Belize

We were all looking forward to seing Belize and the coral reefs outside the country, which are the worlds second largest. However, we learned that there were not really any beaches close to Belize city, and it was quite windy, so we stayed on board.

Emelie spent a lot of time on the water slide and I was mesmerized by the colour of the ocean.

This is how the ship looks like from above.

Isla Roatan, Honduras

On the third day of the cruise, we reached Isla Roatan, a tiny island off the coast of Honduras, which at first sight didn't seem like a lot. We got off, and caught a taxi to the beach. We crossed the hilly island, through the djungle, on bad roads, and then we stepped out to this...

Roatan was nice because it seemed unexploited and genuine. The water was so warm and clear, and some people were playing music, "Jamaican style" reggae, which just suited the place.

This suited the place just perfect too :o))

Cruising

We are back from cruising the Caribbean, and it was awsome. We were cut off from phone and internet however, so I'll try to sum up the events of the week.

We boarded the Carnival Valor from Miami on Sunday. As expected, we had to wait in line for quite a while to actually get aboard, but once we did, we had access to all kinds of things to enjoy. Free ice cream being one of them...

We got two connected rooms with windows to the ocean and they were fine, it was cool to watch the boat sail out of Miami. Finally on our way!

The concept was, that breakfast and lunch was eaten from a buffet (or buffets, as there were several to choose from) and dinner was served in a "real" restaurant. The food was fantastic, and the service even better. I don't know how they could manage to serve that many meals to that many people!

Anyway, the first night and day we spent onboard the ship, sailing toward Crand Cayman, and we explored the kid's club, Camp Carnival, the pools and so on.

Next morning, we woke up to the sight of azul ocean. After a while we made it to the beach and it was beautiful.

This seemed like a piece of paradise. Warm water and beautiful views!