Didn't do much in Cozumel, just got off ship, walked down the pier and shopped around.  They had guys with rickshaws at the end of the pier to offer rides to duty free building.  Not sure how much they cost, but it's not a long walk at all.  Roamed around looking for deals, most vendors will barter. Came back on board the ship, it was quiet.  Not a lot of people in the pool area anyways.

Cozumel

Pre-booked from home for the Carnival tour to ride the Airboat/City Tour of Belize. Met in theatre at 8:45, took tender to Belize.  Long lineups to get onto buses as there were lots of tours getting underway.  Bus was air conditioned and the Tour Rep was very informative on the City Tour portion.  The trip was split up into 3 parts - City Tour to the Airboat ride, the Airboat ride and then the continuation of the city tour on the way back to the ship.  The tour guide on the bus was great.  She knew the history of Belize and sprinkled the trip with little jokes and anecdotes.  It went right through the downtown, lots of OLD building, NARROW streets and people everywhere.  The Airboat ride was GREAT.  Our original 40 people was broken up into 3 boats.  Their information/safety prejob brief was quick, easy and fun. They were entertaining.  The airboat ride was super.  We saw an alligator and lots of birds.  They give you headphones to wear and a 1 page guide to birds so you learn the names along the way.  We were on the water about 45 minutes, then back to the dock, where tips were accepted.  Our guide was Ryan, he was GREAT.  Then the bus trip back was a different route with more buildings, sites and interesting tidbits.  The bus dropped us off at the market on the end of the pier and we gazed around a bit, though everything reminded me of Cozumel only with Belize on it :)  Tender back to the ship was quick and easy. We were back on board by 1:30.  I would recommend this trip.  It was easy, fun and informative.

Belize City

Didn't take any tours in Costa Maya, Carnival was sold out as our 3rd Port - Isla Roatan was cancelled the day before we got to Costa Maya and everyone who didn't get their trip in Isla Roatan booked something for Costa Maya.  So we just walked around the market.  There was lots of shopping, some would barter, some didn't. The pool area in the middle of the market was neat.  About 3-4 places to get a beer/food, etc.  We didn't see anything different so we headed back to ship about 90 minutes later.

Costa Maya

8343, was what I expected.  The balcony was nice. I liked the little cosmetic freebees they had in the bathroom (razor, breathe right, body wash, etc).  The beds were comfy, though I found the pillows hard. Our room steward was very efficient but quiet.  He didn't introduce himself ever, but he did his job well.  Prior to our trip I read some reviews that said their staterooms were noisy.  We didn't experience that, though sometimes I heard the elevators chiming.  We didn't hear much, though from time to time we heard chairs scraping the floor from above.  We never heard anyone in the hot tub or walkways down on the 5th floor.  Mid 8 was a great location!

Each zone seemed to take about 15 minutes, not so bad if you're in the first few zones, but ours was 25.I know from a previous RC cruise that in the buffet they had individual 5 or 6 mini areas set up for just cereals, just fruits, just desserts, etc so you didn't have to stand in the long lineups to grab 1 piece of toast.

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