Cruise & Ferry Itinerary Planning 2025

45 Ilma’s Marina terrace provides guests with the perfect venue to take in the views of destinations as they arrive in port Photo: credit Pitons, white-sand beaches, the grottoes and arches of The Baths in Virgin Gorda and more. The ship will then spend seven nights sailing back to Fort Lauderdale, calling at ports in Virgin Gorda, Turks and Caicos, and San Salvador, Nassau and Bimini in The Bahamas. Following this, Ilma will sail a ninenight roundtrip from Florida, visiting Cozumel in Mexico for an overnight stay and calling at Belize, Honduras, Costa Maya in Mexico and Key West in Florida. This itinerary has been designed to provide passengers with opportunities to snorkel in the world’s second-largest barrier reef, explore Mayan ruins, meet the monkeys of Roatán, and sunbathe on some of Mexico’s most beautiful beaches. On 11 December, Ilma will depart Fort Lauderdale for two roundtrip cruises, both of which will include stops in Nassau, Bimini and Key West. The ship will spend Christmas week sailing to San Juan, calling at San Salvador, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic on Christmas Eve, Saint Barts and Virgin Gorda. This itinerary includes a day at sea on Christmas Day. The ship will ring in 2025 with a seven-night roundtrip cruise from San Juan, calling at Saint Kitts and Nevis, Guadeloupe, Martinique for New Year’s Eve, Saint Maarten and Saint John in the US Virgin Islands. This itinerary has been designed to offer passengers the opportunity to explore the Caribbean’s diverse cultures, natural beauty, and historic sites, such as the Unesco-listed Brimstone Hill Fortress in Saint Kitts. In a first for The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Ilma will sail the North and Baltic Seas of Northern Europe in summer 2025. The ship will offer itineraries visiting culturally rich destinations like Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Stockholm in Sweden, and Reykjavík in Iceland. “The launch of Ilma exemplifies the unwavering dedication of The RitzCarlton to setting new benchmarks in luxury travel, with the company’s commitment to thoughtful and transformative travel experiences guiding its mission,” says Benzaquen. “ The launch of Ilma exemplifies the unwavering dedication of The Ritz-Carlton to setting new benchmarks”

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