

Another way is to use a swinging grate platform off the right of the ship. By using a Manhole here, the player can reach the upper ledge and into the port. The player can take one of two ways to reach the port: By simply jumping of the left side of the ship, the player lands in a lower area with many crates and the large Ricco Tower. The boat itself has a fenced off deck that holds a few Swoopin' Stus. The boat directly ahead of the player's starting position leads to the large port. Around the port are two large boats the player can use to reach other areas of the level. During Episodes 2 and 6, there is a pier to the right where the Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing lets Mario use his Blooper Racers. One of the Manhole entrances is in this area as is a box with a Turbo Nozzle.

The player starts in a small port area with some storage sheds. Ricco Harbor makes a cameo in the background of the Delfino Plaza stage in Super Smash Bros. In Mario Power Tennis, Gooper Blooper Court and the minigame Gooper Blooper Volley are set in Ricco Harbor. Ricco Harbor ("Rich Harbor") can also be a parody play on the name of the Caribbean island Puerto Rico (which, in Spanish, means "Rich Port").

Its name "Ricco" is Italian for "rich", so the name translates to "Rich Harbor". Mario can access Ricco Harbor after he has three Shine Sprites and defeats the Gatekeeper that devoured the Boathouse. Ricco Harbor is a trading port in Isle Delfino in the game Super Mario Sunshine. “Well, this place just gets more and more lively every day!!” - Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine Bloopers, Blooper Racers, Cheep-Cheeps, Klambers, Piantas, Wind Spirits
