It doesn't say WHICH beach?!

[lilseester]

I'm travelling on the Carnival Glory 08/23/08 and was interested in booking the "Private Island Beach Break" but it doesn't say which Beach/Island they take you to.....is it Bannister Island? Anyone know?

[sugarsmacks]

Yes, it is Bannister Island

[lilseester]

thanks! I'm signing up then!

[onlydreams]

Royal caribbean is the only cruise line still oferring a beach break in belize other than Bannister Island Resort

 

Read this review by "Frenchy 33" to know why all major cruise lines [ Carnival, Princess and Norwegian ] have dropped Sun Beach Island Beach Break

 

We were unsure which beach excursion to do in Belize, Bannister Island Resort or Sun Beach Island Beach Break. We were travelling with Royal Caribbean in July2007 with a party of 6 consisting of my Husband and I, our two children aged 7 and 13 along with my Cousin & her Husband. My Cousin and Husband decided to do the Sun Beach Island Beach Break as they heard from one of the passengers on the ship that you could do a self driven high speed boat ride. We decided to do Bannister Island Resort as there seemed to be more to do for the children and as I don’t like travelling far in small boats and Bannister Island Resort being just 10 minutes, away it was the obvious choice.

 

Wow – The kids loved it and I got to say, so did we. The place is awesome. It‘s not really described that well on the ship and we didn’t know what to expect, so we didn’t take much money with us but luckily they accept credit cards on the island. It’s got a great beach, a bar, a gift shop, a little restaurant, quite modern toilets, showers, Kayaks and paddleboats. The staff were pleasant and they compliment the island. My Hubby and son hired a Kayak while My Daughter and I had a swim at the beach which is nice and shallow, and then we relaxed under one of the coconut trees in a sun lounger. I tried an island special cocktail called “Creole Gal” , it was awesome, their cocktails certainly get the thumbs up from me. Local music was played on the island and I was informed by one of the waitresses that they have live music on certain days, depending on how busy it is.

 

Later we were all persuaded to join in with the Volleyball which was real fun and that’s saying something coming from someone that’s not a sporty person. We stayed around 4 hours on the island but our time went so quick it felt like 2.

 

We met up with my Cousin & Husband later on the ship, they said that Sun Beach Island Beach Break was awful. The first thing they wanted to do when they got there was swim but all they ended up doing was getting bitten all over by Mosquitoes. They explained that the place was infested with them and they had a very uncomfortable experience. They mentioned that people around the bar were slapping themselves due to the bites. They said the beach is not suitable for youngsters or poor swimmers as the beach just drops by about 3.5 feet as you walk into the sea. They said the food tasted bad and the service from the staff was slow – even to get a drink. Even the high speed boat ride was a big disappointment, they went on to say – the boats were tiny and were 2 seaters with stiff controls and with the surrounding waters at Sun Beach Island being choppy it makes the boats hard to control not fun really, even if you are going on a set route.

 

We are due to go on another cruise next summer which will include Belize as one of the stops. Bannister Island Resort will definitely be on our list of our destinations. Hopefully they will have the live band then.

[thesawch]

Sun beach is not bad.I never seen a mosquito when i was there.

[pnkrkgrl21]

To the original poster- come join our roll call for this cruise! I dnot know the answer to your question since this will be my first cruise, but there might be other people on the roll call that would be more useful.

-Anna