Trujillo Questions???

[CaribbeanCuties]

Could someone give us some advice or suggestions for this new port that replaced Roatan on Norwegian? Thanks!

 

 

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[B6ConMe]

Could someone give us some advice or suggestions for this new port that replaced Roatan on Norwegian? Thanks!

 

 

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What's in red is what's important here. It's a new port so you may have to do your own searching as far as info. There was another cruise line that did use this port so you may want to check Ports of Call section on here.

 

I think the date they are going to start sailing to this port is not until Oct. so until then....sorry...

Edited February 10, 2014 by B6ConMe

[MagnoliaBlossom]

Trujillo (BananaCoast) is a port gbabies pint venture of Honduras and private enterprises. To my knowledge iris OT yet open, but you can google Trujillo and read the press releases. TheNCL site is showing several excursions.

[bakerintn]

I checked Trip Advisor,and there is not much there yet.

 

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel_Guide-g292027-Trujillo_Colon_Department.html#ARTICLES

 

You might want to keep an eye on the US State Department comments on Honduras as your trip gets closer:

 

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/honduras-travel-warning.html

 

When we talked with an excursion provider in Roatan, they said that they never went to mainland Honduras because of the crime. If they needed better services than they could get on Roatan island, they went to Belize instead. Hope things are more controlled in the new port.

Edited February 11, 2014 by bakerintn

[MagnoliaBlossom]

I do mission work in Honduras so am pretty aware of crime areas, etc. Trujilo is in a low crime area, as it is a small area. Just like the US, the large cities, especially those with gang activity are going to have higher statistics than more rural areas. If you use common sense and don't go looking for trouble you will be okay.

 

Try googling Honduras Tips. It is a magazine published quarterly with good tourist information. I believe it is now available online.

[rjm11]

Does anyone know which itineraries are switching out Roatan for Trujillo? I am considering the Sun out of Tampa over Thanksgiving 2014- but Roatan is favorite for my family and that would be a big deciding factor...

[MagnoliaBlossom]

If you go to NCLs site and search Trujillo it shows 4 itineraries. Because it is new, I guess, there is just a blank spot where Roatan used to be. I remember that one is the Jewel from Houston, which would make sense as they are trying to generate interest in their new homeport. Unlike, NO, it only has 3 ports instead of 4.

[bguppies]

Small article on USA Today's cruise log, just popped up..

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/02/11/banana-coast-cruise-port-caribbean/5388801/

[mom_n_mi]

We are going out of Houston in December. On the main NCL page it still shows Roatan, but when you look at our booked itinerary, it shows Banana Coast.

[MagnoliaBlossom]

I am looking forward to Trujillo. If you are a nature person, Trujillo is near Punta Sal, which is a fabulous underwater wildlife preserve. Hope they will dia itinerary at some point with Roatan and Trujillo. I would be willing to skip Belize for a new port.