Cartagena, Colombia Cruise Port Guide: Tips and Overview

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Cartagena is a port city located on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. The city was founded in 1533 and was named after another port city located in southeast Spain. Cartagena is very popular with tourists and is best known for its beaches; colonial architecture; and historic, walled Old Town, which was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1984. In this video, we’ll provide an overview of our December 2021 visit to Cartagena, when our ship - the Emerald Princess - docked at the port and we spent the day exploring the historic Old Town using a walking tour we created.
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@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

Yes, we're aware it's pronounced Car-tuh-hey-nuh (without ñ). We obviously messed up. We hope you can ignore our mistake and still find some value in the video! 😊

@user-mw6re2wu8n 11 ай бұрын

no biggy,, i only speak english and have lived in Nicaragua for years. I speak google translate, works great. having 2 ipads and a internet connection and you have a conversation with a Spanish speaker .

@vinhquyen46 Ай бұрын

We are at Cartagena today sailing with Island Princess. Thanks for video

@JohnDoe-pe6iu 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the excellent video. This is one the best videos for a self-walking tour from the Columbia Cruise Port.

@MJ-wn6gl Жыл бұрын

Excellent commentary 👌

@ShraddaNiche Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your hard work!

@Broncofan941 Жыл бұрын

The production quality of your videos is very professional.

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you like them!

@brianruizsteven2540 Жыл бұрын

Muy buen video

@deborahperkins1764 Жыл бұрын

Well done. I found your video very informative. I look forward to our cruise going there. Thank you.

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you enjoy your visit!

@silviaeastonborges5204 Жыл бұрын

She didn’t mention the horrible “parking lot type” traffic going into the walled city. I took this cruise BECAUSE it included CartageNa, I was so fed up with this traffic I took the hop on/off bus ($15….$50 thru cruise excursion) never got off bus and just went back to ship didn’t bother with walked city.

@dallastexas3892 Жыл бұрын

This is the best

@Dawgcolorado Жыл бұрын

We are visiting Cartageña at the end of Jan 2023 and this is a great guide for us to consider in planning our day! Thank you

@martinvaldez9806 Жыл бұрын

CARTAGENA, not Cartageña

@wendysoulliere1305 Жыл бұрын

Thank-u for posting. I am going in January.

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy your visit!

@Broncofan941 Жыл бұрын

BTW, we took that same cruise the week before you and we got an overnight in Cartagena. The Christmas lights at night were fantastic!

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

We were seriously impressed with the level of decorations! What a treat for you!

@CruisingwithChooChoo 8 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Thank you so much! Did you see any sloths anywhere?

@TheJellyBeans 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, we did not see any sloths during our visit.

@joannekelly2578 8 ай бұрын

Can you do a walking tour in a power chair? A foldable scooter? How accessible are the churches and museums. Great video!

@TheJellyBeans 8 ай бұрын

Most of everything we showed was power chair/scooter accessible. We know at least some of the churches had ramps leading to the entrance, but aren't 100% sure all of them did simply because we didn't have a photo to check. The biggest potential issue we can think of is that the roads and sidewalks are a bit on the older side, so they're more similar to a brick walkway than smooth concrete. Hope this helps!

@gopherdawg3457 Жыл бұрын

Is currency exchange on ships? Thank you for all the information.

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

We're not aware of any, but when we were in port we used US dollars for our purchases with no problem.

@gopherdawg3457 Жыл бұрын

@Cruise Tips by The Jelly Beans ...thank you I appreciate.

@dallastexas3892 Жыл бұрын

How to get this your Royal carribean doesn’t offer this excursion

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

If your cruise ship is not offering the Hop On/Hop Off bus as an excursion, you would need to take a taxi into town and purchase directly from the Hop On/Hop Off bus company.

@purpledream1045 Жыл бұрын

Is this place safe ? We are going next week, Pretty much worry about the safety😢

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

We didn't have any issues with safety during our visit.

@purpledream1045 Жыл бұрын

@@TheJellyBeans thank you for your reply

@jopiaspieder1184 2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right about the constant solicitation for the locals to buy stuff. It is annoying especially when you say no to the same people over and over again. I did not enjoy Rodney Bay at St Lucia because of that.

@silviaeastonborges5204 Жыл бұрын

Next time simply don’t say anything… NO “good morning”… NO “no thank you”….NADA, as if you can’t hear….

@samquinn6427 Жыл бұрын

Thanks and hate being hounded by vendors so may skip the walking tour.

@johnnya44 Жыл бұрын

Did you buy the hop-on-hop-off bus as a ship excursion or directly through the hop-on-hop-off site (quite a bit cheaper)? Very nice video; I'll be checking some of you others!

@TheJellyBeans Жыл бұрын

We booked ours through an excursion with the cruise line so we could get picked up at the port and to ensure we could be on the open-air bus due to COVID protocols at the time.

@silviaeastonborges5204 Жыл бұрын

Ship excursion $50… bought directly from them $15….

@teresamwhite67 8 ай бұрын

@@silviaeastonborges5204 we are thinking of doing this. Did you also get picked up at the port? Was there any difference where you got on than where those who bought it through the cruise line got on?