DAY 46---HARVEST CAYE, BELIZE

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Our position today is docked at the very small island of Harvest Caye just off the coast of Belize.

HARVEST CAYE BACKGROUND INFO 

        Harvest Caye is a private island owned by Norwegian Cruise Line.  NCL Holding also owns Regent and Oceania cruise lines as well as NCL.  The 75 acre island lies off southern Belize operations as a cruise destination began in November 2016.  The island has a beach, swimming pool, saltwater lagoon for water sports, dining venues, a lighthouse with two ziplines, and a pier so we can dock there.  NCL employs 400 Belizeans on the island.  There is a Harley Davison of all things (no motorcycles just t-shirts and their logo items) and a small shopping village also.

        The island is just a half mile or so off the coast of southern Belize and there are boats running back and forth.  Several of the ship’s tours will be on the mainland so it requires about a 40 minute boat ride to begin those tours.

 

LAST NIGHT:

The orchestra's guitar player playing in the Mariner Lounge during cocktail hour.  We love his music and good volume so people can enjoy conversations without shouting at each other.

I started with this Caesar salad.  I add tabasco to the dressing just as I do when making dressing at home.  Of course, I always ask for 5 anchovies.  I bet I will have eaten 200 of them during this WC.

                                                 Chicken parmesan was huge but good.

The apple tart for dessert was also huge.  I did not eat even half of it and did not order ice cream.  Someone's pants are getting tighter!!

This was Chris Richie's second show.  He is fantastic and best headliner entertainer so far on our cruise.

                                                     Doing Frank Sinatra numbers.

                                  Doing some Johnny Cash songs.  Sounded just like him.

                                    He sounded just like Neil Diamond when doing his songs.

TODAY:

        This morning at about 8:30 I walked off the ship to check out and take photos of Harvest Caye.  Very good timing as you will see in my photos there are no other folks there yet other than employees who work there.  So here are the 45 photos I took.

                                                       Just off the gangway heading in

                          There is a very nice covered walkway from the pier to the small island.

               There were a couple carts (blue roofs) in case you did not want to walk.

               This photo shows about the whole island so you can see how small it really is.

                                             Photo of the mainland of Belize in the distance.

                                                Mangrove trees as I walked to the island.

Entrance where a guard asked me to wear my mask inside.  Outside and no one else around yet so why???  I put it on.

                                                                A bar & restaurant

                         Beautifully landscaped and clean.  Notice no one else in my photos.

                                                                           Marina 

                                         Boats to take people to the mainland for tours there.

                Lots of water craft for rent.  The island has facilities for LARGE cruise ships.

                                                                 More tour boats.

                                                Shop selling Harley Davison merchandise.

                                                                Souvenir shop

                                                               Rest and relax area

                                                Huge, nice sandy beach looking one way.

                                                         Beach looking the other way.

                 This is called the "Flighthouse" as it is used for zip lining.  It is 136 feet tall.

                                     This is where one would be hooked up to the zipline.

                                 Large fresh water swimming pool complete with lifeguards.

                                                                   Swim up bar.

                                                     Walk in the pool with a gradual slope

                                                                   Vodka anyone??

                                               One could rent these cabanas for $120 a day.

                                                                  Loved the landscaping.

                                                                   Ice cream shop

                                                             Interesting wood carvings.

 

There was a "wildlife experience" enclosed area to walk through (free).  They had misters going to keep it cooler there.

                                                                              Wood

                                                                                Real

                                                                    Green iguana

        Ok, did you see anyone in these photos??  You really should click on the first one to enlarge them and then arrow through them.  First time we have been here and will be returning on our next segment of the WC.  We are not beach or swim folks but did enjoy my walk on the island today.  Glad I got to experience it without others walking around.

        Well, this is Sunday so I went up to La Veranda for breakfast and to get some caviar.  I also had a nice omelette.  Rebecca had room service scrambled eggs as always.

        There were several new crew members who boarded when in Miami and have been isolated in suites for the 7 days since who were tested and released for work duties this morning.  So I guess the suite next to us is now empty again.  We will be having a new General Manager in a few days as Nickie will be going on her vacation when we get to Colon, Panama.  I got to talk with Massimo, her replacement this morning when I was down at the reception desk.  Like the others he has just come out of isolation.  We have sailed with him several times before and really like him.  He is a FaceBook friend of mine also.

        We will attend the interdenominational worship service at 5:30 this evening.  Sailing time is 6pm for our short cruise down to Santo Tomas, Guatemala.

        Cocktails with Marcia in Mariner Lounge and just the two of us for dinner in Compass Rose.  The headliner pianist, Tim Brumfield, will be doing his second show at 9:30 in the theater.