Cruise ships are startng to arrive!!!

 So today was the first cruise ship to arrive in Roatan since Covid.  I thought it would be fun to drive down to Dixon Cove where the big cruise dock is and see all the shops open and the tourists spending money.  Dixon Cove is 7 miles from our place and driving over there, all of a sudden I see the cruise ship - pretty much in the middle of no where.  Turns out there is a cruise ship dock in a bay called Mahogany Bay.  There are no shops and nothing else around, so all the cruise ship passengers have to either take a tour or taxi to go see the island.  This is a Carnival ship that I guess does a 7 day cruise and stops here every week.  Royal Caribbean has a ship coming in 2 days.  Hopefully this one stops in Dixon Cove.   There are so many people here that rely only on tourism and yes it has been increasing the last few months but nothing compared to 2019 - before Covid.  So bring on the cruise ships!!!


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