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Grand Cayman

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Another photo of "Hell"

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This lava field is apparently why the area was called Hell.

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Tortuga Rum Co.

Bought a nice Rum selection pack here - lots of interesting flavours.
Really liked the pineapple flavour one.

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[JillD66]

Rather busy in George Town!

[Gill W]

When we went to Grand Cayman, we just walked round George Town. It was one of those Americanised places and busy , as there were 4 ships in.

[Gill W]

It is a tender port, so you can see all the giant cruise ships. Our route back to Oceana took us up close and personal to the Disney ship

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Saturday : Roatan, Honduras

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan

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Mahogany Bay is one of those cruise ship owned private islands/beaches.

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There is a really excellent looking zip line which I must try and do if I ever get there again.

[Gill W]

Roatan is on the itinerary of my January 2022 cruise

I don't really know much about the place, but it looks nice in the photos

[Manoverboard]

It does look nice but I recall a program that said it was the Capital of the Universe ... Mozzy wise ??

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It does look nice but I recall a program that said it was the Capital of the Universe ... Mozzy wise ??

No mozzies when we were there.

We really liked the place.

[Manoverboard]

It does look nice but I recall a program that said it was the Capital of the Universe ... Mozzy wise ??

No mozzies when we were there.

We really liked the place.

I have no doubt about that, perhaps they were inactive in the tourist season or were elsewhere ?

[jacksparrow]

When I went to the West Indies there was a trip to go zip lining. I had the foresight to check with my insurance company to see if I was covered for it and they said not. Apparently no travel insurance covers this so it’s worth checking

[JillD66]

Port area was "Carnival made" - very clean and bright but touristy. Perhaps travelling out and about would have been better.

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Next : Cozumel

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It was a beautiful day and we thought the touristy town of San Miguel de Cozumel was a very pleasant and clean Port. We started off with a walk along the prom where a feller in a Jade Shop invited me to buy something, “ No thanks, but maybe later “ I politely replied. Some three hours later on our way back to the ship he caught me again and asked if I would care to buy something this time We basically did a general look see type walkabout along the two main streets of that time although I had previously identified a Mexican Restaurant that I would have liked to have sampled but the chums we were with thought exotic food was adding a couple of tinned peaches to a Sunday Roast so we finished up with a cup of coffee plus a Ham ’n’ Cheese Baguette instead. Welcome to Mexico I remember thinking

Couldn’t find any suitable pics so I will look forward to enjoying yours instead.

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San Miguel, Cozumel

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We docked at San Miguel, Cozumel and then took an excursion by ferry (about 90 mins) to Playa del Carmen and then a coach (another 90 mins) to Chichen Itza.

That is a really interesting place if you are into ancient civilisations but we only had two hours there so barely scratched the surface so to speak.

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Chichen Itza

[Gill W]

It was our original intention to do the Chichen Itza tour, but we saw that it was quite a long journey with not much time at the site, so we decided to do a 'Best of Cozumel' tour instead. As it turned out it was the right decision for the day. We had a nice leisurely tour before the weather turned. The latter part of the day was overcast and windy. As a result the Chichen Itza tour was very late back, and everyone looked cold and a bit dejected.

The ships come into a nice port area

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Mayan ruins on Cozumel

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Beach scene and at the chocolate factory