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 · 332 sailings tracked · fares updated daily
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, sailing from PortMiami. She reaches deeper into the Caribbean than her sisters — Eastern, Western and Southern routes that take in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the ABC islands and more — bringing Margaritaville's laid-back escapism to bigger loops.
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 Miami, Florida |
| Best for | The original — short Bahamas & Key West escapes | The long-range ship — Caribbean & Mexico from Tampa | The newest — Eastern, Western & Southern Caribbean from Miami |
| Entered service | Sailing since 2018, Margaritaville-branded 2024 | Joined the fleet June 2024 | Debuts from Miami January 2027 |
| Built | 1991 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Guest capacity | 1,308–1,680 guests | 2,210–2,680 guests | 2,698–3,470 guests |
| Previously | Grand Classica · Costa neoClassica | Costa Atlantica | Costa Fortuna |
| Sailings tracked | 134 | 103 | 95 |
| Voyage lengths | 2–5 nights | 4–10 nights | 4–9 nights |
| Ports of call | 10 | 16 | 22 |
| Regions | BahamasCaribbeanKey WestMexico | BahamasCaribbeanJamaicaKey WestMexicoNew Orleans | BahamasCaribbeanJamaicaKey WestMexico |
| From (all-in / night) | $37 | $66 | $65 |
| Next departure | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 15, 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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