"Western Caribbean Cruise Guide" is a concise and easy-to-read manual by professional journalist Scott S. Bateman. He has compiled useful advice from nearly 20 trips to the Caribbean including multiple cruises in the western Caribbean.Ports of call featured in this book include Belize City, Colón Panama, Costa Maya Mexico, Coxen Hole Roatan, Cozumel Mexico, Falmouth Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Harvest Caye Belize, Key West Florida, Mahogany Bay Roatan, Montego Bay Jamaica, Ocho Rios Jamaica, Progreso Mexico, Puerto Limon Costa Rica and Santo Tomas de Castilla Guatemala. First-time visitors to the western Caribbean will find out how to build the right itinerary, which ports of calls have the best beaches and excursions, what to expect with weather and the best times of the year to go. Cruise planners who have been to the western Caribbean before and wonder if they should go again will find out more about the ports they haven't visited and whether it's a good idea to go again. (The answer is actually yes, people can find good reasons to go again.)"Western Caribbean Cruise Guide" makes planning for such a cruise a much easier task.

It also includes helpful information about embarkation ports in the United States, how to save money on excursions, what to pack and other cruise travel tips.