DB2VA Posted March 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2017 We will be on the Victory in April. Will we be using tenders for the ports of Key West and Cozumel? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted March 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Key West definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scurvy Seadog Posted March 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 17, 2017 No tenders for Cozumel either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted March 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 17, 2017 It's been forever since I've been to Cozumel. 15 years maybe. Did they used to tender? I vaguely remember it, but might be confusing it with Belize in my mind :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrqoisWtrs Posted March 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 17, 2017 No tender for either port, although Key West has two places to dock. Downtown is fine, but if its at the Navel base, you will need to take a shuttle into town (about 10 min. ride.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecock_Cruiser Posted March 17, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I think they may use tenders on Cozumel if the docks are full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scurvy Seadog Posted March 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 17, 2017 It's been forever since I've been to Cozumel. 15 years maybe. Did they used to tender? I vaguely remember it, but might be confusing it with Belize in my mind :) Belize is the tender port you're thinking of. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted March 17, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 17, 2017 No tender for either port, although Key West has two places to dock. Downtown is fine, but if its at the Navel base, you will need to take a shuttle into town (about 10 min. ride.) I've been there so many times (I live in South Florida) - I've never noticed a cruise ship at the Naval base. Is that really a thing? Learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHayesShip Posted March 17, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I've been there so many times (I live in South Florida) - I've never noticed a cruise ship at the Naval base. Is that really a thing? Learn something new every day. Cruise lines have been using the Naval Base on/off for at least 5 years now with the increase of ship visits. I have had 3 cruises with stops in Key West and 2 of them were at naval station. As stated prior you are required to take a complementary tram from the ship which takes you to near Mallory Square as you are not allowed loose on the naval grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted March 17, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Cruise lines have been using the Naval Base on/off for at least 5 years now with the increase of ship visits. I have had 3 cruises with stops in Key West and 2 of them were at naval station. As stated prior you are required to take a complementary tram from the ship which takes you to near Mallory Square as you are not allowed loose on the naval grounds. Ah, I see. They are "kind of" at the naval base. It's just another slip on the south west part of the island next to the public beach. I was picturing them at the large naval base on Boca Chica Key. That makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfmoore76 Posted March 17, 2017 #11 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Stupid question probably but what is a "tender"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted March 17, 2017 #12 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Stupid question probably but what is a "tender"? When the ship can't dock at a port for various reasons - some ports aren't big enough to take cruise ships, it anchors and a smaller "tender boat" pulls up next to the ship, loads passengers, and transports to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesKru Posted March 17, 2017 #13 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Stupid question probably but what is a "tender"? A tender is a small boat that is a ferry from the Ship which can not get to dock. So you step off the ship in onto a tender, and the tender then takes you into port. Belize, Grand Cayman are the only two major ports that I know of that still use them. Half Moon Cay, Princess Cay and some of the other smaller islands use them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 17, 2017 #14 Share Posted March 17, 2017 It is HIGHLY unlikely you'll tender in either Key West or Cozumel. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted March 17, 2017 #15 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Seven cruise ships can dock in Cozumel at one time so if you're having to tender it's too crowed! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loanshark Posted March 17, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 17, 2017 It's been forever since I've been to Cozumel. 15 years maybe. Did they used to tender? I vaguely remember it, but might be confusing it with Belize in my mind :) Cozumel has tendered in the past, when the pier was destroyed due to a hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted March 17, 2017 #17 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Now there are 3 different ports (piers) in Cozumel, so plenty of space. OTOH my friend tendered in St Thomas several years ago. There were too many ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB2VA Posted March 17, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Thank you for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted March 17, 2017 #19 Share Posted March 17, 2017 We were in Cozumel last year. There were so many ships Costa had to tender their pax ashore. Sent from my SM-G935V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersigh Posted March 17, 2017 #20 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I've been there so many times (I live in South Florida) - I've never noticed a cruise ship at the Naval base. Is that really a thing? Learn something new every day. 2 times we've been to Key West we docked at the Navel Base. Once was Carnival and the other RCCL or HAL - I can't remember which. They run open trolley to downtown kind of rides that run about every 10 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallFour4 Posted March 17, 2017 #21 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Key West uses Mallory Square now, the NAS isn't used. Carnival has expanded their dock and you'll be there. No tendering. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonvine Posted March 17, 2017 #22 Share Posted March 17, 2017 It's been forever since I've been to Cozumel. 15 years maybe. Did they used to tender? I vaguely remember it, but might be confusing it with Belize in my mind :) There was a hurricane a good long time ago that destroyed one of the piers in Cozumel. Until it was rebuilt there wasn't enough room for everyone to dock so some tendered. When I cruised in 06, we tendered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted March 17, 2017 #23 Share Posted March 17, 2017 There was a hurricane a good long time ago that destroyed one of the piers in Cozumel. Until it was rebuilt there wasn't enough room for everyone to dock so some tendered. When I cruised in 06, we tendered. I was going to post this same answer - Hurricane Wilma wiped out the docks in Coz in 2005 (the docks further south in Puerta Maya were not built yet) and we also tendered in 2006. When we went back in 2008, the pier in Punta Langosta (downtown) had been re-built and was operational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mexicobob Posted March 18, 2017 #24 Share Posted March 18, 2017 We were in Cozumel 3 weeks ago on the Carnival Dream. Carnival ships have their own dock and do not have to tender. There were 9 ships there on that day. Two of them had to tender, but none were Carnival. Very crowded port on that day. Holed up in Pancho's and drank outstanding margaritas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanoDebbie Posted March 18, 2017 #25 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I think they may use tenders on Cozumel if the docks are full. There are 3 ports in Cozumel. Since Carnival built Puerta Maya, Carnival ships are generally docked there. International Pier is just a few blocks away from Puerta Maya. Punta Langosta is in the down town area about 2 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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