Belize tender process

[peter1975]

Can anyone tell me RCL's current process for tendering in Belize?   Do you have to get a number?   Line up at the crack of dawn?   Etc.

I know our ship is the only one in port that day, so hopefully that helps things!   Thank you!!

[Cigar King]

Last time we did it there was a line.  It cleared up pretty quickly, so I'd suggest just chill for a bit unless you have a reason to get off sooner.

 

Note - There are plenty of people who will skip the line.  Those who have ship sponsored tours, for example.  (There are plenty of other groups who also get priority tendering)  Just something to keep in mind as you're standing there.

[firefly333]

11 minutes ago, Cigar King said:

Last time we did it there was a line.  It cleared up pretty quickly, so I'd suggest just chill for a bit unless you have a reason to get off sooner.

 

Note - There are plenty of people who will skip the line.  Those who have ship sponsored tours, for example.  (There are plenty of other groups who also get priority tendering)  Just something to keep in mind as you're standing there.

I had a rcl tour and think Belize maybe we did meet in the theater, it was caymans that we didnt meet on the ship. Still not exactly priority but we went off as a group. 

 

Caymans I also thought was a mess. Meet at the blue tent in the port or something.  Not meet onboard and we will escort you off priority.  This was b2b last sept. Liberty.  And so hot waiting in open tents in the caymans. Not sure I'd do it again. 

Edited February 17, 2023 by firefly333

[peter1975]

21 minutes ago, Cigar King said:

Last time we did it there was a line.  It cleared up pretty quickly, so I'd suggest just chill for a bit unless you have a reason to get off sooner.

 

Note - There are plenty of people who will skip the line.  Those who have ship sponsored tours, for example.  (There are plenty of other groups who also get priority tendering)  Just something to keep in mind as you're standing there.

So, you just get in line to get on a tender, correct?   You don't have to get a number or something ahead of time or at any point during the process?   I feel like this was exactly how it's always been done, so it sounds like it's all still the same process.

[Fyrmdc]

When we were in Belize in January, the ship tours met in the theater and were escorted to their tenders from there. Anyone that wanted to get off the boat early (and didn't have a tour) had to get a ticket to join these tenders. After a bit of time (maybe an hour or so) after arrival, anyone who wanted to go ashore could just go down and get on a tender. There were always tenders running back and forth from the ship to the pier. On the pier you just went to a specific dock area and they loaded you onto an awaiting tender. 

 

Dave

[DallasGuy75219]

Also know that in Belize the ships anchor pretty far out, so the tender ride is a good 15 minutes at least.

[firefly333]

1 hour ago, peter1975 said:

So, you just get in line to get on a tender, correct?   You don't have to get a number or something ahead of time or at any point during the process?   I feel like this was exactly how it's always been done, so it sounds like it's all still the same process.

Again, for belize we also meet in the theater and they directed us to seats by excursion.  Directions are with the tickets they deliver to your cabin. Where to meet. Just follow the directions. 

[davekathy]

1 minute ago, firefly333 said:

Again, for belize we also meet in the theater and they directed us to seats by excursion.  Directions are with the tickets they deliver to your cabin. Where to meet. Just follow the directions. 

If you have an excursion. Where did @peter1975 say anything about an RC excursion? 

[Cigar King]

1 hour ago, peter1975 said:

So, you just get in line to get on a tender, correct?   You don't have to get a number or something ahead of time or at any point during the process?   I feel like this was exactly how it's always been done, so it sounds like it's all still the same process.

That's the way I remember it.  Again, unless you need to be off right away, just wait an hour or so and there's basically no line.  Don't forget you need to tender back to the ship, so I wouldn't wait until the last minute.  I don't think there was any priority for the return trip, just line up and go.

[Corby114]

In Belize the ships dock very far from the port. That's done because the water is very shallow near the port and the ship could easily get hung up on one of the reefs. As for tender service, most excursions leave with in the first hour of the ships arrival. After the first hour tender service is more relaxed and the wait time for a shuttle isn't too long.

[John&LaLa]

Serenade did tickets last week. You got them in Schooner Bar. There was an early line.

 

Ships excursions had priority. General public numbers started calling about a half hour later