Day Seventy Four - March 20 Today we are back in Mexico, in Costa Maya which is in Mahahual, Mexico. The ship is now sailing in the Gulf of Mexico having left the Caribbean Sea yesterday. The port itself was built to accommodate cruise passengers. There appears to be three docks for ships to use at anyone time. Our ship arrived at 09:00 and was cleared by the local authorities shortly afterwards. We had decided that today might be a good day to relax on the sh...

Day Seventy Three - March 19 Our time in the Caribbean is coming to an end. Only two more ports after today plus a sea day before we reach Miami on March 23. When the revised itinerary was published, I thought five weeks in the Caribbean was too long however the time has gone quickly. Today we are in Harvest Caye, Belize, a private island off the coast of Belize owned and operated by NCL Cruise Lines. A snorkeling tour of the Barrier Reef was planned for t...

Day Seventy Two - March 18 A glorious sunrise met the ship as she entered the Santo Tomas harbour this morning. The island looked very lush with its vegetation growing all the way to the ocean. Santo Tomas is one of the most important port cities in Guatemala with a population of 40,000. What I found surprising was that the entire country has a population of 17.2 million which is the most in Central America. It was another sunny day with a high of 89F or 32C...

Day Seventy One - March 17 Happy St. Patrick's Day Our arrival time in Roatan is 08:00. When a ship sails into any port in the world and as a sign of respect they will fly the country's flag from the mainmast. While walking the deck, I noticed the harbour pilot leaving the ship and the Honduras flag being removed from the mainmast. Not a good thing. The captain quickly made the announcement that due to expected strong winds in the afternoon our day in Ro...

Day Sixty Nine - March 15 (March 14 was a sea day) After 11 straight port days, yesterday was a sea day and today we are in Port Antonio on the northeast side of Jamaica. It's population is roughly 12,000 inhabitants with 2.8 million living on the entire island. Port Antonio is 97 kilometers from the capital of Kingston. The famous places such as Ocho Rios, Negril and Montego Bay are 3 to 4 hours away. Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean af...