2024 Jan 13-21 Seven-Day Cruise on NCL Breakaway to Caribbean Islands

 On Jan 13, we traveled to Slidell, LA, and stayed at the Hampton Inn by Hilton, room 214, for one night. 

The next day, we traveled to New Orleans and boarded the Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship from Jan 14-21. So we missed all the bad weather.

We stopped at Shady Acres Village Seminary, MS, for lunch, where we ordered ribs, black-eyed peas, and creamed potatoes.

Ribs, black-eyed peas, creamed potatoes

Shady Acres Village Seminary, MS

The first day was a sea day, where we enjoyed checking out the ship and enjoying shows and eating.
In Cozumel, we visited the Chankanaab National Park. 

Cozumel 

In Rotan Bay Islands, Honduras, we did an excursion to Gumbalimba Preserve Animal Sanctuary, where we interacted with the white face monkeys and the Macaw birds. 

Red McCaws 

White Face Monkeys Rotan 

 In Harvest Caye, Belize, was the Monkey River Eco Boat Tour. We rode a boat through the jungle. 

We walked through the jungle, where we saw spiders, termite mounds, boa snakes in the trees, and several white face monkeys in the tree. We also saw a couple of iguanas. Harvest Caye had some beautiful beaches. 

Wooden Iquana 
behind the Iquana is the Wildlife Experience, where we saw a butterfly house, a boa, and the McCaws. 

Wildlife Experience 

Our last stop was Costa Maya, my favorite stop. Here, we took the Mayan Reality Tour, where we visited some Maya ruins. Continued our journey on the bus to a Maya family home where they cooked chicken (in a pot) in the ground. We were served Chicken Tacos with sauce and did a tequila tasting. After the tour, we rode the bus back to Costa Maya, where we watched the dolphins swim. 

Flamingos 

Dolphins playing basketball 

I did the Amorino Gelato Al Naturel bird tour. I climbed up a series of steps to birdcages that were spaced out along several swing bridges. There you can watch the dolphins swim, and see the beaches and swimming pools. A perfect view of the island. Our last day was a sea day. We watched people play Pictionary, deal or no deal, and several trivia games. The closer we got to New Orleans, the stronger the wind and the cooler it was. On Sunday, we docked and exited the ship and began our trip home. 

Roads in Russellville, Al

The further north we went, the colder it got. We began to see snow and ice along the roadways beginning in and around Russellville. The roads were clear enough for us to get home. We sure were glad we missed all the bad weather. But glad to be home.