Mahogany Bay or Bannana Coast Hondoras ??

[footballbabe3]

On our CC cruise we had gotten rained out in Mahogany Bay. We wanted

to rent the cabana again. The Jewel is docked in a Bannana Coast. How close is this to Mahogany Bay?? I don't know this island at all.

[time2cruise1]

Not close at all Banana Coast is on the mainland and Mahogany Bay is on the island of Roatan

[BusyBlond]

I don't know the answer to your question,but I'm looking forward to docking at Banana coast, only because I've been to both Mahognay Bay & Coxenhole multiple times.

[luddite]

Anything is better than Mahogany Bay.

Anything.

[runner15km]

Anything is better than Mahogany Bay.

Anything.

 

Why would Banana Coast be any different? Both are man made and so is Grand Turk, Costa Maya etc.

[swedish weave]

Banana Coast is a rather new port, so not very many cruisers have information about it. Some of the cruise lines are pulling out of Roatan, and I don't know the reason for that either.

 

http://www.bananacoast.com/

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/02/11/banana-coast-cruise-port-caribbean/5388801/

Edited March 31, 2014 by swedish weave

[mitsugirly]

I have never heard of Banana Coast. Where is this located? It's in Roatan?

 

Also I thought Mahogany bay was for Carnival. :confused:

[swedish weave]

I have never heard of Banana Coast. Where is this located? It's in Roatan?

 

Also I thought Mahogany bay was for Carnival. :confused:

 

Banana Coast is on the mainland at the town of Trujillo about 32 miles from the Island of Roatan. See links in my previous post.

[swedish weave]

Why would Banana Coast be any different? Both are man made and so is Grand Turk, Costa Maya etc.

 

The info shows Banana Coast is a natural deep water port near the town of Trujillo on the mainland of Honduras 32 miles from Roatan..

[mitsugirly]

Banana Coast is on the mainland at the town of Trujillo about 32 miles from the Island of Roatan. See links in my previous post.

 

Sorry, I must have been typing my post at the time you submitted that.

 

So then this isn't even in Roatan? :( That sucks. I love Roatan. But yet a "new" place to go always sounds appealing too.

[ahaught]

I will be on the Jewel in October and will be in port on 10/15/14. According to Bananacoast.com we will be the first ship to port there! Talk about a NEW port! I will have to report back, as unfortunately it doesn't look like there will be any reviews prior to that.

[grandpa99]

It appears a NCL Pearl staff member was recently shot and killed in Roatan

 

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[B6ConMe]

It would appear so, so sad. There is already a thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2022064

[bguppies]

It appears a NCL Pearl staff member was recently shot and killed in Roatan

 

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Yeah we found out at lunch Monday on the Dawn, that we were skipping Roatan last week.

 

Sucked as that was the only port I had anything planned in and I had found such great snorkeling maps for West Bay.

 

Typical knee jerk overreaction by a cruise line about a port.

But I'm sure more uniformed cruisers were happy by the move than experienced travelers inconvenienced.

 

Sad for the Pearl employee's family.

[swedish weave]

Yeah we found out at lunch Monday on the Dawn, that we were skipping Roatan last week.

 

Sucked as that was the only port I had anything planned in and I had found such great snorkeling maps for West Bay.

 

Typical knee jerk overreaction by a cruise line about a port.

But I'm sure more uniformed cruisers were happy by the move than experienced travelers inconvenienced.

 

Sad for the Pearl employee's family.

 

 

"Knee jerk overreaction" What a senseless comment !!!!

 

Murder is serious, and NCL's action forced the Roatan authorities to get off their butts and do something about the rampant crime.

[The Mister]

I will be on the Jewel in October and will be in port on 10/15/14. According to Bananacoast.com we will be the first ship to port there! Talk about a NEW port! I will have to report back, as unfortunately it doesn't look like there will be any reviews prior to that.

The first ship arrived there a couple of months ago (a 130-passenger charter). The Jewel will, however, be the first *large* ship to port there. (And it does not look like there will be any more ships there between now and October.)

 

I hope they finish building out the pier before our stop there on 11/5. Otherwise we'll be tendering. (I don't mind tendering THAT much, but a pier is certainly more convenient.)

 

At this point I'm making sure there's a tour that can accomodate our 4yo.