Diving in Honduras
                    June 25-July 2, 1995
                   by Carl L. Wilson, II
   Internet Address: carl.wilson@f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org
                          Part One
Resort Name: Fantasy Island Beach Resort
Location: Roatan, Bay Island of Honduras
Dive Operation: In House
Getting There
The only Airline serving Roatan with direct flights from
the US is TACA (Take A Chance Airline).  TACA flies directly
to Roatan from Houston, New Orleans, and Miami.  It is also
possible to fly to the mainland of Honduras on an American
airline, and take a local airline, such as Isena over to
Honduras.
TACA maintained their poor reputation by delaying some of
our baggage for two days.
I met several other guest at the resort who also did not
receive their luggage due to TACA's inefficiency.  On July
1 the day before we left, TACA sold 180 seats on a 130 seat
airplane, this caused some difficulty.  TACA has a long way
to go before one could call them a User Friendly Airline.
The airport at Roatan is a new modern building---but the
air conditioning was broken.  I was told it not functioned
for about 2 1/2 months but was expected to be fixed in a
month or so.  The temperature in the airport was about 95F
with no air movement as the building was built for air
conditioning.
Upon arrival, we were met by one customs/immigration agent
who insisted on reading every line in everyone's passport
and immigration form.  Needless to say it took quite a while
to process a 737 load of passengers, who waited all this
time in a hot stuffy building.
After exiting customs and immigration, we were met by
representatives of the resort, who loaded our baggage and took
us to the resort by bus.
                        The Resort
The Fantasy Island Resort is a beautiful resort.  Grounds
are raked and swept every morning and the shrubbery was
beautifully trimmed.
The rooms are large, with two double beds or one bed and a
couch that makes into a bed.  Each room has an individual
air conditioning unit, a ceiling fan, a refrigerator, phone
and cable TV.  A large closet and a large bathroom are also
part of the room.
The FAP meal plan was included in our package. Food was
good, with ample quantities.  Lobster, prime steak, and fish
were included in the menu we were able to choose from.  A
beer at the resort was $1.00, mixed drink such as a Pina
Colida was $4.25. (Prices in USDollars).
Service in the dining room and the Resort was poor the first
two days.  On the third day under a new manager the
improvement in service was amazing.  I wish he had assumed
his duties the week before we arrived, he seemed to be more
guest orientated than the previous manager.
I booked this trip for our club and this was the first
resort I have dealt with that scattered everyone all over
the resort, rooming the group of 11 in 5 different
buildings.
end part one
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