Family B2B Cruise - June 28, 2022 - Roatan, Honduras

This morning was sunrise number 10 of the cruise and the first I skipped.  I was tired and the sun was set to rise at 5:15 a.m. which was the earliest it had been all cruise (although it would have felt much later as we had set the clocks back two hours in the past two nights).  It was nice to sleep in.

We arrived in Roatan at about 10:00 a.m.  Although an NCL ship was also in port, that ship docked at a pier in the distance so it felt like we were the only ship in port.  

NCL Breakaway

One of many shipwrecks right near the dock

Pilot boat

Wanting to look for wildlife before the ship emptied out, we waited in the piazza for the announcement that the ship had been cleared and were down at the deck four gangway before the announcement had finished with only a few people in front of us.

Remembering the port from a number of years ago, we headed straight for the path for the beach and veered off on the nature trail as soon as it split off.  

Before we reached the nature trail, we stopped to admire a woodpecker in a nearby tree.  I believe this is a Golden-fronted Woodpecker.

We had barely stepped foot on the path when Paul alerted me to a Roatan Spiny-tailed Iguana sitting in the path.  He let me take one photograph before jumping to a tree where he could peer around to see if we still were hanging around.

Just a few feet beyond the iguana a couple of small mammals chased across the path.  It appears they were Roatan Island Agouti.

The nature path followed the shore and so we got a few glimpses of our ship along the way.

The birds were sure noisy but it was often hard to find them in the trees.

White-crowned Pigeon

I believe this is a Black-whiskered Vireo

I believe this is an immature Green Breasted Mango Hummingbird.

I believe this is a female Green-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird.

Throughout our walk, we noticed numerous Roatan Spiny-tailed Iguanas hanging in trees.  This one was doing some acrobatics to find some food.

After our hot and sticky walk through the nature trail, we made walked through a store or two and then headed back to the ship.

We had lunch on at the Salty Dog Grill on the Lido deck and then spent the afternoon hanging out in public spaces watching people and socializing while I went through my photos.  Dinner was in the main dining room with just my parents.  My sister and her family had booked another night at the specialty restaurant.  After dinner we listened to the steel drum player for a little while.  I headed back to the room early while Paul went to the second show by the Vocal Impressionist Tricia Kelly.

Exotic Western Caribbean Cruise–Day 5–Isla Roatan, Honduras–August 21, 2013

We managed to wake up just as we were pulling into port and so we got to watch them dock at Mahogany Bay on Isla Roatan, Honduras.  Here are a few pictures:



The Carnival Dream pulled in right after us.  The ships back into these docks.


We got off with my parents and niece (2 years old) and nephew (5 years old) and spent three hours at the beach.  The kids had a blast.  And their parents really enjoyed a snorkeling cruise without them.

We headed back for lunch on the ship and returned without the kids to do a little shopping and take a few pictures.  Here is the shopping area:


The pathway to the beach which is just a short walk from the dock


The plants and wildlife we saw on the short nature walk and the path to the beach


Here are the lifts you can take to the beach (or you can walk like we did):


Some beach pictures:


Some ship pictures:


After a long day at the beach, it was nice to sit down to a nice meal and listen to a little music.  We stayed up to go to the Caribbean Beach Party on the Lido Deck but it wasn’t worth it.  I was looking for some good Caribbean music and they were playing everything but it.  Here is a picture of our dining room:


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