Our first port was Cozumel, here we went on the Jeep and Caverns tour. Seven hours in duration with a meal included. We paired up into groups, no more than 4 to a group. One person in the group was chosen to be the driver. Our driver ended up being yours truly. I guess they figured that I would be a better driver than rider. They were probably right as the roads around Cozumel may have been paved, but that isn't saying much. Never-the-less we drove out of town into the country side into cavern country. There were approximately 12 in our group, so as excursions go, a small group.   
 We dawned our spelunking gear and headed down into the caverns. Once in the caverns, the guide explained how the caverns came to be. He also told us about the early people that populated this region, The Mayans, of which he himself was a descendant of. Then we traded our hardhats for snorkel and mask and into the deeper caverns. The water was cool and clear. We had to use underwater flashlights. IT WAS AMAZING!!! You must take this tour to experience this for yourself. Before we left the caverns we were allowed to spend a little time shopping in the little area there for the locales to earn a little cash for their wares. This is a great place to get authentic hand crafted goodies, be prepared to haggle on price, you can get some pretty good deals. We then traveled approximately 30 miles to Playa Del Carmen Beach to eat fajitas, which were awesome by the way. We chose to eat on the beach at a table with a grass umbrella with original Mexican umbrella drinks. them a splash in the waters off of the Mexican coastline. The guides were awesome, and made you feel very safe in what we have heard as what could be a dangerous part of Mexico.

Cozumel

2nd Port: Roatan, Honruras, What a beautiful island. We had booked an excursion to go parasailing, we recieved a cancelation notice the previous evening. So, we just decieded to go to the nearist beach and do our own thing for the day. Mahogany bay is just off the pier, of course you have to walk through the port shops to get to it. We also purchased tickets for the Magical Flying Chair Lift to take us over the canal to the beach. You can just walk across the bridge to the beach, but where is the adventure in that. Once on the beach you are met with all of the amenities needed for a day of fun-in-the-sun. My wife went to rent a floating lounger, while I dawned the snorkel and fins that I had brought with me. Soon after I was swimming over the coral reef. AMAZING! After a few hours of reef and beach we hit the shops. Roatan is an excelent adventure with many different excursions to choose from. But, even if your excursion gets canceled, you will not miss out on a great time in Roatan. 
NOTE: BE SURE AND GET UP EARLY TO WATCH THE CAPTAIN BACK THE SHIP INTO THE PORT!!!!!!

Roatan

3rd Port Belize City: The ship weighed anchor out from the mainland and we tendered in. Our excursion: Bacab Eco Park Horseback tour. If you have never been on a horse and would like to try it out, then this is an excursion for you, what better way to go through a tropical forest than on the back of a well trained steed. You are up off the ground so you can see over any underbrush with 360 wide open view. The guides tell you about the things that you could see as you go, be sure to ask about the monkeys if they are not moving around on their own. Sometimes they will be setting in the trees napping and not moving or making allot of noise. Groups will have several guides with each group. These men are the real Gauchos that you may read about in the old western novels. The horses are trained to stay together, and most to stay in line. You have to do nothing but sight see and take pictures. When you return from the ride you are escorted to the clubhouse where you stored the things you could not take on the ride for a meal of traditional local foods. (Which are very good by the way) Then a Relaxing dip in the pool. With a waterfall and slide to add a little fun to your relaxation. Or you can just rest in the shade of the banana or coconut trees. You may even see an iguana in the area. The folks on this excursion are very friendly and willing to please, You will have an excellent time on this excursion!

Belize City

4th Port: Costa Maya; Our excursion here was Boat Blast, Snorkeling and Beach Break Combo. What a beautiful port. We met our guide at the end of the pier. He escorted us to a bus for a ride to the beach where we would begin our trek. We were quickly outfitted with mask a new snorkel(who wants to put something used in their mouth), fins, snorkel vest and life vest, while you are in the two person boat. You are then escorted to the dive area by one of the guides.( he will ask you to fall in line, which may take a while as there will be ten or twelve two person boats involved). Once at the floating dock, you will be guided onto the dock where you take off the life vest, put on your snorkeling gear and get wet. There will be two groups. Experienced and beginners, either way you go will be great. I went with beginners to be with my wife. After the dive master had all of the beginners used to breathing with their faces in the water we were ready to see the sights. we had not gone far when one of the support divers dove deeper and brought up a spider starfish for everyone to see. As we continued, when they would see something cool they would point it out or if possible bring it up to get a good look at. we say several very cool things. On our way back to the floating dock we scared up a huge sting ray at least 3 foot across, what a beautiful sight as it gracefully drifted off to our right side. Everyone got a close-up, well within 10 feet. Then back to the beach where we were surprised with an open bar, woo-hoo. Dive guides were great and very knowledgeable of the area. it was a great time.

Costa Maya

The berth seemed nice although the refrigerator did not work. that seemed to be the only issue. We did not report the problem. We would not have used it even if it did work.

They do a very good job of making sure that you are safe and have the very best experience.but then, they were equally good on our last cruise.

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