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Big news, New Englanders: You can now cruise to the Caribbean<\/a> without ever getting on an airplane.<\/p>\n This week, Holland America<\/a> announced it will add a sailing from Boston<\/a> to the Caribbean and back to its schedule for 2024.<\/p>\n The 21-night voyage is a first of its kind at the storied cruise brand, according to a spokesperson \u2014 at least when taking into account what records the company has available for checking. Holland America’s origins date back 150 years, which makes tracking every past itinerary difficult.<\/p>\n For more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n No other cruise line has a round-trip sailing to the Caribbean from Boston on its schedule. Until this week, the most northerly port from which any cruise line was operating round-trip sailings to the Caribbean was New York City.<\/p>\n Most Caribbean sailings depart from Miami, Port Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale in Florida; Galveston, Texas; and New Orleans. Other home ports for round-trip Caribbean sailings include Baltimore; Tampa; Mobile, Alabama; Norfolk, Virginia; and Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n While Boston serves as a hub for cruises, it’s typically for sailings to Bermuda or New England and Canada. A handful of cruise companies offer occasional sailings from Boston to the Caribbean. However, they all are one-way sailings.<\/p>\n The new round-trip Holland America itinerary from Boston to the Caribbean, which is called the \u201cPerfect Caribbean Escape,\u201d will kick off on Oct. 19, 2024. It will hit a wide variety of stops in the Caribbean, including Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s private island in the Bahamas; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; Curacao; Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; and Bimini in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n Related: The 5 best destinations you can visit on a Holland America ship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n