They don't come any more tried and true than the classic Bahamas cruise. These are your picture-perfect week-long cruises filled with sunny days and sandy beaches. You can snorkel, sunbathe, shop, or explore an old fort; it's up to you. You can enjoy Bahama cruises all year around. The high season is January through April, as well as holiday weeks like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Easter, when people are anxious to escape to the sun-drenched islands. Temperatures are hot and toasty all year round. Keep in mind, though, hurricane season officially runs June through November, but running into one is unlikely (though, you never know). The beauty of traveling by sea is that ships can change course when a storm is coming. For the cheapest rates, generally, consider cruising the Bahamas in its low season: September, October and early November.

The vast majority of Bahamas cruises are one-week-long taste of paradise, although there are more cruises of different lengths than ever before. You can now hit the Bahamas for 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- and 11 nights, and can even sail there roundtrip from ports like New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and Galveston

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