Unless you book an excursion, you won't really see Freeport. Instead, you'll be treated to the local Senor Frogs, and a straw market. I suppose there are some good deals to be had, but we quickly re-boarded the ship. ...
Chad picked us up directly off the boat. Unfortunately other groups who had booked were not on time meeting the tour guides and we had to wait for them. This seemed to put the whole tour a little off schedule and kind of rushed (not Chad's fault). He took us on a tour around the island then over to see where Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. We stopped at an old abandoned restaurant and got ...
Took the 10 dollar shuttle bus from port to the Straw market in town.What a waste of my time and money with the exception of being able to see how the people there live I probably would have stayed on the boat.
I did hear comments from a German group of people who enjoyed snorkeling but that's just not my thing. ...
Not sure why the ships stop in Freeport. It is very industrial with an unattractive landscape. The Market is not worth spending taxi fare to ... opt for the shops in port instead or stay on the ship. ...
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We were picked up at the ship at 9:30 a.m. in a bus. There were about 8 couples off our ship. The ride to the beach included stops for restroom breaks and the movie site for the Pirates of the Caribbean. At the beach, we kayaked over blue holes and snorkeled, then had lunch on the beach. the food was excellent but was not cooked there but brought from a ...
We have done Freeport before and chose to skip this port and just stay on the ship and enjoy the sun from lounge chairs on the Lido deck. This probably had something to do with just getting on the ship the afternoon before. We wanted to relax. ...
This trip was worth every single penny paid for the excursion. Brice and his wife were an absolute riot while giving us a grand tour of the island. The perfume factory was a pleasant surprise, and while perfume is not my cup of tea, seeing how they make it was a nice education.
The straw market and shops, while there are not many of them, seemed a little hit or miss to me. I could have watched ...