We were forced to go to progresso because there was bad weather in Belize. AFter going there I feel Carnival should pay me all of my money back for taking anyone there. The water is murky and dirty. The people harrass you and tried to get my husband prostitutes in front of me. The ruins are a joke and we were ripped off.
The port is awful. You have to drive 4 miles just to get off the pier. Everyone that I talked to agreed that this place was a disgrace. IT is a poor dirty city full of people who think Americans are stupid and will pay anything for their junk. DO not go here if you have a choice.
I already wrote my letter to Canival to let them know they should be ashamed to take anyone there. And I would choose honduras and belize over progresso any day.
We missed both islands and this was their way of making it up to us?? In the 55 to 60 days I've spent in the area, I've missed them too. But then I haven't looked for them either. I'm sincerely sorry you and hubby didn't enjoy your stop at Progreso. There are really more options at this port to explore than most western ports. The water is not dirty, but it's not the chrystal clear Caribbean.
It's the Gulf of Mexico. The Yucatan sits on a limestone shelf which causes the water to be too shallow close in for ships. The 4. There are two major Mayan ruins, one of which is on the new Wonders of the World list.
