We don't like Nassau very much. We did participate in the Blue Lagoon Dolphin Swim program, which was VERY pricey - $185 per person. It was fun, but on reflection I'm not sure the Dolphin "Swim" is worth nearly $100 per person more than the Dolphin "Encounter" - I think the main difference is that the swim includes a short "foot push." 
We also ventured out to Arawalk Cay and had some conch fritters and salad, but there definitely is no nice beach to speak of. 


Nassau

We went scuba diving with AlexScuba and had a blast. 


Cozumel

We went ziplining ($40 each) which was a blast, and then went to Mahogany Beach and went snorkeling - if you venture out a bit there is plenty to see. 


Roatan

We went cave tubing with cave-tubing.com. It was fun but kind of slow paced which was disappointing since the cave tubing had been so hyped up. The scuba diving in Cozumel and the ziplining in Roatan were much more fun. 
We also went ATVing which was fun (but probably a little shorter than I expected). 


Belize City

We went on the Chaccoben Extreme Tour with NativeChoice which was OK. The staff themselves were very nice but we were a little disappointed with the ruins as we didn't feel there was that much to see. Also, the ship (Carnival Dream) pulls into port at 7 AM and leaves at 2:30 PM, so you have to get up extremely early to go on this tour which (for us) ruins the rest of the day because you're so tired. On reflection, we probably would not go on this tour again, especially since the port area includes some fun shops and a really nice swim-up bar. 
The "extreme" portion of the tour also included a visit to a lagoon - very beautiful, and we got some kayaking in - as well as free unlimited alcoholic drinks and a small hot lunch. We actually preferred this portion of the tour to the tour of the ruins itself. 


Costa Maya

We really enjoyed our cabin. It had a good location, was free of sewage smell, was relatively quiet, and had a great view close to the waterline.

Our waiter for the first two days was simply terrible, one of the worst we have ever had on either land or sea.On the first three days, no other GLBT people showed up for the meeting - pretty disappointing given that the ship was carrying around 4,500 passengers.

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