mandylooo Posted January 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hubby and I will be leaving our girls in child care on a port day here. Pretty sure we want to check out Playa Blanca for the day, and would love to find a day pass that came with a chair, and a waiter to bring me icy nothings all afternoon. I'm interested i places you know of? And i none- just the best transportation from pier to the beaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Cartagena is covered on the Columbia board, here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furluvcats Posted February 27, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Anyone with beach info yet? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapearl Posted March 16, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I spent a week in Cartagena just a few weeks ago. Playa Blanca is a beautiful beach! You can get there by speed boat, which is about 45 minutes-1 hour, or you can take the bigger double decker boat that's more like a ferry. That ride is twice as long as the speed boat. I think it cost around 50,000 pesos, or about $25. Once at Playa Blanca, there are no real beach chairs for laying out. Your "area" is a tarp with sitting chairs. Prices are negotiable. He wanted 40,000 pesos, and when I said no he went down to 20,000 pesos, or $10. Beware of the peddlers. They are among the WORST I have seen anywhere. Massages, jewelry, drinks, you name it. There's a police station at the entrance of the beach where you'll be dropped off, so it's a pretty safe place. The other resort I visited was Cocoliso on Rosario Island, again about a 45 minute ride on a speed boat. This one was more expensive- 90,000 pesos, or $45. The beach was almost nonexistent, literally just a little strip of a beach with some chairs. However the resort and grounds were beautiful, snorkeling was good, there's a pool with a slide, and it was not nearly as crowded as Playa Blanca. The local beach in Cartagena where you can just take a taxi is Bocagrande. The beach there reminds me more of a beach you'll find in California, not Florida. The water was dark, not crystal blue. However there are plenty of people out in the water, enjoying drinks and having a fun day. Lunch was included at both Playa Blanca and Cocoliso. I'm not sure what time your ship is in port, but the boats all leave around 9-9:30 am and return around 4ish. I hope this helps! I absolutely fell in love with Cartagena and wish more ships would port there. I'm going to try to upload a few pictures from my phone. My email is in my signature if you want to ask me any questions directly. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapearl Posted March 16, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Playa Blanca Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapearl Posted March 16, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Cocoliso Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic App Edited March 16, 2014 by gapearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapearl Posted March 16, 2014 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Bocagrande Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcprncss Posted April 26, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Gapearl, thanks for your beach pictures! I will be going to Cartagena next year for the first time and was curious about the beaches. I live in CA and I totally know what you mean. I don't go in the water here. Maybe I will take the speedboat to Playa Banca. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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