lifestyle of the slaves who supported this luxury, with a garden and museum called La Savane des Esclaves that includes thatched dwellings, artifacts and plantings of the era. Taken together, they serve to educate visitors about the early days of the island’s European occupation. Fort-de-France is a bustling seaport and market town, with handsome reminders of its colonial past including the ornate Schoelcher Library imported stone-by-stone from France. Further afield, the previous capital of St. Pierre was unexpectedly inundated with lava and ash from a disastrous eruption of looming Mt. Pelée in 1902, leaving a sort of latter-day Pompeii for visitors to see. The graceful cathedral and lush botanical gardens of Balata provide some relief, in the form of luxuriant tropical flowers, butterflies and hummingbirds.

MAR 23, 2024 - Charlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago ⌵

Charlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago
MAR 23, 2024
ARRIVES 08:00 AM
DEPARTS 05:00 PM
TENDER REQUIRED

Trinidad’s “little sister” Tobago welcomes you with a lovely fishing village set on a curve of beach on Man-o-war Bay. The town was founded in 1633, to serve the area’s slavery-enabled sugar production. Today fishing is the main business. Even by Caribbean standards, it is a sleepy place, where most visitors arrive to bask in the laid-back atmosphere, and swim, snorkel or dive in the surrounding waters. Nearby Pirate’s Bay is considered one of the Caribbean’s prettiest beaches, accessible by a long-sloping stairway or by boat. Speyside down the coast give access to the bird sanctuary of Little Tobago island just offshore. With luck, you may be treated to a musical performance by the local Tamboo band, who make music by banging lengths of bamboo on the ground, a relic of the slavery era. Otherwise, join the locals for “liming” (chatting) and enjoying fresh seafood, and stuffed rotis including the “Buss Up Shut” so named because the torn roti resembles a “busted up shirt.”