There are already 4 ships in port before we arrive.
We dock at Peurto Maya which is a carnival built port and the farthest from town. There is a bit of a line to get off today, then we have to endure what we call "the cattle" at the pier. The design is horrible, thanks Carnival! You have to go through the entire length of shops to get out through a narrow isle way through all of the shops. Obviously the are hoping people will shop along the way, the few people shopping added to the congestion, most of us just wanted to get out of this mess! It was wall to wall turtle speed of people, Dave did mind himself and did not start mooing :) Princess Regal passengers were trying to swim upstream against the crowd of Carnival Dream passengers, Princess obviously arrived at the prior much earlier than us. Then to top it off we had to go through an agriculture check, they had alerted passengers MANY times that you can't bring food off the ship particularly fruit. They had dogs sniffing bags and bins full of the confiscated fruit and pastries people tried to get off the ship. Some idiot in line said "it's just Mexico what do they care" thankfully Dave held his tongue! Does this man really not know where his produce comes from and how detrimental disease would be to those crops!
Their wifi was not working so after a few hours and some very good snorkeling we got a cab back to the ship to drop off our gear and change then got another cab into town. We had pesos and so we did some dealing with the taxi drivers! They want a lot considering the exchange rate right now, we were able to hold firm and using pesos got a better deal, still way more thanPuerto Vallarta taxis!
We bought a Cozumel Starbucks mug to add to our collection then caught a taxi back.
We were both tired do headed to dinner early, 6:00 and we were immediately seated. The bread is tasty but is the same white bread options each night, real butter though.
Yummy corn chowder:
Chocolate melting cake for me and almond chocolate cake for Dave and a side of butter pecan ice cream to share both were yummy :)
The waiters did another song and dance number tonight which they all really got into!
We dock at Peurto Maya which is a carnival built port and the farthest from town. There is a bit of a line to get off today, then we have to endure what we call "the cattle" at the pier. The design is horrible, thanks Carnival! You have to go through the entire length of shops to get out through a narrow isle way through all of the shops. Obviously the are hoping people will shop along the way, the few people shopping added to the congestion, most of us just wanted to get out of this mess! It was wall to wall turtle speed of people, Dave did mind himself and did not start mooing :) Princess Regal passengers were trying to swim upstream against the crowd of Carnival Dream passengers, Princess obviously arrived at the prior much earlier than us. Then to top it off we had to go through an agriculture check, they had alerted passengers MANY times that you can't bring food off the ship particularly fruit. They had dogs sniffing bags and bins full of the confiscated fruit and pastries people tried to get off the ship. Some idiot in line said "it's just Mexico what do they care" thankfully Dave held his tongue! Does this man really not know where his produce comes from and how detrimental disease would be to those crops!
We caught a taxi to Money Bar where we enjoyed a few hours. It was a lovely spot less than 10 minute taxi ride from the pier and right on the water. Snorkel excursions take people here, we did it for the cost of a taxi ride and a couple of very good margaritas. The current was a bit strong, the excursions dropped people off in the water where they drift snorkeled and picked them up from "down stream", after I discover I had to work hard to swim back to where I started I walked up farther and also drift snorkeled. The water was so clear, blue and full of fish and coral, and not very many people so made for a great snorkeling.
Their wifi was not working so after a few hours and some very good snorkeling we got a cab back to the ship to drop off our gear and change then got another cab into town. We had pesos and so we did some dealing with the taxi drivers! They want a lot considering the exchange rate right now, we were able to hold firm and using pesos got a better deal, still way more thanPuerto Vallarta taxis!
We wandered around the down town area the found a place for a really bad margarita but free wifi so Dave could check in with work. We did not even drink them, not wasting calories on Lime aid, we have Chocolate Melting Cake to take care of our calorie consumption on board later!
We sat on our balcony and watched some of the other ships sail away.
We were both tired do headed to dinner early, 6:00 and we were immediately seated. The bread is tasty but is the same white bread options each night, real butter though.Yummy corn chowder:
Chocolate melting cake for me and almond chocolate cake for Dave and a side of butter pecan ice cream to share both were yummy :) The waiters did another song and dance number tonight which they all really got into!
We then headed to the theater for a game show, was boring so we left and were able to catch a show in the Comedy club, was PG but still hilarious! The first two shows of the night are always PG which is nice for families and those who do not want to hear foul language.
We checked out the casino but the craps table looked too boring for Dave, it has to have a fun vib for him to want to play. Called it a night, after a busy day in Cozumel we are tired :)
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