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Caribbean Cruise Maps?
Exactly what are you looking for?
Do you want to plot the GPS coordinates? If so, the place you need to start is with a NOA or British Admiralty Navigation Chart. NOA charts cover the US waters, while BA charts cover the world. British Admiralty Chart 4400 covers the entire Caribbean. It shows the shipping channels. It shows places that are too shallow to sail (in blue). You will see things like shallow water hundreds of miles west and south of Andros Island, where the ships can't go. Places where the water is only 1 meter deep. To get to Jamaica from Miami (I tracked it on my GPS) you sail south to Cuba (Cayo Romano) and then follow the Old Bahama Channel around Cuba to the Windward passage. I've never gone from St. Thomas to Miami since I got my GPS, so I don't know the route the ship takes between those ports. But there are very specific "ocean highways" clearly marked on navigation charts. You would also need a GPS to take on your cruise. Then you could track exactly where the ship goes, plotting points along the way. I've done that for the Western Caribbean (Century/Grand Princess), the Southern Caribbean (Infinity/Dawn Princess), Bermuda (Zenith), and Canada (Destiny). There are just a ton of points that you have to track and record. I do it just for fun (hey... I'm an engineer, we do those kinds of things). But, having said that, there is no such thing as a path that the ships follow exactly. When they change sequence of islands (they vary by ship, by year, etc.) the routes change. Princess does different islands than Celebrity, even when both do the Western Caribbean. They do, however use the shipping channels that are marked on navigation charts. I would not recommend trying to track the routes on a regular map though. Without the information available on a navigation chart, the route would be meaningless to you. You wouldn't know where shallow water is, obstructions, gas platforms, explosives, etc. On a chart, those kinds of things are shown. BA charts sell for about $44. --Tom fbj wrote: I'm trying to collect and/or creaate maps that show the actual routes followed by the major caribbean cruise lines. For example, when going from Miami to St. Thomas exactly what path(s) are followed? If anyone has access to such maps I'd really appreciate knowing about them. Or, if you know the actual route(s) please let me know and I'll create/share the maps. I've looked at cruising guidebooks for this infor but have not found it. Thanks |
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