Caps_Shield Posted May 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I'm being told that the pier in Progresso is 4 miles long. How in the world can that be? I have never seen nor heard of a pier being 4 miles long. You would think no one would get off. A lot of people can't walk 4 miles. It's like a freaking marathon just to get a shot glass?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasdan Posted May 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2023 They have busses that take you into town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caps_Shield Posted May 10, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Just now, dallasdan said: They have busses that take you into town. OK so it is 4 miles to town, not to the port area. OK, that makes WAY more sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasdan Posted May 10, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Where they drop you off at is only a block or 2 to the beach area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caps_Shield Posted May 10, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, dallasdan said: Where they drop you off at is only a block or 2 to the beach area. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted May 10, 2023 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2023 34 minutes ago, Caps_Shield said: Thank you 44 minutes ago, Caps_Shield said: I'm being told that the pier in Progresso is 4 miles long. How in the world can that be? I have never seen nor heard of a pier being 4 miles long. You would think no one would get off. A lot of people can't walk 4 miles. It's like a freaking marathon just to get a shot glass?? The pier is really long, but not 4 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapete Posted May 10, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Shops for shot glasses, sugar skulls, and Coronas are just about 100 yards from where the ship actually ties up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted May 10, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Caps_Shield said: OK so it is 4 miles to town, not to the port area. OK, that makes WAY more sense. The water off the coast of Progresso is just a few feet deep (local joke is you could walk offshore to Texas). The pier is five miles long out into the water to protect the shoreline. Cruise terminal if four miles out. When you dock in Progresso, there is a port shop area on the pier. Ship's shore excursion buses will also be there. There is a free shuttle bus to take you the four miles to shore where there are beaches. The shuttle will continue into town (about another mile) . Edited May 10, 2023 by Homosassa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted May 10, 2023 #9 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Progreso+Cruise+Ship+Terminal/@21.3397805,-89.6903475,4747m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f55c2507d7789af:0x602eaf3e3d3ec100!8m2!3d21.3411945!4d-89.6719232!16s%2Fg%2F155rnb6b Click on link for aerial photo of entire pier Edited May 10, 2023 by Homosassa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted May 10, 2023 #10 Share Posted May 10, 2023 30 minutes ago, skrufy said: The pier is really long, but not 4 miles It actually is 3.86 miles to where the ships dock, judging by Google map's measure distance tool, so darn close to 4 miles. Incredible. I've never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted May 10, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, mz-s said: It actually is 3.86 miles to where the ships dock, judging by Google map's measure distance tool, so darn close to 4 miles. Incredible. I've never been. 🙄 If you want to be specific about it.... That may be the distance from the pier roadway to the entry point for the pier. The pier entrance is onshore a bit. I measure it out to be a bit over four miles. The remaining .14 miles (528.20 feet) in your calculation may get you into the parking lot. It doesn't get you onto the ship which is about the same distance again from the parking lot. Yeah, I have been and I have walked it. Edited May 10, 2023 by Homosassa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivalShips480 Posted May 10, 2023 #12 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Caps_Shield said: Thank you They dock all the way out there (Not my picture) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted May 10, 2023 #13 Share Posted May 10, 2023 It's waaaaaaaaaaaaay the h*ll out there. There's a modest port retail area adjacent to the ship dock and the free shuttle to the mainland. Don't stress about it; just enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caps_Shield Posted May 10, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Thank you all for your help. The person was making it sound that the normal shops and such are a 4 mile walk. I understand now what i think they were actually trying to say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan_Cruiser Posted May 10, 2023 #15 Share Posted May 10, 2023 It is 4 miles.https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/85004/progresos-prolonged-pier#:~:text=Located in a port city,6.5 kilometers (4 miles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WomanWillSail Posted May 14, 2023 #16 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Just to chime in albeit late, Progreso has the longest pier in the world. It is federal property and no one can walk on it or even drive on it. The Sec of Defense is now charged with supervising access and all traffic on the pier. Shuttle buses and taxis and (some) private tour companies can drive out to where the cruise ships arrive and pick up folks. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/10/progreso-pier-worlds-longest.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_water Posted December 16, 2023 #17 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Great info, I was curious after reading about this pier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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