SteveinSC Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 One of the main reasons we booked the cruise we chose, was the stop in Roatan (my wife is from Honduras, and we wanted our sons to stop here, as our youngest hasnt had the opportunity to visit his mother's home country). Upon further inspection, I have realized we are tendering in Roatan, in April. Completely missed by me, upon planning this. Ive been to Roatan via cruise once. We docked, and I never saw a ship anchored. It never occured to me to think about possibly tendering (kicking myself for miss this detail.) My question is, how often is Roatan skipped due to this? Im not going to be so dramatic as to say it will ruin the cruise, but it would be a HUGE disappointment for my family. ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MISSING ROATAN? Only research I could come up with is that Carnival misses it a fair amount due to the difficulty with wind, and backing into dock at Mahogany Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 I don't remember ever hearing of anyone missing Roatan due to weather. I'm sure there has been....I just don't remember it. I think it must be very rare. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I think it must be very rare. Thats what Im thinking/hoping? I couldnt find much on it, other than that other port/company. I took that as a good sign, and figured id ask the best source for cruise related material ive come across....THIS BOARD! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Surprised you are tendering in Roatan. I've always docked there. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Matt said: Surprised you are tendering in Roatan. I've always docked there. ME TOO, Matt! I came across it after seeing someone else say they were tendering in Roatan. I looked at our Itinerary in "Find A Cruise", then "View Itinerary Details", and "Explore This Itinerary". I couldnt locate it anywhere else, on RCs site in my booking, or other sites. what Ive learned is that if there are multiple lines using the port, Royal typically docks and Norwegian anchors (per the Roatan tourism bureau website). According to Cruise Mapper, Rhapsody is the only RC ship in port that day, with one Norwegian and two Carnival. I assume one Carnival ship is using the Mahogany Bay port, and the other is getting the 2nd Dock in Port Roatan? Who knows.....just fearful, having had bad experiences missing places due to rough seas and danger tendering, that we will miss Roatan. Id just have to find solace in a bottle of rum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadmgs Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Roatan is doing a major expansion of their port. Construction next to the pier could be the reason for the tender. When we were there in July, they were working on the foundations from the pier to the shore. WAAAYTOOO and SteveinSC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Norwegian Getaway will likely dock in Roatan..that's a big ship and it would be easier to tender Rhapsody. I think the Carnival ships would both be at Mahogany Bay. I tendered in Roatan on a smaller Norwegian ship when there was a larger Royal ship docked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: I tendered in Roatan on a smaller Norwegian ship when there was a larger Royal ship docked. I imagine being on the southern side of the island helps.....cant imagine its too long a tender, either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, SteveinSC said: I imagine being on the southern side of the island helps.....cant imagine its too long a tender, either? It definitely wasn't a long ride for us..very quick and easy. They used the ship's lifeboats to tender. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I'm not a big fan of tendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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