Shawn86

What to do with your day depends much on your own interests. But if you enjoy a long walk, like to eat, drink and browse shops then we do have a suggested simply itinerary. As Ine says, you will need to use some kind of transportation to get into town (unless you want to walk nearly 3 miles). Follow Ine's advice on transport. If you take a yellow taxi (some of them are now white) make sure you know the price before you get in the taxi (many drivers will increase their prices for cruisers). Ask the driver to drop you by the Rosita Hotel. If on a bus you will want to get off a few blocks from the Rosita and then walk (downhill) to the Malecon. On a bus you can ask other gringo passengers where to get off :). The driver might be helfpul (if you mention "Rosita Hotel") but the drivers also may not be helpful :(. Once at the Rosita you are right at the Northern end of the Malecon (its essentially our boardwalk) and you start walking along the Malecon (it translates to Sea Wall). You will have the sea on your right with the shops and restaurants on your left. Enjoy, browse, eat, drink, relax and have fun. This part of PV is called "Centro" or downtown. Eventually you will near the Rio Cujale where there is a pedestrian bridge which takes you to the Romantic Zone (also called Old Town or the Southside). At this point you might want to explore the island that is in the river or just cross the bridge to the Romantic Zone (our home) where there are plenty of shops and decent eating venues. The food and drink in PV are wonderful and safe. All the restaurants/cafes and bars that deal with tourists use purified ice and bottled water (they have large 5 gallon jugs in the back).

 

You can easily spend an entire day just strolling eating and drinking. Once you reach the Romantic Zone you might want to walk on the beach which is lines with plenty of eating venues and bars. There is no right or wrong...but rather you do what feels good :). We first discovered PV on a cruise and have lived there for the past 12 Winters. Despite traveling all over the world, PV remains our favorite "go-to" place because of its healthy mix of both Mexican and Gringo culture. And its truly a "foodie" town with so many excellent eating options.

 

Hank

Great Advise !

Do you recommend any excellent seafood stops ?

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He likes 11 week rotations. So he's due off 9-1-18. Returning 11-10-18 if they stick with 11 week rotations. There's a few 10 week ones in the past.

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so a mid January cruise should be one of his

Hello

Does anyone know Captain Johnny's rotation on Harmony, is it 10 or 12 weeks on/off. Planning a January cruise.

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First time cruising on Royal, and in a suite. Pictures and comments will be greatly appreciated.

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