Caribbean is a must-see destination for people who love the most beautiful places on the planet, for those who dream of swimming in tranquil and turquoise seas, surrounded by coral reefs and getting to know different cultures and countries. However, that dream can come true easily thanks to the large number of cruise companies that take millions of people from all over the world to those natural paradises.
However, if the traveller’s decision is complicated, just imagine how it must be for the cruise companies when it comes to selecting a new destination to offer? It’s a question that eliminates many places hoping to be placed on the cruise companies’ list of top picks.
But this is not the case with Honduras. This year the country launched its Banana Coast operations, the new cruise ship port located in the port of Trujillo, a place that offers much more than just the Caribbean.
Trujillo was chosen for several important reasons. In addition to a series of technical requirements of a safety nature and being able to accommodate the huge Post Panamax-class ships that will be arriving, Trujillo’s history is one with a global dimension as it is the first place where Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas in 1502, it was the scene of battles between Spaniards and English pirates vying for control of the lands, Santa Barbara fort and its canons, proof of which can be seen and felt. The most spectacular is the fact that Trujillo is one of the few places in the Caribbean where within less than a kilometer a person can go from white sand beaches and turquoise waters to tropical forests located some 1,200 meters away and that are part of the second largest forest in the Americas after the Amazon.
Several cruise lines are scheduled to dock in Trujillo this year bringing with them an estimated 80,000 passengers, Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Silversea Cruises and P&O Cruises and Oceanic Cruises.
Honduras offers the world three cruise ship ports in the Caribbean, two of them located on the island paradise of Roatan, a trip that millions of tourists enjoy, and with many planning to return to what is considered one of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean, a natural paradise within the largest reef in the Americas and second largest in the world. It is an island with a long history, it is home to the Mayas, hideout of pirates, and residence of new settlers of African descent, an exquisite combination that entices all alike.
