Beautiful island. Listened to very skilled street musicians, who played authentic African drums. Nice beach near the ship, I actually did a decent ocean swim, since the water is calm, and not very salty (must be due to the ample rainfall).
You can walk or take the flying beach chairs back and forth. There's also a nature trail detour on the way.
Didn't book snorkel tour due to rain forecast - it changes underwater visibility significantly.

Roatan

Sadly, Key West has become another $5-chinese-made-stuff-shop and Diamonds International port. Gone are the funky stores and interesting galleries.
Will avoid in the future :(

Key West

Very commercialized; good for buying local artisan tequila; water appears still clear.

Cozumel

If you have a cardiovascular condition or physical disability - be careful.
We had to step through canopy crossbars into the riverboat, which proved difficult for several people.
At Lamanai, it's a rainforest, so it WILL rain. Take a goretex jacket, and if asthma, an inhaler, since the very high humidity paired with the walking may make breathing more difficult. I wore high traction volleyball sneakers, which helped on the at times pretty slippery steps and paths.
If it rains, you can only go to the second level of the Big Temple, not all the way to the top, for safety reasons. Since there are a lot of groups, you don't get pushed, but you don't idle by the sites. The guides explain the background/history.
More interesting than Lamanai to me was seeing every-day Belizan countryside.
I've lived in 3rd world countries, so I don't go sightseeing and expect Diamonds International. Very interesting cultural mix in Belize.

Port is not bad, although Port Canaveral is much more organized.
Definitely use navigation to get back on whichever freeway you're taking.
We parked at the port - the extra $ was worth avoiding shuttle hassles.

Tampa

Same with every cabin or balcony door that was slammed - it may be a good idea to suggest to guests to abstain from letting doors slam.If I worked for HAL, I would have staff change clothing after smoking, or better yet, give out nicotine patches and help them quit completely!!

Oosterdam Review

We called it an interesting cruise.

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