Much more space than we expected. Clean. More than adequate. Lots of clever space to unpack our stuff.

We wanted to see "beyond the wall" (exact words of one of the vendors at the port) and so we paid $3 each and hopped on a trolley for a 10 minutes ride downtown. We could see the ship from the beach. Great experience, wandering down the street, having a massage on the beach ($20 for an hour, best ever!), eating lunch on the beach, swimming and sunbathing on the loungers. Cab ride back cost @2 each.

Costa Maya

Great day, tubing a great experience. Did it through the ship as we had heard some horror stories about ferry boats being delayed etc. Didn't know we would have to pay for a locker for our things - $6-8 depending on size. The instructions from the cruise info were not sufficient - took my walking shoes for nothing, had to lock them away before getting our tubes for the 30 min "hike" (stroll through the jungle). Lunch was very limited as our excursion didn't include the lunch provided for other excursions.

A very long day (8-5pm.) First a 40 min or so ferry ride to Playa del Carmen and then a 45 min or so bus ride. We chose this tour for the location on the beach and 2 hours free time to do our own thing.  Our guide was a great disappointment, telling us about all the other spectacular places e.g. Chichen Itza and other places around the world. Spent most of the time talking under the shade of a tree. Had one and a half hours free time instead of 2 and most of the ruins still to explore by the time he had finished telling us about "our fathers who came from the stars." Didn't feel we learnt much about Mayan culture at all. Would not have had much time for a swim even if the beach had been open, as there was a lot to see, plus a 10-15 min walk back to the bus and still had to grab lunch. Then a 45 min drive back to Playa del Carmen, with some walking around and then 40 min free time. Now our towels were locked on the bus so once again we couldn't swim. Would much rather have gone straight back to Cozumel to at least have a bit of time there. We arrived just in time for the ship to leave - I think they were waiting for us as there were no cloths to wipe our faces this time.

The beach was closed but there would not have been much time for it anyway as we still wanted to explore the site, plus it took a good 10-15 min to get back to the bus and then grab something to eat.The cave tubing was a once in a lifetime experience but be prepared for a long day as it took about and hour and a half to get there, plus the ferry, plus time for lunch etc.

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