Hi All,

Its the time of the year when I leave the cold for a nice cruise in the Sunshine:
Heres my itinary
Sun 11-Apr 04:00pm SHIP DEPARTS MIAMI, FLORIDA, US
Mon 12-Apr AT SEA
Tue 13-Apr 08:00am Tue 13-Apr 06:00 pm COZUMEL, MEXICO
Wed 14-Apr 08:00am Wed 14-Apr 05:00 pm BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Thu 15-Apr 08:00am Thu 15-Apr 05:00 pm ROATAN, BAY ISLANDS, HONDURAS
Fri 16-17 Apr AT SEA
Sun 18-Apr 08:00am Sun 18-Apr 05:00 pm ORANJESTAD, ARUBA
Mon 19-Apr 08:00am Mon 19-Apr 05:00 pm WILLEMSTAD, NETHERLAND ANTILLES
Tue 20-Apr AT SEA
Wed 21-Apr 07:00am Wed 21-Apr 01:00 pm TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Thu 22-23 Apr AT SEA
Sat 24-Apr 10:00am SHIP ARRIVES AT NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US

For Miami I will be there a day earlier and probably visit little havana and do a quick drop at Padron. For cozumel I saw the thread so I have a bit of information.

If any of you went in these different places and saw something I should target for, let me know. Also, I really like visiting cigar shops so even if the issue was ''Its too expensive'' I still would like to go and see.

Thanks all, for your help
Eric
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There is a ton of good cigar visits in Miami but other than that I can't help much. But I must say that is one hell of a trip - really sounds great. I posted a lot of Miami stops a while back which are listed below (cuban food and cigars). Plenty of great shops there besides Padron.:-)

This might be helpful:

This is my favorite: http://elcreditocigars.com/

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...4,2271,00.html

http://www.miami.com/miami-cigar-guide-article

http://3guysfrommiami.com/calleocho.html
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I am in Miami, Cozumel, Tortola and Aruba quite a bit for work -

Miami - Calle Ocho (lots of places to hit)
Cozumel - LCDH inside of Touch of Gold
Tortola - nada, there is a spot but very pricey and poor conditions IMHO
Aruba - there is a LCDH but I forget where

Enjoy yourself and safe travels!
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The Cigaraficiaonado does not seem to work any longer so here is another one:

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...4,2271,00.html

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...47,245,00.html
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Will agree on Tortola. It is a beautiful island, but not well developed. If you have to hit a cigar shop, Little Switzerland has a small walk-in. I was able to pick up a nice coffee table book there called The History of the Havana Cigar.
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Thanks for the great links Dave:-)
Thanks for the info. Texan in mexico and Newlifetaxidermy
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It is a great place to go walk around and have some Cuban lunch, etc.... while checking out all the cigar factories. But be out of there by late afternoon - no place to be at night. Hope you have a great cruise - smooth sailing!:-)
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Bumping this just in case I could get more information before I leave.

2 days left:-):-)
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Have Fun!:-)
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I'm no help at all on the trip plans... but have a great cruise!!!
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I am probably going to be in Cozumel for work - what plans do you have for Tuesday?
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The Mayan ruins of Altun Ha are about an hour outside of Belize City. If you get a chance, they're pretty interesting. I took this when we were there a few weeks ago.

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For now we are going at the beach.
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As soon as you get off the boat in Aruba, the Rennaisance Mall is across the port and LCDH is there. Stop into Gauchos across from there for a steak.

The piano bar has a fully stocked humidor and the cigars aren't outrageously priced.
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Thanks alot Pete - for the life of me I couldnt remember the name of the Mall - I think we did the same thing over at CS haha


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I forget the name of the other place, but it was a LCDH and changed names. It's in the other mall next to the one with the LCDH and has a much larger selection and staff that speaks English.

The girl working there was great and I met her on the dive boat.

The one place to avoid is the record store in the same mall. Horrible fakes.
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Edit:

LCDH is in the Royal Plaza Mall and the Rennaisance Mall is next door and Cigar Emporium is in there. I liked both, but Cigar Emporium better.

I had an interesting experience at the LCDH; there overhead humidification dripped a little condensation on some of the cigars and they were clearing them out ofr 3-4 bucks a stick and they only had slight wrapper damage.

I bought a fistfull of Cohibas and enjoyed the heck out of them.

Lots of other places, but those are the two I felt comfortable with.
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Thank you all for the great information, see ya in two weeks:-)
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I have not seen a report, did you make it back and how was everything? Did you get to enjoy Miami or were you a little to squeezed on time?
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