The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Is Adding Miami as a New Homeport for Winter Caribbean Sailings

The cruise industry is seeing a surge of interest in small-ship travel — yachts and boutique vessels that trade scale for intimacy, skipping the mega-ports in favor of hidden harbors and quieter coastlines. It’s a trend that’s reshaping the way travelers experience the Caribbean, where smaller ships are opening up destinations that feel more personal, more immediate, and far removed from the rhythms of the mass-market cruise lines. There’s a different rhythm when a ship the size of Ilma, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s new vessel, slips into a Caribbean harbor. At 790 feet, she’s not a