I don’t like Belize City. It is the most charmless city in Central America, in my opinion. But the port area is interesting. It is an old-school port; not one built for the huge, modern cruise ships. It is a shallow-water port which means that the ship has to anchor more than a mile offshore and tenders are used to get to/from the port.
The port area is filled with the usual port shops but has a wider variety of shops than the newer ports. You can, for example, get your hair braided there, if you are so inclined. And there are swings on which one can rest. Not a bad port.
And Marlene says she has never been there, which is hard to believe as this is her 25th Carnival cruise.
We bought more than I expected. Some gifts, some clothes for Marlene. All pretty inexpensive (like $5 for a nice shirt).
We had lunch back on the ship, then I blogged a bit, getting the previous post done just as the ship pulled up the anchor. We had dinner in the Golden Olympian, the middle-of-the-ship restaurant. Great service. The we spent some time (and money) in the casino before going to the evening show.
The show, as usual, was colorful and the crew did a nice job with the songs and dances. But we have seen the same show on other ships and, in Marlene’s view, this was not the best.
We also attended the late night comedy show. Pretty good.
Between the two shows I had to go to Guest Services to replace my keycard which I apparently had lost in the casino. Then I had to go back to look for my insulated cup which I must have left in the casino the day before. Found it. Good thing because Marlene would have had my scalp if I had lost it.