Carnival uses a man-made cruise port they call Mahogany Bay. There are your typical Dufry shops here. I would suggest getting with a local and taking a tour of the island or finding something to do here.

I will warn you, when you get with a local or a taxi, there’s a bit of a hike to get them.

You need to exit the port area, walk through the parking lot until you see the stairs going up the hill. Go up the hill, then as you walk back down the hill you’ll see the road lined with vendors waiting to take you wherever you want to go.

If you decide to go to Daniel Johnson’s to see the sloths, I would recommend going there first as it gets busy as cruise passengers arrive. We head there first to beat the rush.

There are some other neat things to do in Roatan to help you spend your day. Here’s some of them:

1. Mahogany Bay Beach (man made, at the man made cruise port)
2. West Bay Beach
3. Little French Key
4. Catamaran ride with snorkeling
5. Zipline at Tabayana Beach
6. Gumbalima Park
7. Daniel Johnson’s Sloth & Monkey hangout
8. Swim with dolphins at Anthony’s Key Resort
9. SCUBA 
10. Snorkel the reefs