Choosing an island cruise is not an easy thing, particularly when you have so many options to choose. When there are more destinations that promise you a great pleasure, you don’t want to choose just one. But your practical choice is really limited. You can cut down the list of destinations short by two yard sticks. They are your departure post and the length of journey.

Departure Port

Although the major cruise companies have departures at all the major ports of the country, your money and distance will limit your departure to certain ports, there by limiting your number choices. For example, if you want to go on a Southern Caribbean cruise of Carnival Cruise lines, you must depart from Fort Lauderdale, San Juan or Barbados and you can’t do it from Port Canaveral. You can only go to the Southern Caribbean, if your port of departure is San Juan.

Length of the journey

The cruise length will drastically reduce your number of choices. Your options will differ a lot when you want to a week long cruise from that of when you choose for a 4 night long cruise. So, once you have made up decisions on what port you will departure and how long you will be on cruise, your selection will be much easier.

However, if you want to go for a particular destination by your heart and soul, just go for it. You will be much more satisfied person than choosing any other available options.