After returning from my cruise to Alaska, I was hooked. I wasn’t sure about cruising to the Caribbean, but I thought it was a warm place to go and get out of the Idaho winter.
This was my first solo cruise experience with Norweigan Cruise Lines. I stayed in a studio cabin, which has access to an exclusive studio lounge on the ship.
Solo travelers have a coordinator from the cruise director’s team. Each evening, there is a solo meetup, usually in the studio lounge. I had dinner often with other solo travelers.
I enjoyed the ports, usually with another solo traveler. Below are some of the photos I took on this 7-day cruise to the Caribbean:
Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas)
![Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/great-stirrup-cay.jpg)
Raices Fountain (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
![Raices Fountain (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Raices Fountain (San Juan, Puerto Rico)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/san-juan.jpg)
Paseo de la Princesa and city walls (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
![Paseo de la Princesa and city walls (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Paseo de la Princesa and city walls (San Juan, Puerto Rico)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/san-juan-2.jpg)
Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
![Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/san-juan-3.jpg)
Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
![Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Castillo San Felipe del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/san-juan-4.jpg)
View from Castillo San Cristobal (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
![View from Castillo San Cristobal (San Juan, Puerto Rico) View from Castillo San Cristobal (San Juan, Puerto Rico)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/san-juan-5.jpg)
Crown Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
![Crown Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Crown Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/st-thomas.jpg)
Magens Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
![Magens Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Magens Bay (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/st-thomas-2.jpg)
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
![Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/puerto-plata.jpg)
Central Park (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)
![Central Park (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) Central Park (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/puerto-plata-2.jpg)
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)
![Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/puerto-plata-3.jpg)
Fortaleza San Felipe (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)
![Fortaleza San Felipe (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) Fortaleza San Felipe (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic)](https://johnlevandowski.com/2024/01/21/cruise-caribbean-ncl-epic-jan-2024/puerto-plata-4.jpg)