Our kids & 20 yr old grandson & friend LOVED doing the Sting Ray City tour, but independently. They said it was fabulous and definitely should not be missed. But they said it was so hot they could only tolerate it in the water. They are from Utah. Only a short tender ride in to the quay, which apparently went well. 
They had lunch at a local restaurant and said the food was great. 


Grand Cayman (Georgetown)

The kids went ashore for beach time here in Roatan, Hondorus. It really looked like a jungle oasis where we docked by Mahogany Bay, but also like a "company town", an artificial enviornment. The kids enjoyed the beach but were disappointed it wasn't more natural and felt that they could have been at any of the cruise ship islands, not really an example of what Roatan was really like. Usual Diamonds International, etc stores seen in all the cruise ports all over including Alaska. Very pretty setting and construction, but still new and commercial only. We saw sting rays from the ship lazily foraging on the reef which was cool as we ate our lunch on the 9th deck. 


Roatan

The kids rented a moped and visited the area off the main port area and shopped at some of the local village shops on their way to beach time. They said the people were very friendly and enjoyed snorkeling in several areas. Beautiful and what you would expect for a central american jungle enviornment. A long tendering port because of the reef which is good for snorkelers, but made for longer lines and shorter tempers for those going off. 


Belize City

Our kids rented a driver & air conditioned van to take them to Tulum ruins, and negotiated the van for the day for $80.00 for 4 of them. They got there before the ship buses and had about 20 minutes themselves. They did a bit of a walk into the jungle around the ruins, saw monkeys, exotic birds, and experienced the sights and smells of the jungle. 
They then went to a village where the driver's family lived and bought cashew wine and had great juices like cantaloupe and tried some exotic native fruits. They had lunch at a local restaurant and really enjoyed the friendliness of the people. They then snorkeled from a beach close to the ship and came back hot, exhausted but happy. 


Cozumel

Our 20 year old grandson & his buddy had their liquor confiscated at check in (snicker) but otherwise everything went well.My husband, son & grandson had a mini golf tourney and almost ended up with sunstroke.

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