ports

[wylie67]

this is going to be our first cruise in a few weeks.

regarding ports, we are cruising west caribbean...

roatan, belize, costa maya and cozamel...

we don't want to venture off too far or for too long, does anyone have any good suggestions regarding these ports?

also, which port has the best dolphin encounter?

thanks in advance for your comments....

[LHT28]

this is going to be our first cruise in a few weeks.

regarding ports, we are cruising west caribbean...

roatan, belize, costa maya and cozamel...

we don't want to venture off too far or for too long, does anyone have any good suggestions regarding these ports?

also, which port has the best dolphin encounter?

thanks in advance for your comments....

 

Check the PORTS OF CALL forum for each port then decide what works best for you

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

 

Cozumel you can just wander around the town there is a nice museum there

Roatan depends on where you dock if at Coxen Hole you can walk to the town or take one the many tours offered

If Carnival town you could just hang around the dock area

Belize you could check the shops at the port or take a tour not much outside the gates that is close by

Edited January 10, 2014 by LHT28

[roysue]

Cozumel has a nice Dolphin Encounter. It is an Chankanab Park. You can google the park and get tons of information. For a first time in Cozumel, I would recommend that as a consideration. It also has some small ruins and some nice snorkeling in the park.

 

You will find the port boards very helpful. I recommend taking a ship sponsored tour on your first cruise. Just "walking around the port" can cheat you as you may miss the real wonderful spots to be seen. Enjoy your cruise!

[lady_cruiser]

Also check out your Roll Call to see what plans the other people on your cruise are planning on.

[screwsmcernst]

If you like to snorkel, Belize is a great place to snorkel. they took us out to the barrier reef, and it was beautiful.

 

In Roatan, we docked at the new Carnival port. We did a little shopping in the port shops, then we went outside the gates up the street to a street market. there will be kids/men who offer to show you around for a small fee. If you were with someone, everyone else left you alone. I think we gave them $15-$20. My husband likes to tell people that we paid teenagers for "protection". But it really wasn't scary. the kids were actually funny. We called one of the boys "Captain Chicken Bones." He really liked my BIL's shoes and kept offering to buy them from him. Funny.

 

You will have a great time. Bon Voyage.

Edited January 12, 2014 by screwsmcernst

[MiamiSpartan]

Cozumel has the best shopping and dining just a 5-10 minute cab ride into town....