Spiritual Pilgrimages in the Caribbean and the Americas by Cruise Ship

DETROIT (Oct. 23, 2013) – In a three part series, CruiseCompete is providing information on worldwide pilgrimage locations that consistently draw travelers in with their history and mystique – all accessible by cruise ship. This third segment touches on locations in the Caribbean, North America and South America. To read more about worldwide locations, please visit: http://www.cruisecompete.com/sacred_places/. 

For the first installment in this series, please click here. For the second installment, please click here.

Caribbean Cruises Visit:

1. National Hindu street festival (the Festival of Light) that takes place annually in October or November. Bridgetown, Trinidad and Tobago: Diwali.

North America Cruises Visit:

2. Resting place for 300,000 American servicemen and servicewomen. Baltimore, Virginia: Arlington National Cemetery

3. This is Mexico’s three-day "death" festival – a celebration of life. Huatulco, Mexico: Day of the Dead

4. Memorial museum on the ruins of the World Trade Center. New York, New York: Ground Zero

South America Cruises Visit:

5. Isla Del Sol and Isla Del La Luna are ancient holy sites of the Inca; and home to the “Fountain of Youth.”  Copacabana, South America: Islands of the Sun and Moon.

6. Famed rock carvings in various stages of completion. Easter Island, South Pacific: Easter Island.

7. Sacred Incan city and valley in the Andes. Lima, Peru: Machu Picchu/ Sacred Valley of the Inca.

The sites in the Caribbean, North America and South America are but a sampling of cruise-accessible locations. To read more information on worldwide locations, please visit  http://www.cruisecompete.com/sacred_places/.  For the first installment in this series, please click here. For the second installment, please click here.

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