favorite ports?

[5MNtravelbugs]

What are the favorite ports to visit? Everyone has different ideas and trying to find ports that offer unique opportunities. But most of all LOVE to escape the MN winters! :)

[griffy]

Grand Cayman; Key West

[Traveler353]

Progreso/Merida area of Mexico. I like it so much that next week I am spending the day with a real estate agent looking at property for my second retirement in a couple of years.

[paul929207]

Santorini, Greece

[printingchick]

St. John, via St. Thomas is my favorite. It is 75% protected park land, so very undeveloped. We avoid the popular Trunk Bay, not because it isn't gorgeous, but just because everyone else goes there. Last visit, we took a cab to the Annaberg area. We visited the ruins which sit atop a mountain offering incredible panoramic views. We then hiked one of the trails, accompanied by a remarkably tame wild donkey, to a beach where there were only 5-6 other people. We'd brought our snorkel gear and sound found ourselves literally swimming with the sea turtles. What an incredible experience. I hope it's just as wonderful when I return in March.

 

Second favorite: Dominica. I prefer the less touristy, more undeveloped ports. Dominca has rain forests, amazing waterfalls and black sand beaches. Just incredible - like nowhere else I've ever visited.

[cb at sea]

I agree--St. John (St. Thomas) has the most beautiful beach I've ever seen.

 

GC is VERY clean!

[GORDONCHICK]

I could tell you my favorite ports if you're doing a poll. However, if you are looking for advice on where to go, I'd need to know more about what you want out of your ports/excursions (or if you plan to do any). If you and I don't dont like the same things, my favorites would mean nothing to you.

[Taxguy77]

Medeira

[jocap]

Malta, Rhodes, Corfu, Santorini, Venice, Cartegena in Spain, Canary Islands, Tortola.-jocap.

[cathi]

Favorite ports depends on what cruise I'm on!! and there are way too many to list!!

[5MNtravelbugs]

Wow! What a great list of ports. I was just curious as to what others found to be great ports and excursions. As a family we really enjoyed Roatan Honduras because, as most cruisers know, once you get away from the crowds you see the true beauty of all the different ports. I also like the less touristy areas and hope to get to Dominica- sounds great! It is all what you make of your time and experiences in life and, especially on a vacation, getting the most out of them! Thanks for all the favorite port ideas. We do have a wonderful world to explore!:D

[littlelamb814]

on my last cruise i loved costa maya and booking at maya chan beach, well worth the money http://www.mayachanbeach.com

[paul929207]

My favorite port is always my next one. So that would be Cape Town.

[Stelladoro]

Loved Santorini and Villefranche! My next favourite port will by Sydney! :)

[whale-watcher]

Sitka in Alaska or ANY port in the Mediterranean. Once was enough for most Caribbean ports, but did enjoy Dominica and Limon

[jocap]

My favorite port is always my next one. So that would be Cape Town.

I suppose I'm with you there, Paul.....although our Red Sea cruise is not exactly for PORTS, more for the excursions to Luxor, Cairo and Petra. DH will, as usual, be snorkelling most of the time.

2 weeks in the Caribbean was quite enough for me, and I've no real wish to return, but being married to such a water baby, I'll probably have to go with it someday! Give me the Greek Islands above all.......jocap.

[kitty9]

Sydney Australia

Maldives

Cape Town

Anything in Norway

Kenya

Buenos Aires

Mumbai

Jordan

Dubai

[collegecruiser346]

St. Martin and Bermuda are my favorites!

[romeyvanb]

Mykonos

Aruba

Dubrovnik

St. Petersburg

Roatan

[yorkshirephil]

Geirangerfjord (Norway)

Venice

St Maarten

St Petersburg

[traveler525]

St Petersburg

Santorini

Sydney

OK, I am seeing a lot of "s" ports here :-))

more: St Thomas

Skagway--and crusing Glacier Bay! (ok not a port but the Best Day)

A couple non-s one: Istanbul and Ephesus

[Aquahound]

Europe - Kusadasi/Ephesus, Turkey

 

Caribbean - Tortola

St Thomas (because of St. John)

[lovevacadays]

I've only done the Mexican Riviera and Caribbean. My favorite port has been Roatan for the sheer beauty of the island and the wonderful experience we had with Tex from Victor Bodden Tours. It was the most beautiful and picturesque place I've been.

 

I also love Cabo because I love marinas and love to take an excursion and then come back to the marina area and eat, have a drink and enjoy the marina and Los Arcos view.

[grand isle joe]

Barcelona or Venice.

[paul929207]

Anywhere in Greece