The Fleet
Three ships, one island state of mind.
Margaritaville at Sea sails three ships out of three Florida homeports — from quick Bahamas hops to full Caribbean weeks. Here's what each one does best, with the lowest fares we're tracking right now.
3 ships · 341 sailings tracked · fares updated daily
Photos courtesy of Margaritaville at Sea.
Paradise
Paradise is the ship that started Margaritaville at Sea — the quickest way from Florida into an island state of mind. She sails short, frequent getaways of 2 to 5 nights out of the Port of Palm Beach, mostly to The Bahamas and Key West, which makes her the fleet's go-to for a long-weekend reset.
Islander
Islander is the fleet's longer-range ship, sailing 4- to 10-night itineraries from Port Tampa Bay. Her range opens up Cozumel and the Yucatán, Grand Cayman, Jamaica and the wider Western Caribbean — the choice when you want a full week (or more) at sea rather than a quick hop.
Beachcomber
Beachcomber is the newest addition to the fleet and the only one with two home ports. She debuts from PortMiami in January 2027 on Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean routes — St. Maarten, St. Thomas, San Juan, the Dominican Republic and the ABC islands — then adds sailings from the Port of Galveston in October 2027, opening up Jamaica, Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas from Texas.
Compare the fleet side by side
Everything that actually differs between the three ships, from the sailings we track.
| Paradise | Islander | Beachcomber | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home port | Port of Palm Beach Palm Beach, Florida | Port Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida | PortMiami & Port of Galveston Miami, Florida and Galveston, Texas |
| Best for | The original — short Bahamas & Key West escapes | The long-range ship — Caribbean & Mexico from Tampa | The newest — Caribbean from Miami, and Galveston from October 2027 |
| Entered service | Sailing since 2018, Margaritaville-branded 2024 | Joined the fleet June 2024 | Debuts from Miami January 2027 · Galveston from October 2027 |
| Built | 1991 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Guest capacity | 1,308–1,680 guests | 2,210–2,680 guests | 2,702–2,716 guests |
| Previously | Grand Classica · Costa neoClassica | Costa Atlantica | Costa Fortuna |
| Sailings tracked | 118 | 128 | 95 |
| Voyage lengths | 2–5 nights | 4–10 nights | 4–9 nights |
| Ports of call | 9 | 19 | 21 |
| Regions | BahamasCaribbeanKey WestMexico | BahamasCaribbeanJamaicaKey WestMexicoNew OrleansPanama Canal | BahamasCaribbeanJamaicaKey WestMexico |
| From (all-in / night) | $37 | $50 | $61 |
| Next departure | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | Jan 9, 2027 |
| Explore → | Explore → | Explore → |
Build year, guest capacity and heritage via CruiseMapper; Margaritaville at Sea does not publish these figures on its own site. Beachcomber’s January 2027 debut is corroborated by our own tracking — her earliest tracked sailing is 9 January 2027. Ship imagery © Margaritaville at Sea.
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