Spoiledliz Posted November 1, 2010 #1 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I will be on Liberty of the Seas leaving Miami on January 30th. We will be arriving in Belize on Tuesday, February 1st. I am very interested in taking a tour of the Ruins in Belize but the prices on Royal Caribbean's excursions are ridiculous! I am interested in booking through IslandMarketing which will be $50 cheaper...My concern is the distance of the excursion to the pier. If my van doesn't make it back in time the ship will not wait for me. But that is also true of Royal Caribbean's excursions isn't it? My question to you is, is it worth the extra $50 to go through the ship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! P.S. Which is better? Xunantunich or Lamanai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjky Posted November 2, 2010 #2 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I will be on Liberty of the Seas leaving Miami on January 30th. We will be arriving in Belize on Tuesday, February 1st. I am very interested in taking a tour of the Ruins in Belize but the prices on Royal Caribbean's excursions are ridiculous! I am interested in booking through IslandMarketing which will be $50 cheaper...My concern is the distance of the excursion to the pier. If my van doesn't make it back in time the ship will not wait for me. But that is also true of Royal Caribbean's excursions isn't it? My question to you is, is it worth the extra $50 to go through the ship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! P.S. Which is better? Xunantunich or Lamanai? There are other boards that have already dicussed this. Check earlier postings. I would recomend Lamanai through the ship because of the tendering and distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicam Posted November 2, 2010 #3 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I am interested in booking through IslandMarketing which will be $50 cheaper...My concern is the distance of the excursion to the pier. If my van doesn't make it back in time the ship will not wait for me. But that is also true of Royal Caribbean's excursions isn't it? I've been under the impression that with a ship sponsored excursion, they will wait...not good for business if they sell the excursion and then bugger off if it is late getting back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjky Posted November 2, 2010 #4 Share Posted November 2, 2010 That is one of the main advantages of taking a ships tour besides getting an earlier start they will wait for you. Peace of mind not worring about will we get back in time is worth the extra dollars on a all day tour in the jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoiledliz Posted November 2, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Thanks for the responses! Regarding the excursions...I have read on here that they will wait to only a certain extent...This is where I am conflicted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjky Posted November 2, 2010 #6 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Thanks for the responses! Regarding the excursions...I have read on here that they will wait to only a certain extent...This is where I am conflicted... If your on a ships excursion they will wait for you. :) If your on a private tour they may wait for a while but they will leave you, though this dosen't happen often I have seen it done.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWEST84532 Posted November 3, 2010 #7 Share Posted November 3, 2010 The Lamanai ruins are great and I would recommend them, however, travel to the site involves a long bus ride and a long river trip. When we took the trip we returned barely in time to catch a tender back to the ship and nothing went wrong during the excursion, hence the recommendation to do a ship excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp23g7 Posted November 4, 2010 #8 Share Posted November 4, 2010 We just came back from Belize, we did the Altun Ha ruins, left at about 10 with T&L tours, and got back in plenty of time. It was the city tour and the ruins for $35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooloo Posted November 5, 2010 #9 Share Posted November 5, 2010 We just came back from Belize, we did the Altun Ha ruins, left at about 10 with T&L tours, and got back in plenty of time. It was the city tour and the ruins for $35 Who are T&L Tours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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