Trouble in Honduras, diversion

[1ed007]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anybody knew if there will be trouble going into Roatan? Wondering if the political unrest will cause a change to the intinerary?

 

Any and all information would be appreciated.

[thinfool]

Roatan is 30 miles from mainland Honduras..politically it might as well be on the moon.

 

Politics at their current level will not affect port calls by the cruise lines.

[Guest 2000]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anybody knew if there will be trouble going into Roatan? Wondering if the political unrest will cause a change to the intinerary?

 

Any and all information would be appreciated.

 

You may be better off asking your cruise company what their thoughts are.

 

The threads on the Trip Advisor Roatan forum say there was no unrest do to elections on Roatan.

[geeko1]

It's not necessary to be concerned about something that isn't happening

[Keith1010]

If there are issues the cruise line won't stop there.

Keith

[bikerjohn1]

We were in Roatan a few days ago, I believe it was the day after the election. It seems that a local guy from Roatan is now the President elect so the locals were pretty happy. There was alot of extra security / police around but I didn't see anything that looked dangerous or abnormal.

[tlm48]

I heard the 6am-6pmcurfew was lifted yesterday.

The old president wasn’t eager to leave despite a new one being elected. Things have remained calm so it was lifted.

 

 

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[Seanster]

The information above is not entirely accurate. If one is travelling to Honduras in the coming days or weeks, it's advisable to check regularly with the US State Department for up-to-date travel advisories as well with your travel provider.

 

The 6 pm - 6 am curfew remains in effect throughout Honduras, and the curfew is expected to last a total of 10 days. The election results had not yet been certified by the Honduran election commission as of this evening (Monday evening). Therefore, no official result of the election has been announced. The current vote count, which is based on 99%+ of the votes being counted, puts the incumbent rightest president slightly ahead of the opposition, with the leftist opposition continuing to protest the vote based on claimed voting irregularities.

 

Violent political protests including looting and roadblocks continue to occur in various parts of the country with a response by the police. At least one civilian life has been lost in the protests.

 

While this does not necessarily mean that tourists to Honduras are under any direct threat, it's possible that cruise lines may be reluctant to call on the mainland (i.e., Banana Coast/Trujillo) due to the current political unrest. As Roatan may be subject to less political risk, stops there may be less impacted, but I'm not in a position to say with certainty. Several U.S. airlines have announced that fliers to Honduras are permitted to cancel their tickets and receive refunds without penalty, and that may provide some insight into how other travel providers such as cruise lines will react to the unrest in the near term.

 

Obviously it's best to check with your travel provider / cruise line directly if you will be traveling to Honduras anytime soon.

[zqvol]

The information above is not entirely accurate. If one is travelling to Honduras in the coming days or weeks, it's advisable to check regularly with the US State Department for up-to-date travel advisories as well with your travel provider.

 

The 6 pm - 6 am curfew remains in effect throughout Honduras, and the curfew is expected to last a total of 10 days. The election results had not yet been certified by the Honduran election commission as of this evening (Monday evening). Therefore, no official result of the election has been announced. The current vote count, which is based on 99%+ of the votes being counted, puts the incumbent rightest president slightly ahead of the opposition, with the leftist opposition continuing to protest the vote based on claimed voting irregularities.

 

Violent political protests including looting and roadblocks continue to occur in various parts of the country with a response by the police. At least one civilian life has been lost in the protests.

 

While this does not necessarily mean that tourists to Honduras are under any direct threat, it's possible that cruise lines may be reluctant to call on the mainland (i.e., Banana Coast/Trujillo) due to the current political unrest. As Roatan may be subject to less political risk, stops there may be less impacted, but I'm not in a position to say with certainty. Several U.S. airlines have announced that fliers to Honduras are permitted to cancel their tickets and receive refunds without penalty, and that may provide some insight into how other travel providers such as cruise lines will react to the unrest in the near term.

 

Obviously it's best to check with your travel provider / cruise line directly if you will be traveling to Honduras anytime soon.

 

It is rare that what happens on the mainland of Honduras has any impact at all on Roatan. The State Department warning is for the country as a whole and mostly applies to the mainland. It is similar to issuing a warning for New York and saying that the same issues in the city are happening in Buffalo.

[RoatanLife]

Seanster is not correct, The curfew has not been implemented on Roatan. If things turned bad here they would then instate the curfew but so far no curfew on Roatan. I live here.

[RoatanLife]

It seems that a local guy from Roatan is now the President elect .

Nope, There is officially no president elect yet but neither of the two in the running are local Roatan guys

[Seanster]

Actually, you're correct, the curfew was not implemented on Roatan/Bay Islands. I stand corrected on that point.

[geeko1]

Much Ado About Nothing. When you're on a cruise ship you go where the ship goes. If you're in a port and there's any sort of danger they won't let you off the ship really very simple.