Although there were Impact Activities and traditional
excursions offered by Fathom on our last half-day in port we opted to go to the
famed cable car ride to the top of Isabel del Torres Mountain. We secured a taxi from the port, at the standard $60 roundtrip rate, which
includes having the taxi take you virtually anywhere you want to in Puerto
Plato. The taxis are all new mini-vans and the driver spoke good English. The
$60 rate and van would accommodate up to 6 passengers making it a good value
for groups of 4-6; pricey for 1-2 passengers. The trip to the cable car is
approximately 15 minutes and upon arrival we were immediately greeted by our
“self-assigned” tour guide who escorted us through the cable car entrance, the
ticket counter ($10 per rider roundtrip), past the arrival musicians (a $1-2
gratuity) and then up the mountain. We expected and got beautiful panoramic
views of the city upon arrival at the top, but were pleasantly surprised by the
extent of beautiful gardens and the lagoons. Our guide did an excellent job
providing detail and posing us for memorable photos. We tipped him $20 for his
hour of time which seemed to leave him disappointed. All-in-all an interesting
and fun excursion.
Our arrival back
on ship was well in advance of our 12:30 onboard time. The sail-away party ran
from 12:30-2:30pm with live music on deck and complimentary drinks much of the
time. Afternoon activities were again enrichment and relaxation based. We attended
the evening Wine & Paint activity from 8-10pm which was lots of fun
and well run by the Fathom activity team. The event was limited to 20
participants and sold out 3 times during the sailing. The ship was
experimenting with pricing options, having charged $25 the first time which
included wine and then having no fee the second time while charging for drinks.
Not sure what pricing was utilized on the Saturday night event.
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