Great cabin.  Mid ship.  Clean and comfy.  Loved having a balcony.

Fabulous.  Highly recommend.  Edgar and Gion were fantastic.  Ruins were amazing.  
We selected Lamani and the Amazing River Cruise.  FANTASTIC.  Again because we booked this through the cruise ship, we were on the first tender off the ship.  Everything was organized to a tee.  Once off the tender, we met our guides Edgar and Gion who escorted us to a nice air-conditioned bus.  The bus ride to the river is an hour long.  While not tremendously scenic, it was informative as Edgar explained the history and culture of the Mayan people.  It was wild driving in Belize.  I am not quite sure there are speed limits or rules on the road.  Never felt unsafe…but it was a crazy drive.  We then arrived at the dock were we boarded a speedboat that took us on a tour (45 minutes each way) down the river to the Lamani dock.  The boat ride was very interesting to see the landscape, birds and wildlife.  We even saw an enormous black crocodile.  Lamani was stunning.  Edgar and Gion gave us great information about the ruins.  We were even able to climb to the top of the temple.  
Unfortunately our tour ran late and rather than having a leisure lunch back at the dock, we had to take our food to go and eat on the bus.  I am sure there will be others on the tour who will complain about it…but I would much rather eat my lunch on the bus than risk not making the tender back to the ship.  We had about 30 minutes to spare to board the LAST tender.  So again……book through the ship and you will be guaranteed not to miss the ship. Great tour…highly recommends it and hope you get Edgar and Gion as your tour guides.

Port was a 45 minute drive for us.  Embarkaton was simple and quick

Galveston

So much fun.  
We wanted to giggle and have a simple day so we selected the Mayan Kingdom Park.  We went for the full package allowing us access to all of the slides, zip lines and water park.  Yes, it was a man made jungle and park but we had a blast.  I LOVED the zip lines.  Kevin loved the slides and said a few of the ones I did not go one were super scary but fun. I would have enjoyed more time there…but oh well.  The people in Costa Maya are lovely.  Very nice!

Book through the cruise line.  This is an ALL day excursion.  Don't risk running late and being left at port. 

There were so many choices for excursions but we really wanted to see a cave.  We therefore selected the Amazing Secret River excursion.  KUDOS to the tour operator for a well-organized excursion.  Again, we were on the first ferry to the main land to meet our tour.  Once on Cozumel we were met by Vero and Miguel.  They broke us into 4 groups for the duration of the tour.  We were escorted to nice air-conditioned vans to travel to Rio Secreto.  This is an AMAZING place.  The cave and Secret River is one of the largest aquifers in the world.  Our tour leader was Jorge.  To be honest, I was terrified about this excursion.  I am claustrophobic and have asthma.  I was worried that I would get freaked out or have an asthma attack when we were down in the cave.  I mentioned this to Jorge.  He comforted me and let me know he was a certified cave diver as well as a paramedic.  He encouraged that I bring my inhaler just in case.  As we started the tour in the cave he kept me close by and checked on my frequently.  After about 10 minutes I assured him I was ok and thanked him.  He also kept another participant who did not know how to swim close by too.  We all had life vests on but he wanted to ensure she felt safe.  Safety is their number one priority.  From ensuring we had the proper gear on (life vests and helmets with lights), they checked our equipment before we headed down to the cave.  Once in the cave we traversed through looking at all the stalagmites and formations.  We waded and floated through the water.  The entire time a photographer followed us, snapping photos.  While I would have loved to have my gopro with us, it is not allowed.  Focus on where we are walking, making sure we are safe is the priority.  The rock formations are sharp; there are rocks and some odd drops…that is why no cameras are allowed.  Made sense to me.  This is an outstanding excursion.  I HIGHLY recommend it.  One note:  wear a bathing suit.  Once family on the excursions for some reason did not wear or bring swimsuits.  Not sure what they were thinking knowing we were going into water in a cave.  Fortunately there was an option to wear a wet suit.  (we chose not to wear a wet suit).  Because it is a natural aquifer, you are required to “shower” before you go into the cave.  So don’t even bother putting on sunscreen or bug spray.  You will need to wash it off. 

After the cave exploration, they serve lunch.  YUMMY.  We have rice, beans, soup, pork, juice, fruit and salad.  You also have an option to purchase the photos that were taken.  We bought them and I am happy we did.  Sure, some will complain about he cost…but……I wanted to capture the excursion.  After lunch we were transported back to the shopping area of Cozumel.  We had about 2 hours of free time before the scheduled ferry back to the island and our ship. The shopping time created some “issues” and anger from some.  It was mentioned in the tour description that this tour included shopping in Play Del Carmen.  For free time, you could shop, hang out at  bar/restaurant or the beach.  The ferry was a chartered ferry for LOS and was part of the cost of the excursion.  The good news is the ferry held 300+ passengers and even though we were on the last one and it was 45 minutes late to the ship….the ship waited for ALL of us to get back.  The bad news, it was the only option unless you wanted to take a public ferry and pay the difference.  So just make sure you read the full description of the excursions you book rather than waste time/energy complaining.

The good news is the ferry held 300+ passengers and even though we were on the last one and it was 45 minutes late to the ship….I am sure there will be others on the tour who will complain about it…but I would much rather eat my lunch on the bus than risk not making the tender back to the ship.

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