![]() Swimming and snorkeling with the dolphins is available at the Institute for Marine Science for about $150 per person. Mahogany Bay visitors will find plenty of excursions that are common to other Caribbean destinations. Roatan shore excursions are not known in the western Caribbean for famous attractions such as Stingray City in Grand Cayman or Dunn’s River Falls in Jamaica. Credit: Wikimedia Creative Commons license West End is a popular destination for Roatan visitors. We found the prices, products and services mostly in line with other cruise ports. The cruise center is a 20-acre, open-air complex with a variety of shops and restaurants. From there, visitors have a moderate uphill walk from the cruise docks to the cruise center. Cruise passengers must pass through the Dufry duty-free shop to get to the other attractions. It attracts quite a few photographers.ĭuty-free shopping is impossible to avoid at Mahogany Bay. They are the cruise center, the beach and both the bridge and the “Magical Flying Chair” that connect the cruise center with the beach.Ĭruise passengers on board their ships also will see a partially sunken ship in the harbor. On arrival, cruise passengers will easily see the port’s main attractions from the decks of their ships. Attractions and Shore Excursions Walking Around Attractions It’s location makes it a common stop on western Caribbean cruises. ![]() It is 136 miles southeast of Belize City, 290 miles south of Cozumel and 400 miles southwest of Grand Cayman. Mahogany Bay is less than five miles from the island’s capital at Coxen Hole. April and May are the best months to visit for warm temperatures and low risk of rain.The private port has a half dozen bars and restaurants and a dozen duty-free shops.Mahogany Beach is an eight-minute walk from the docks.We arrived on a day when only one ship was there and had plenty of space on the beach and elsewhere. The Mahogany Bay experience depends quite a bit on how many ships and passengers are there that day. The port can accommodate two ships with up to 8,000 passengers. It draws Carnival cruise brands including the flagship Carnival name, Princess and Holland America. Roatan, one of the Bay islands off the coast of Honduras, has attracted a growing number of cruise visitors to its capital and major port at the city of Coxen Hole.īut Carnival Cruise Lines opted to build a cruise center at Dixon Cove, which lies about 20 minutes east of Coxen Hole. Even better, the weather was perfect: clear blue skies and temperatures in the upper 80s Fahrenheit. We enjoyed a full day at the port during a western Caribbean cruise. The Mahogany Bay cruise port on Roatan offers pleasant and relaxing beaches, entertainment and other things to do. Mahogany Beach chairs are empty when only one ship is in port.
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