Miami is a seaport city on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida, the "Cruise Capital of the World." The Port of Miami has led global cruise passenger traffic for over 20 years. Florida's second-largest city, it has about 5.5 million in its metro area and is a major center for finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, arts, and trade. Its name means "big water"; Spain claimed it in 1566, and it became U.S. territory in 1821. It is very flat, averaging 1.8 m above sea level.

Discover the Grand Turk with Silversea Cruises! This island, the capital and seat of the Turks and Caicos government, has been a longtime favorite destination for divers eager to explore.

Stretching about 200 miles southeast of Nassau, the Exuma archipelago has 365 cays and islands. Near Great and Little Exuma, Moriah Harbour Cay National Park protects mangrove creeks, beaches, sand dunes, and seagrass beds. Birds include ospreys, Gull-billed and Least Terns, plovers, oystercatchers, and nighthawks. Exuma's best-known residents may be Big Major Cay's swimming pigs at Pig Beach.

Key West, closer to Havana than Miami, is Florida's southernmost point and a mix of beauty, history, and eccentricity. Known for great weather, laid-back vibes, fresh seafood, beaches, and back-country escapes, it blends literary festivals, Caribbean architecture, art galleries, and a bohemian spirit. Long a stop on the hippie trail, it also offers major sights like Truman's Little White House, Hemingway's house, botanical gardens, and marine sanctuaries. Best explored by foot, bike, or boat.

Bimini is a pair of islands-North and South Bimini-with many cays, just 50 miles off Florida and the closest Bahamian island to the U.S. Its beaches show it is still pure Bahamas paradise. Ernest Hemingway loved it. During Prohibition, it became a speakeasy stop for rumrunners. Bimini also has a link to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel speech; a bronze bust of Dr. King stands at the Bimini Craft Centre in Alice Town.

Miami is a seaport city on Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida, the "Cruise Capital of the World." The Port of Miami has led global cruise passenger traffic for over 20 years. Florida's second-largest city, it has about 5.5 million in its metro area and is a major center for finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, arts, and trade. Its name means "big water"; Spain claimed it in 1566, and it became U.S. territory in 1821. It is very flat, averaging 1.8 m above sea level.