dramaqueenjan Posted January 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Has anyone else seen this? It was beginning of January the were passengers of Carnival on a non carnival excursion.A man fired shots at the rental car causing them to wreck then held them at gunpoint ..its posted on cruise critic facebook page ..so thankful no one was hurt and makes me more aware of potential danger in ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglecat Posted January 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2014 When we were there a few years ago there were officers at all of the gas stations and an Applebee's with machine guns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted January 14, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Has anyone else seen this? It was beginning of January the were passengers of Carnival on a non carnival excursion.A man fired shots at the rental car causing them to wreck then held them at gunpoint ..its posted on cruise critic facebook page ..so thankful no one was hurt and makes me more aware of potential danger in ports. Scary. We're going to Roatan, but since we've been there before, we don't plan on leaving the port. We'll get off the ship, wander near the port, people watch, & then get back on the ship to relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted January 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2014 There are two guys with machine guns outside every bank in Roatan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxydu Posted January 14, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Sadly, incidents like that occur in US cities every day. I'm sure it was an isolated occurrence. Although I think it to a horrible situation I don't think that the bad guy knew whether or not it was a Carnival excursion or not. I will continue to get off in these ports, use my head, and hope that nothing of this sort happens. Same thing goes for my home town where bad things happen to good people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seguincruiser Posted January 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Sorry to hear this, but when we visited last year I felt very safe. It is a beautiful island and hate to think people might miss a chance to experience it due to fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted January 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 14, 2014 :eek: we were there this past summer and actually did a Carnival excursion. although Im not sure that would have mattered? or maybe safety in numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnTnSA Posted January 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is kind of disheartening. We were planning on booking a cruise to these ports this summer. Starting to think twice now. Just got finished reading the State Department Travel Warnings as well that kind of make me think it may not be worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramaqueenjan Posted January 14, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted January 14, 2014 we went to Peurta vallerta right after a robbery there and were advised by others to stay on the ship..We had an excursion through Carnival already booked and wasnt about to cancel it was an extreme canopy zip line ..we went and the roads up there had armed police with machine guns in jeeps .We had a blast and felt very safe so glad we didnt let fear get the best of us ..going to Jamaica this fall on magic and I fully intend on having a great time there as well..I think its important to be aware of potential danger but as another poster said this can happen in our hometowns as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofan Posted January 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 14, 2014 You just need to be aware of your surroundings and alert at all times. I live in Texas and we go into Houston about once a month. I watch, regardless of which part of town we are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaJ Posted January 14, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Yeah I read this story over in ports of call board after they came back from their cruise. Very scary! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blk_Amish Posted January 14, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 14, 2014 http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5682 Note the family did a DIY and not in the toursit area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustCruiseMe Posted January 14, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 14, 2014 http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5682 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted January 14, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thanks. There is another link too on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjknox Posted January 14, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Don't go to uncharted palaces when your in foreign country; simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted January 14, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Don't go to uncharted palaces when your in foreign country; simple as that. That lets England out for me :eek: Edited January 14, 2014 by sanmarcosman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWiening Posted January 14, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Sorry to hear what happened here. I love Roaton. But we never go off on our own unless we are with a guided tour,. In fact we usually go with Godfrey when we are on the island. His staff makes sure that no one comes by you that are not part of their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustCruiseMe Posted January 14, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 14, 2014 My apologies I didn't know there was another link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted January 14, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 14, 2014 We'll be in Roatan in about 10 days. However, we've been there before and did a tour of the island & monkey/parrot place. We'll just stick to the port area, shop a little, people watch, and then back on the ship to relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted January 14, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 14, 2014 http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5682 Wow. That's scary stuff. It certainly underlines the fact that you shouldn't venture outside of the more protected tourist areas, really anywhere in the Caribbean, and not just in Roatan. And especially on the heels of a warning from the State Department. I'm glad the passengers were unharmed. It sounds like Carnival handled it well and did what they could for the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted January 14, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Sorry to hear what happened here. I love Roaton. But we never go off on our own unless we are with a guided tour,. In fact we usually go with Godfrey when we are on the island. His staff makes sure that no one comes by you that are not part of their team. Do you mean Victor Bodden? Isn't Godfrey in St Thomas? Bill Sent from Iphone 4S using Cruise Critic App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzloolue Posted January 14, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) That lets England out for me :eek: LOL. That is what I was thinking. No uncharted palaces for me. But I don't think I will be renting a car and driving my kids around in the Caribbean either. Yikes. That should have sounded a bit iffy in the planning stages. Seriously. Edited January 14, 2014 by mzloolue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted January 14, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 14, 2014 That lets England out for me :eek: I see you caught that. ;-) Bill Sent from Iphone 4S using Cruise Critic App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvPirate Posted January 14, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Its scary when you see isolated incidents like this in other countries but when you turn on the news here and see much more much worse daily its not as scary for some reason. If their port of call had been Detroit none of them may have made it out alive. Just smart to always be careful and not let a false sense of security cloud your judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted January 14, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Safer than Detroit or D.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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