Saturday, February 3, 2024

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. 
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. 
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.  Alaskan Fudge Company.
Ketchikan:  Lumberjack show.  Creek Street.  
Key West: Duval Street, Mallory Square.   
Long Beach: Shoreline Village 
Martinique: Shopping 
Mazatlan: Shopping in Golden Zone. 
Maui: Lahaina, 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.