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Good morning! We’re on our way to Belize. Or maybe we’re already there. This is a tender/water shuttle port so we don’t actually dock here. Today is my big port day for the cruise. I’m heading out on a long journey to see some Mayan ruins.
That could be one…
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I booked Journey to Cahal Pech through Shore Excursions Group for $92. Due to the lengthy water shuttle rides in this port, I would typically recommend booking long tours through the ship. But this excursion was not available to book through the ship. I have already done Lamanai, Xunantunich,…
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Good morning! Today we are in Belize. It’s the last port day of the cruise. I have the Altun Ha Mayan ruins excursion booked through Carnival. Fortunately the meeting time is 8:30 so I should be able to get a real breakfast in. The last time I was here…
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I booked this tour through Carnival on the first day of the cruise. I have already done Lamanai and Xunantunich–The other two Mayan ruins excursions Carnival offers in Belize. At $75 this was by far the cheapest of the three. The other two were both over $100.
These came the day before the…
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Good Morning! I don’t put my phone in airplane mode on the ship as they recommend. Because of that I occasionally I have to deal with my time being an hour off of ship time. This time of year in Cozumel is one of those times.
The last time…
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The last time I was in Belize I did the Lamanai Mayan Ruins tour. This time I had Xunantunich and Altun Ha to choose from. Xunantunich is the more impressive ruins between the two. It’s also a longer excursion and costs about twice as much.
I decided to book…
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Booking
I actually booked Vista four times during the cruise shutdown. All were canceled. I booked it then because I knew Vista would be one of the first ships to return to service and because it’s an easy drive for me to Galveston. That would allow me to avoid having…
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Lamanai (Mayan for Submerged Crocodile) is an archeological site located in the northern portion of Belize. It dates back to 1500 BC and was occupied until 1680 AD. Much of the site has not yet been uncovered but there are three incredible temples and a ball court you can…
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Good morning from Belize. I set three alarms this morning and reluctantly got up on the first sound at 6:45.
Last cruise you may remember I forgot to put on sunscreen and I paid for it–twice. Not happening today. I coated my body in so much spf70 and off active…
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This is a 7-day, solo cruise on the Carnival Dream out of New Orleans. This is my ninth carnival cruise–seventh out of New Orleans. This will be my second time on the Dream. We will be cruising to Mahogany Bay, Belize, and Cozumel. I previously visited Mahogany Bay and…
