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Destinations

Destinations, resorts, food, attractions and travel discoveries from Jill's trips.

Western Caribbean Cruise Port Guides

Jill's destination guides start where her cruises stop. Each one is built for a port day, with her picks for beaches, food and tours, the key facts at a glance and her own tips.

Cozumel and Roatan are regular stops on Western Caribbean cruises. Royal Caribbean's sailings from Galveston, for example, run five to 10 nights and call mostly at Cozumel, Costa Maya and Roatan, adding Belize City, Grand Cayman or Falmouth, Jamaica, on longer trips.

Start with Cozumel or Roatan, read Jill's Costa Maya shopping finds, or see every port on the Jackpot Map.

Palm trees lean over a white sand beach and turquoise water on Cozumel, with a pier in the distance.

Cozumel

A Caribbean port day in Cozumel, Mexico, with Jill's picks for an all-inclusive beach day, specialty coffee and lunch in town, plus her practical tips.

A palm-lined cove with thatched umbrellas and clear turquoise water on Roatan.

Roatan

Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras, where Jill's partners are a local guide for island days and a boutique dive resort with catamaran sailing.