In Cozumel we went to Paradise Beach.  It has been redone since that last time we were there. They put in  beautiful new pool facility.  It's a nice place to visit if you just want to hang out at the beach.

Cozumel

This is a port I visited before and had a very negative feeling towards 
until now.  We chose to do the Captain Your Own Boat tour with Coral Breeze.  We hit the jackpot with this one.  It was the hightlight of our cruise.  James and Levon were our tour guides.  They rode in the lead boat with my in-laws and my husband and I rode in our own boat following them the whole way.  My husband drove.  We took the boats through the City of Belize and into the Mangroves and then out into the Belize river.  We drove 25 miles up the river all while watching crocodiles, iguanas, monkeys, birds, etc.  The smell of the flowering trees was so nice.  James, the tour guide loved his country and loved to tell us about it.  We learned to much about the country and the people.  My once jaded view of Belize has been completely turned around. We stopped at a local home where a woman rescues animals.  It was like a mini zoo!  She also had several native fruit trees that we got to learn all about.  I can't say enough good things about James and Coral Breeze Tours.  Any fear I had about exploring Belize was gone as soon as we met James.

Belize City

Lovely beach right off the ship even though it's man made.  We had a great time snorkeling off the pier.  There's a small coral reef that's great if you just want to get some beautiful fish viewing in.  We brought our own mask and snorkel, so it was free! Of course we made up for that with our food and beverage purchases :).  This port was the reason why we booked this itinerary and it didn't dissapoint.  I wish we had two days here.  I would have loved to explore roatan a little more.

Roatan

Interesting little port.  There's not a lot to see in Costa Maya, but you certainly get an authentic Mexican experience here.  We researched ahead of time and ended up at a little place called Tropicante.  If you google it, you'll find it.  Dave, the owner is from Texas.  We had a nice table shaded under palm tree.  There are many people including small children trying to  sell items on the beach.  It's enough to rip your heart out.  That aside, it was another perfect day.  The food was to die for.  We ordered some steak tacos and chips and salsa a bucket of beer (6 for $10) and a few margaritas.  WOW, amazing is all I can say.  The margaritas were very strong so watch out! The tacos were a far cry from any taco you get in the United States. I got a massage on the beach and it was wonderful. We originally were going there to do some snorkeling, but it was so windy that we opted to kick our feet up and relax.  Not a bad alternative.

Costa Maya

The next night we looked for another one to go in and noticed all were closed except for two in the back of the ship.We went in the deck five hot tub one night and noticed a balcony room located right above it.

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