Cruise Ports to Avoid This Winter

Cruising can be addictive, and it's not hard to understand why. Escaping winter, discovering new ports of call, and enjoying a different city everyday: what's not to like? The problem is, some port cities are jam-packed and overrun, and locals can be overwhelmed by the thousands of visitors flooding their streets just for the day. It can make for traffic jams and oversold attractions, and a lot of dissatisfied travelers.

Because you've saved a long time for one of these trips, you need to know which ports are simply too crowded to offer visitors an authentic experience. So we've created a short gallery of the Caribbean ports we advise you avoid. After all, there's lots of unexplored corners of the world to discover, and cruises are available in almost every part. Choose almost any of them over the ones in this gallery:

SLIDESHOW: CARIBBEAN CRUISE PORTS TO AVOID THIS WINTER