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Topic: Best/Worst Ports

Ms Gussie
Just Boarded
Member # 1832

posted 02-28-2001 08:25 PM

Best - Lots of them - Cartagena, St. Lucia, Martinique

Worst - Margarita Island - we docked outside the main town. It was desolate and frightening.

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marty7575
Just Boarded
Member # 1811

posted 03-03-2001 09:43 PM

Cancun,too commercial

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gizmo
First Class Passenger
Member # 972

posted 03-14-2001 08:04 AM

Worst - Isle of Margarita

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 03-14-2001 09:46 AM

Worst - Cartegna - never get off the ship anymore. Margarita Island - El Guemache. What a waste of a day in a port.

Best - Barbados and any of the Hawaiin ports.

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Willy Paul
First Class Passenger
Member # 473

posted 03-14-2001 03:46 PM

Ochos Rios - Jamaica

YUK!!!!!!!!! Didn't feel safe and thought the people were to aggressive

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 03-14-2001 08:41 PM

Best - BERMUDA and the ISLANDS of HAWAII - Nawiliwili and Kona in particular

Worst - Cartegna and Jamaica

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cruisernh1
First Class Passenger
Member # 1864

posted 03-16-2001 12:13 PM

I agree about Jamaica they even try to sell you stuff to smoke. I read somewhere that they are on the be aware list put out by some govt' agency.

Bermuda is good??? Never been going in April any suggestions?

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jean elmore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1192

posted 03-17-2001 04:12 PM

Worst: La Guaria Venezuela quite scary.
Best: Kithera, Greece and Barbados

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Nebrasil
First Class Passenger
Member # 1829

posted 03-26-2001 07:23 PM

Worst - Ocho Rios (Jamaica) and Heraklion (Greece)
Best - Ilhabela (Brasil), Kusadasi (Turkey), Oslo (Norway), Mykonos (Greece), St. John & St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands), Sint Maarten & San Martin, Saint Barthelemy and many many many others !

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M.S.Grumple
First Class Passenger
Member # 1340

posted 03-27-2001 09:27 AM

Worst:- Marguerita Island.

Best:- Bermuda - best beaches.
Cartagena - magnificent architecture.
Curacao - beautiful, colourful & interesting.
San Blas Islands - primitive & very different from modern life.
Antigua - Nelson's dockyard.
Grenada - friendly, fun people & beautiful scenery.

Cayman islands - not a favourite port - a bit dull really except for the stingrays and turtle farm - fantastic experiences.

San Juan - except for Morro castle - ho hum!

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