One cruise line offers a single-day trip from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama Island and back. Despite the brevity of the trip, the ship's staff offers all the hospitality and comfort found on a more traditional cruise. Passengers on this one-day voyage may swim in the pool, take part in a limbo contest, dance at the disco, enjoy a round of bingo, try their luck at a Las Vegas style casino or just sit back and enjoy the view. Other cruise lines take guests on short jaunts over open water. Some getaways feature a theme, such as Irish culture, life in the '70s, a favorite pastime or a particular music group or artist.
Many options are available to vacation-hunters who have a week or two to spare.
Of course, several fleets offer trips of about 6 to 12 days to the traditional exotic destinations of Mexico, the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas. Of course, wayfarers can opt to simply spend their days stretching their bare feet in the warm sand. On this adventure, visitors explore the enticing islands of Aruba, Curacao, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada and Bonaire. Windjammer Barefoot Cruises takes its passengers to tropical locales as well, including the West Indies, the Antilles, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, the Grenadines, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Two golf pros will join the cruises to encourage and instruct passengers as they play rounds at three of the most challenging and beautiful courses in the Caribbean.