I believe our inside stateroom for two was pretty standard, and the  comfy bed, storage, fridge, closet, desk, and bathroom, various lighting and assorted mirrors were perfect for us.
We also liked the lights for making up the room. Marco our cabin steward was very professional and always had our room clean! And the towel animals always make us happy!

Wonderful! Got us straight off the ship on the last day, we took a neat air boat tour and the operator stopped the boat several timers to point out things and we got to see exhibits and a show. Then wesaw there gift shop and ate a very good lunch. and then were driven straight to our airport. We met on the ship at 7:45 and were at the airport by 1:30. I would have liked to stay longer and have a slice of the phenomenal looking key lime pie!

We got a good walking tour of the preserve, and got to have monkeys and parrots placed on me and my husband. We were also allowed to go to the beach for a short while and catch a bus back when there was a big enough group. Bring a lot of singles or fives for tips!! They also let you buy a CD of pictures of yourself with the parrots and monkeys for each person for $14 a piece. Be aware it rains a lot off and on here, just bring a simple portable raincoat or poncho. They take U.S. dollars and have a gift shop.

We just relaxed on free beach chairs under a palm tree and did some shopping and checked out the animals and butterflies in cages. You don't have to wait for the animal tour unless you want to. There is a lot to do here, if you are in good shape. Rained  very hard for about 5 minutes, bring portable rain coats or ponchos. Beautiful island!

Harvest Caye

We did the ultimate Mexican shopping here. The people here are the most assertive happy salespeople I have ever met! It can wear on you, if you aren't a little thick skinned. Just have an idea what you want and don't be afraid to look around first I said a lot of  pleasant "No, gracias.". Take a break and then bargain for things as they will start off high and quickly go down in price, just be respectful, as this isn't a tag sale, this is their livelihood! I felt they really had some nice things and after the first purchase, I realized this was a bargaining place and I felt I got some really good deals.

Costa Maya

This is a great tour, but it is a lot of traveling, not that you can pick up ancient ruins and move them closer, but I do wonder if there is a closer port? I would have also liked to see Cozumel but we didn't have time. The ferry is very turbulent, I kept my mind busy by talking to other people on the boat(Thanks Ally and her brother!) The young people on the boat sang all the way there and back! We did feel it was worth the money and travelling. Make sure you bring tip money for the driver and tour guide. There is some pre-priced item shopping and restaurants here, but not a lot of time to do that and see  all the ruins and beautiful beach area.

Also, I wish they could repeat pretty much everything two or three times( a few things were repeated), (with 4000 people on board  with no house chores, work or school to keep them busy, there's no way everybody can go to something even if only 1000 want to go) like during the evening hours, there were some things I would have liked to have gone to, but because these were only offered once, we were unable to attend.The Atrium: Beautiful, but the seats are way too deep (you had to be 6' to touch the floor, if you sat all the way back) and take up way too much space, maybe they could get a little less extravagant on the seating, as the Atrium always had standing room only crowds during the one-time events at night, while others sat on luxurious couches and chairs.

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