Of course, I am sure that excursions like “swimming with the dolphins” are going to cost much more than a regular tour of some place, but I just wanted to get a little idea of how much extra money we’d have to shell out if we wanted to get off the ship at all 4 ports!??
By the way, are scheduled ports of call (pending any hurricanes!!!) are Nassau, Casa Maya, Cozumel and Belize.
And I’ve been to cruisecritic.com which has been very helpful, but I thought I would try this question on here too and see if any of you had any helpful info.
Belize City was one of the stops on our Carnival Cruise trip. It is a city rich in culture and history. Marion Jones is sponsoring a sporting complex in Belize City. Marion is known as a track and field athlete. Belizeans are paying 9 Belize Dollar for a gallon of gas. This is equal to 4 American dollars. The average salary for a Belizean citizen is equal to American dollars a week. Video Rating: 4 / 5
In Equitrekking Belize, visit the Cayo and Mountain Pine Ridge Districts of this small Central American country, exploring Maya sites and caves and a variety of jungle lodges. Who knew that you could find a horse ranch in Belize? Equitrekking’s Emmy nominated host Darley Newman rides some of the 100 horses at Banana Bank Lodge, a farm and ranch near the capitol city of Belmopan, with former Montana resident John Carr. Next Darley takes on the jungle with Albert Garbutt, who points out medicinal plants that Belizeans use to treat everything from diabetes to sunburns. Darley takes some time out of the saddle to climb high at the ancient Maya city of Xunantunich, near the border of Guatemala, before exploring Rio Frio Cave, where the Maya scarified everything from precious stones to humans. Blancaneaux Lodge, owned by famous director, Francis Ford Coppola, welcomes guests to experience an eco-friendly, self-sustaining resort in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. At Blancaneaux, fruits and vegetables are grown in an organic garden, the Privassion River provides hydroelectric power to the resort and horses are born and raised. Darley takes a ride to Big Rock Falls, where she escapes the heat of the jungle by taking a dip under a cool waterfall. At Mountain Equestrian Trails, Darley ride into the jungle to a wide field of wildflowers, great for riding fast on horseback, and a small, secret waterfall. At night, Darley falls asleep to the sounds of nature in an eco-friendly … Video Rating: 0 / 5
Jim Rogers, 150 Countries, 150000 Miles in three years – Belize City! Copyright Jim Rogers, all rights reserved Belize, formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Once part of the Mayan, and very briefly the Spanish Empire, it was most recently affiliated with the British Empire, prior to gaining its independence in 1981. The country is bordered to the south and west by Guatemala, to the north by Mexico, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Belize has a diverse society, composed of many cultures and speaking many languages. It is the only country in Central America where English is an official language, although Creole and Spanish are also widely spoken. With 8867 square miles (22960 km²) of territory and 320000 people (2008 est.),[2] the population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. The country’s population growth rate, 2.21% (2008 est.),[3] is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. It remains a Commonwealth realm. Culturally, Belize associates primarily with the English-speaking Caribbean countries such as Jamaica, or Trinidad and Tobago. The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but one idea is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning “muddy water,” applied to the Belize River. Before the arrival of Europeans, Belize was part of the territory of the Maya. The Mopan Maya were the original inhabitants of Belize. The Maya civilization spread itself over …
I am a tour operator in Belize. I offer short tour to cruise ship guests such as : Maya Ruins, Cave Tubing, Monkey Sanctuary, and the belize zoo. I would link to buuy a link on the website: www. cruisecritic.com. Is there another way of doing this? Help.
