Koningsdam Bahamas Cruise From Fort Lauderdale - December 9, 2025

18 Night Eastern Caribbean: Leeward Islands and Bahamas Holiday


Bahamas round trip cruise departs from Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday December 9, 2025. The 18 day cruise ends with the arrival of Koningsdam back in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday December 27, 2025. The Christmas holiday (December 25, 2025) is during the cruise.



Ports of Call

December 12, 2025
Philipsburg, St. Maarten photo

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Philipsburg is the capital of the Dutch side of the island of St. Maarten (aka Sint Maarten). The island is an extremely popular spot for visits by cruises to the eastern Caribbean. It's about 175 miles east of Puerto Rico and 1,220 miles southeast of Miami.

December 13, 2025
Saint John, Antigua photo

Saint John, Antigua

St. John's is a port town on the northwest side of the island of Antigua and is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. A deepwater port allows cruise ships to dock adjacent to a collection of places to eat and shop.

December 14, 2025
Castries, St. Lucia photo

Castries, St. Lucia

Castries is the capital of St. Lucia and is located on the northwest side of the island. St. Lucia is on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, between the islands of Martinique and St. Vincent.

December 15, 2025
Roseau, Dominica photo

Roseau, Dominica

Roseau is the capital city of the island nation of Dominica. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, Dominica is one of the islands that form the eastern border of the Caribbean, about 1,400 miles southeast of Miami.

December 16, 2025
Basseterre, Saint Kitts photo

Basseterre, Saint Kitts

Bassetterre is on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts and is the capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The islands are on the east side of the Caribbean, about 200 miles southeast of Puerto Rico and 1,300 miles southeast of Miami.

December 17, 2025
St Thomas, US Virgin Islands photo

St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

The cruise port on St. Thomas is in the town of Charlotte Amalie, on the south central side of the island. St. Thomas is less than 50 miles east of Puerto Rico and about 1,100 miles southeast of Miami.

December 23, 2025
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos photo

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos

The Turks and Caicos Islands are southeast of the Bahamas and about 100 miles north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Grand Turk is the easternmost of the islands and the cruise port is at the southern end of the island.

December 24, 2025
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic photo

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata and the nearby resort area known as Amber Cove, popular spots for Caribbean cruise port visits, are on the north coast of the Dominican Republic

December 26, 2025
Key West, Florida photo

Key West, Florida

Key West is a party town on an island at the southernmost tip of Florida. It's a popular stop for cruises headed from Florida's Atlantic Coast to the western Caribbean.


Departure Port: Port Everglades Cruise Terminal

Directions: Google Maps - Apple Maps

For the night before your cruise: Hotels near Port Everglades Cruise Terminal

Haven Hotel - Fort Lauderdale Airport


3001 SE 6th Avenue
1.1 miles from cruise port
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Vacation Inn Motel


3101 Southeast 6th Avenue
1.1 miles from cruise port
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Fort Lauderdale Airport/Cruiseport


455 State Road 84
1.3 miles from cruise port
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Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina


1881 SE 17th St
1.3 miles from cruise port
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Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel


1617 SE 17th Street
1.3 miles from cruise port
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Extended Stay America-Fort Lauderdale-Conv Center-CruisePort


1450 Se 17th Street Cswy
1.3 miles from cruise port
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Holiday Inn Express Ft. Lauderdale Cruise-Airport


1500 SE 17th Causeway
1.3 miles from cruise port
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Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center


1851 SE 10th Avenue
1.3 miles from cruise port
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