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Bahamas Cruises from Miami: Your Perfect Day Guide

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Things change. We checked the facts in this guide on 2026-10-10. Fares, fees, packages, itineraries, ports and policies change often, and several Royal Caribbean and port pages blocked our automated fetch that day. Confirm everything that costs money or has a deadline on the official page we name, or in your booking and the Royal Caribbean app, before you sail. Where we could not open an official page we say so.

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The promise: a clear, calm plan for a short Miami-to-Bahamas cruise that wrings the most out of CocoCay and Nassau without paying for things you will not use.
Typical sailing length: 3 or 4 nights.
Best months and regions: the Bahamas is a year-round trip; summer is hot and busy with families, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November, so keep flexibility in plans. Check the sailing calendar on royalcaribbean.com.

Your trip budget worksheet

Prices change daily, so we don't quote them. Fill this in from the official fare pages.

Your trip budget worksheet
Item	Your amount
Budget band: your fare (check royalcaribbean.com) + taxes and fees (
) + gratuities (
) + airfare or drive (
) + one CocoCay pass (
) + Nassau day (
) + drinks and extras (
) = your total (

Best for: first-timers, families with school-age kids, friend groups and short breaks.

At a glance

Route pattern: Miami, CocoCay, Nassau, Miami (3 nights); a sea day is typically added for 4 nights.
Everything time-specific (arrival, all-aboard, debarkation) varies by sailing: see your app.
CocoCay: free beaches and a free waterpark; paid pass for the big waterpark, club and adults-only beach.
Nassau: you dock at Prince George Wharf, downtown. Walkable.
Must-be-back rule: be on board by the time printed in your daily schedule, which is earlier than sailing time.
The one thing to avoid: booking a tight flight home on debarkation morning.