We walked along beach and then into town. The only point of interest was the museum which describes the history of successive centuries of Indian presence. ...
Definetly plan an excursion at this port - there is not much to do in town. It is a port where passenger have to be tendered to the pier. Once at the pier you can wait for a shuttle to the town or walk about 20 minutes - the walk is not so bad going to town. Try to find a ride back to the pier as it is more uphill than down. ...
We had been told that Ixtapa was dangerous. On the entire 1/3 mile walk from the tender docks to the town, there was a highly visible police, army and private security presence which negated the issue. The town itself is charming, not over-developed. We bought some Vanilla in a shop, walked around and then back to the ship. Street vendor presence was minimal. ...
A beautiful fishing village. I had lunch ashore. My meal was a delicious grilled red snapper, rice, and vegetables. Along with the meal I had 3 Dos Equis beers. My total bill came to $14. ...
No selection for Antolya:
Antolya (Pergumum) is a large Turkish bustling city well situated to take care of the tourist. The ship docked at the new port (but only just -- the berth was about 2 feet longer that the vessel) and we were bussed to the old port. From there we took a harbour cruise and looked around the town. But after the umpteenth Turkish rug shop, coat shop or tout selling shirts ...
Last time I was in Zihuatanejo was in 2005 on the same 10 day cruise. This place changed a lot and is hardly recognizable. This used to be a sleepy village with great stores, prices, few bars and lots of little beautiful scenery. Well the stores are more expensive to the point where it's ridiculous and they stopped bargaining. Every few feet we were offered a beer for a dollar and all the natural ...