Saturday, October 11, 2025

Ports of Call

Things I Recommend Doing or Seeing in the Ports:  

Amber Cove: Ocean World
Antigua: Nelson's Dockyard 
Aruba: Alto Vista Chapel. Lighthouse, Rock Formations, and the Natural Bridges. 
Barbados: Sunbury Plantation, Gun Hill, The Rocks at Bathsheba, and St. John's Church. 
Belize: Altun-Ha Mayan Ruins 
Bonaire: Best of Bonaire tour, through the ship.  We saw the slave huts, the whale skeleton, Palmer Lake which has hundreds of flamingos, the salt mills, and various wildlife.  Snorkeling at Klein Island. 
Calica: Shopping in Cancun. 
Cabo San Lucas: Glass Blowing Factory, Shopping in San Jose Del Cabo, Whale Watching. 
Costa Maya: Shopping 
Cozumel: El Cedral, Punta Sur, Shopping, and Tulum. 
Curacao: Seaquarium with Dolphin Show. Trolley Tram Tour. 
Fort Lauderdale:  Sawgrass Mills Mall, Boardwalk 
Grand Cayman: Amphibious Bus, Hell, Stingray City, and Turtle Farm. 
Grand Turk: Her Majesty's Prison, Lighthouse 
Juneau:  Whale fountain in Overstreet Park.  Whale Watching in Auke Bay.
Ketchikan:  Lumberjack show.  Creek Street.  
Key West: Duval Street, Mallory Square.   
Long Beach: Shoreline Village 
Martinique: Shopping 
Mazatlan: Shopping in Golden Zone. 
Maui: Haleakala Crater 
Miami:  Bayside Marketplace, South Beach. 
Nassau: Atlantis, Flea Market. 
New Orleans:  French Market, French Quarter, LaLaurie Mansion, Riverwalk.
New York City: 9/11 Museum, Sailing Tour around Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square. 
Oahu: Ala Moana Shopping Center, Disney’s Aulani Resort, Dole Plantation, Pali Lookout, Paradise Cove Luau, Pearl Harbor, Polynesian Cultural Center, Waikiki Beach. 
Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Enchanted Gardens, Dunn's River Falls. 
Puerta Vallarta: Deluxe Sunset Sail, Shopping near the Malecon. 
Progreso: Shopping and Museums in Merida. 
Roatan: Gumbolinda Park with Monkeys, Glass Bottom Boat, Jolly Roger Catamaran, West End 
San Diego:  Gaslamp Quarter, Old Town, Seaport Village, USS Midway. 
San Juan: Old Town, Walkway of US Presidents, Fort, Rainforest. 
St. Kitts: Sugar Train. 
St. Lucia: Catamaran to Pitons, Marigot Bay, Roseau Valley Banana Plantation. 
St. Maarten: Shopping. 
St. Thomas: Coral World, Trunk Bay, Skyride. 
Skagway:  We took the White Pass and Yukon Route train.  Fried Doughboy.
Tortola: Bomba shack, Cane Garden Bay, Capoon's Bay, Carrot Bay, Smuggler's Cove 
Tracy Arm Fjord: We stayed on the ship rather than taking the smaller boat,, but we did see 25 whales going through the inside passage.
Victoria: Fisherman's Wharf.  Parliament building, the Empress hotel, and the neon Canada sign.  We went into the Prince Edward shop.

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