Belize City
Belize

447 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (10 Cruises)

Carnival Cruise Line (115 Cruises)

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Carnival Liberty

2974 Passengers
110000 tons
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7 February 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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21 February 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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28 February 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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7 March 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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28 March 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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4 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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18 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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25 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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2 May 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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16 May 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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30 May 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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13 June 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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27 June 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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11 July 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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25 July 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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8 August 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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22 August 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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5 September 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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19 September 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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3 October 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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17 October 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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31 October 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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14 November 7 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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12 December 7 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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26 December 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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6 February 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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20 February 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
From 999$
5 March 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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2 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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16 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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30 April 8 days Round-trip from New Orleans, USA
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Carnival Venezia ship.

Carnival Venezia

4208 Passengers
135225 tons
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Celebrity Cruises (16 Cruises)

Crystal Cruises (22 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (12 Cruises)

Holland America Line (33 Cruises)

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ms Rotterdam

2668 Passengers
99935 tons
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2 February 22 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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13 February 22 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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13 February 11 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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6 March 22 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Cruise HAL Holland America Line ms Zuiderdam ship

ms Zuiderdam

1970 Passengers
82820 tons
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Margaritaville at Sea (14 Cruises)

MSC Cruises (40 Cruises)

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MSC Poesia

3223 Passengers
92627 tons
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14 February 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 3125$
14 February 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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25 February 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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7 March 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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7 March 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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18 March 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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28 March 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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28 March 30 days One-way from Miami to Seattle
From 3878$
21 October 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 4623$
31 October 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 1634$
31 October 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 5433$
11 November 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 5433$
21 November 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 3085$
21 November 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 1634$
2 December 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 2948$
12 December 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 2295$
12 December 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 5632$
3 February 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 4223$
13 February 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 4293$
13 February 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 2758$
24 February 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 3222$
5 March 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 1678$
5 March 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 3264$
16 March 22 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
From 3204$
26 March 12 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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Norwegian Cruise Line (4 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line Breakaway Ship

Norwegian Breakaway

3963 Passengers
146600 tons
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Oceania Cruises (7 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (75 Cruises)

Cruise PCL Princess Regal Ship

Regal Princess

3560 Passengers
142299 tons
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20 November 8 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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20 November 16 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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5 December 15 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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12 December 8 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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12 December 16 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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27 December 14 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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6 February 15 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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13 February 8 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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19 March 15 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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26 March 8 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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26 March 15 days Round-trip from Miami, USA
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Star Princess.

Star Princess

2600 Passengers
108977 tons
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6 February 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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13 February 8 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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13 February 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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20 February 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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27 February 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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6 March 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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20 March 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Sun Princess.

Sun Princess

2000 Passengers
77441 tons
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28 February 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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7 March 8 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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27 November 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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4 December 8 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (9 Cruises)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (69 Cruises)

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Brilliance of the Seas

2112 Passengers
90090 tons
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Independence of the Seas.

Independence of the Seas

3634 Passengers
154407 tons
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Jewel of the Seas

2112 Passengers
90090 tons
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Liberty of the Seas.

Liberty of the Seas

3634 Passengers
154407 tons
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Viking Ocean Cruises (18 Cruises)

Viking Mars.

Viking Mars

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5 November 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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19 November 11 days One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Panama City
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29 November 11 days One-way from Panama City to Fort Lauderdale
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9 December 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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23 December 15 days Round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Virgin Voyages (3 Cruises)

Le navire s'immobilise loin du rivage, derrière une ligne d'écume qui court sur l'horizon : la barrière de corail du Belize, la plus longue de l'hémisphère nord, classée au patrimoine mondial. Belize City n'a pas de quai pour les grands bâtiments; les annexes franchissent en une quinzaine de minutes les hauts-fonds qui protègent la ville, et ce trajet donne le ton d'une escale qui se joue moins dans les rues qu'aux quatre coins d'un petit pays où jungle, récifs et cités mayas se trouvent tous à portée de journée.

Premiers pas au Tourism Village

Les navettes accostent au Fort Street Tourism Village, enclos de boutiques et de terrasses d'où partent les excursions; des artisans y proposent sculptures de bois tropical et vanneries, à marchander avec le sourire. Autour, l'ancienne capitale — le gouvernement a déménagé à Belmopan en 1970 — étage ses maisons de bois sur pilotis le long de canaux hérités des Anglais. Un tour guidé permet d'en saisir les repères : le pont tournant de 1923, que des employés manœuvrent encore à la main; la cathédrale anglicane St. John's, élevée au début du XIXe siècle en briques venues d'Europe comme lest de navires; le phare dédié au baron Bliss, bienfaiteur excentrique dont le legs finance encore des œuvres du pays. L'anglais est langue officielle, souvenir du temps du Honduras britannique, et facilite chaque rencontre.

Flotter dans le ventre de la terre

L'excursion emblématique du pays se déroule à une heure de route vers l'ouest : le cave tubing. Assis dans une grande bouée, lampe frontale allumée, on se laisse porter par une rivière qui s'enfonce sous la montagne, traversant des salles où les Mayas voyaient l'entrée du monde souterrain. Stalactites, racines suspendues et passages de pénombre se succèdent pendant une heure de dérive encadrée par des guides; l'activité convient à quiconque sait nager et marche sans difficulté sur les sentiers d'approche en forêt.

Altun Ha, la cité aux masques de jade

À une cinquantaine de kilomètres au nord, les temples d'Altun Ha émergent d'une clairière : ce comptoir maya, prospère entre 200 et 900 de notre ère, a livré la plus grande pièce de jade sculpté du monde maya, une tête du dieu soleil devenue emblème national. On grimpe les degrés du temple principal pour dominer la canopée, où passent toucans et singes hurleurs. Le site, compact, se combine aisément avec une autre activité dans la même journée — c'est l'excursion patrimoniale la plus accessible depuis le mouillage.

Le récif, toujours lui

Ceux que la mer appelle mettront le cap sur les cayes : Caye Caulker la décontractée, ou les jardins coralliens qui frangent la barrière. Les sorties de plongée en apnée croisent raies pastenagues, tortues et requins-nourrices dans une eau qui dépasse rarement les cinq mètres de fond. Les plus chanceux, selon la saison, apercevront un lamantin dans les herbiers proches de la côte. Le retour vers le navire, plein ouest face au soleil descendant, compte parmi les beaux moments de la journée.

Conseils d'organisation

  • Les distances imposent de choisir : une excursion majeure par escale, deux au maximum.
  • Prévoir maillot, chaussures fermées et vêtement de rechange pour le cave tubing.
  • Le dollar bélizien vaut la moitié du dollar américain, accepté partout au taux fixe.
  • En ville, rester sur les artères touristiques balisées et privilégier les tours organisés.

En remontant à bord, le sel sur la peau ou la boue des grottes aux chaussures, on mesure la densité de ce petit territoire grand comme la moitié de la Nouvelle-Écosse : un récif planétaire, des rivières souterraines, des pyramides dans la forêt. Belize City n'était qu'une porte — mais elle ouvre sur l'un des arrière-pays les plus généreux de toute la mer des Caraïbes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Nowhere: Belize City has no berth for large ships. The vessel anchors offshore behind the barrier reef and tenders cross the shallows in about 15 minutes.
At the Fort Street Tourism Village, a compound of shops and terraces where excursions depart. Artisans there sell tropical wood carvings and basketry, to be haggled over with a smile.
Pick one major excursion, two at most: cave tubing an hour's drive west, the Maya temples of Altun Ha about 50 kilometres north, or a snorkelling trip on the reef. The distances force a choice.
An hour-long drift in a large inner tube, headlamp on, along a river that runs under the mountain. You pass through chambers the Maya saw as the entrance to the underworld. You need to swim and to walk the forest approach trails without difficulty.
A Maya trading centre that prospered between 200 and 900 AD, about 50 kilometres north. It yielded the largest carved jade piece in the Maya world, a sun god head that became a national emblem. The site is compact and combines easily with another activity.
Yes. Trips head for Caye Caulker or the coral gardens fringing the barrier reef, the longest in the northern hemisphere and a World Heritage site. You will meet stingrays, turtles and nurse sharks in water rarely deeper than five metres.
The Belize dollar, worth half a US dollar. The US dollar is accepted everywhere at the fixed rate, which makes shopping during a port call straightforward.
English is the official language, a legacy of British Honduras. Belizean Creole and Spanish also circulate, but English works everywhere.
Care is warranted. Stay on the marked tourist streets and favour organized tours over free exploration outside the Tourism Village area.
Swimsuit, closed shoes and a change of clothes, especially for cave tubing. A hat and bottled water for everything else: the sun is fierce and the drives are long.