How the First Cruise Ship Came to Roatan [vc_empty_space][vc_column_text][eltdf_dropcaps type="normal" color="" background_color=""]W[/eltdf_dropcaps]hile today the Port of Roatan is a world recognized cruise ship destination it once was just a pristine reef sloping into the deep. Coxen Hole didn’t have a cruise ship dock. The Methodist Church damaged
Roatan’s first Cruise Ship Port is expanding and is likely to change island’s growth and image for decades, yet few people seem to know the extent and scope of the expansion that is already taking place.
Understanding one’s environmental impact and acting accordingly is something learned over time through education and by following the example set by family, friends and teachers.
In an age of media boasting global warming and climate change, we islanders are now concentrating on recycling and analyzing the impact we have on the environment.
June was a windy month on Roatan and two unusual vessels chose Roatan as a port of call. On June 26, six Cuban refugees sailed onto the reef at Fantasy Island.
Workers at the Port of Roatan cruise ship dock got the fright of their lives when at 9 am on April 12, the 244 meter long, 59,000 ton MSC Armonia crashed into the dock at 6.7 knots.