Secret treasures of the Lesser Antilles

Fort-de-France, located on Martinique is the largest city in the French West Indies and it has personality to match. Life here is vibrant and fast-paced, and the culture is as colourful as the brightly painted shops that line the city’s cobblestone streets. Ships will dock at the port.

Top Things to Do in Fort-de-France:

• visit the Botanical Gardens
• join a rainforest hike to Absalon
• visit the Rum Distillery
• explore a banana plantation
• see the ruins of Chateau Dubuc
• take a helicopter flight over Martinique

The capital of Dominica, Roseau is a small town with plenty of colonial charm. Its surrounds are lush and mountainous, rich rainforest embraces rare bird species, crater lakes, bubbling hot springs and splendid tumbling cascades. Ships will dock at this port.

Top Things to Do in Roseau:

• relax in the hot springs at Bongo Baths
• snorkel Champagne Reef
• swim at Trafalgar Falls
• 4wd through Dominica's rainforests
• visit the Dominica Botanic Garden
• hike to the Emerald Pool

Little Bay is the gateway to the island of Montserrat. The island has been nicknamed 'the emerald isle' due to its lush verdant forests lined with lime trees and palms and also due to its Irish heritage. Much of the islands tourism is based around its volcano and its eruptions.

Top Things to Do in Little Bay:

• take a boat tour of the island coast
• trek to Runaway Ghaut
• visit the Montserrat Volcanic Observatory
• explore the 'Buried City' of Plymouth, destroyed by the volcanoes 1995 eruption

The British Virgin Island’s smallest island, Jost Van Dyke, runs deep with rugged scenery and colourful folklore. The island offers glowing turquoise waters, lazily bowing palm trees, and pristine white sand beaches. Ships will anchor offshore and tenders will be provided to the shore.

Top Things to Do on Jost Van Dyke:

• snorkel Norman Island
• explore The Baths on Virgin Gorda Island
• cruise the waters of Jost Van Dyke and Tortola
• relax on the pristine White Bay beach

Rolling golf courses unravel along pristine coastline while caves plunge deep into forest-coated mountains and fields of sugar cane wave in the sea breeze. La Romana opens up the Dominican Republic's charms and serves as a jumping-off point for the Cotubanamá National Park. Ships will dock at the cruise terminal.

Top Things to Do in La Romana:

• relax and play on Catalina Island
• spend the day in Santo Domingo
• explore the village of Altos de Chavón
• cruise the Chavón River
• tour the Dominican countryside