Liza555

Feedback on the Cozumel Bar Hop Tour please

On 10/20/2021 at 1:44 PM, lacruiser said:

If you’re looking for authentic, imaginative fabulous food, leave the overpriced, tourist port for a taxi to Mahahual and go to La Chilangoense! Don’t be put off by the unassuming exterior. There are (surprisingly comfortable) tables and chairs by the water, and the food is amazing. For what we paid at the port palapa restaurant for a Mexican beer, small margarita and an order of guacamole we got a delicious, huge mango margarita, beer, a La Repetida tostada (fresh marinated tuna with various crispy veggies,) a marlin taco and a Taco Macho, plus complimentary chips and a bean dip to die for. Jackie, the very personable owner will take great care of you. Lots of beach vendors, all of whom were very polite, took our first “no, gracias” and wished us a good day. Altogether a great experience!

How much was the cab fare and do they have good shade?

What about Chankanaab?

What area is the shadiest?

@Tapi@cruiseguyinorl  Thank you!

@cruiseguyinorl  Thank you!

Was not looking at the ocean front cabana's as they are pretty pricey 🙂  The umbrella's are $12 in the cruise planner, not free?

Trying to decide if an umbrella is sufficient of if I need to rent a cabana??  Any feedback?

Once again, thank you for all of the replies!

Just to clarify for those questioning me "allowing" a 19 and 20 year old to do anything, I guess, allow is not the correct word. It would not be that I did not allow it, it would be about mutual respect and if I asked them not to do it, and had legitimate concerns/reasons they would trust my judgement.

Liza555

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Just to clarify, the 3 girls are sisters. the 20 and 16 year old are very responsible, the 19 year old not so much sometimes but she does listen to the 20 year old :)

It would only be a ship tour or a tour through a known reputable vendor, and had a guide. Me or hubby would go with them to the meeting place. Would only pick tours that were scheduled to be back to the ship in plenty of time before the ship departs. That is something I do not cut close as I have seen too many people left behind.

Normally we do our shore excursions as a family, but we have been enough times that the thrill has worn off for hubby and me, and we are content to just hang out on the ship. Plus at the cost of the excursions, would love to save the $$

Would you allow 3 girls ages 16, 19 and 20 get off of the ship on their own and do shore excursions purchased either through the ship or someplace like shoretrips?? Ports are Jamaica, Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Costa Maya

Anyone know how much Jet-ski rental, parasailing and banana boat rides are at Paradise beach?

Yes, the sailing is March 13th, so I bet that is the discrepancy. Thanks!

Can anyone recently on the Caribbean Princess tell me what time you got into Cozumel and were able to disembark? Our intinerary says 8am arrival, but looking at one of the online port schedule sites, it has the Caribbean in at 7am. So just wanted to check.

Thanks!

Thanks!

I know that people that have booked RCCL excursions get priority on the tenders in port, but if you have a private excursion not booked through Royal, are you able to arrange getting off of the ship in the first tenders? Who would you speak to about it? Any feedback on your experiences?

Liza555

I asked the question on cruise critic for a friend (I have a passport) that is wanting to go on a cruise and asked me the question and since I don't use a drivers license I did not know the answer.

Her concern is this. Several years ago she got a speeding ticket in another state from where she lives, and she says she paid the ticket and forgot all about it. A while back she was stopped by DPS in her state and was told that when they looked up her license it showed that the ticket she had gotten several years ago in that other state had not been paid and was out standing, and that "technically" her license was not valid. The DPS did nothing about it, and just gave her license back to her. Recently she was stopped by a local cop for a routine insurance check etc..., and they never said anything to her about an issue with her license. Her license does not expire until next year so she has no idea if it will show up at that point.

She just wanted to know what the chance was that Carnival would be able to see the unpaid ticket and if it would cause a problem if they did.

Of course my advice to her was number 1 get a passport and number 2 get the issue with the ticket cleared up ASAP (which I get is hard to do as she doesn't really know how to go about it since she no longer has any of the paperwork). She is looking at a cruise in early June, and does not want to pay the fee to get a passport and the extra fee to expedite one :)

Thanks!

When using a birth certificate and drivers license, do they scan the drivers license or just look at it?

Liza555

I absolutely agree with pingpong1. I would be more than happy to pay a reasonable laundry rate.

To the person who said the NCL transfers were $25pp, I believe that is each way, not round trip.

Liza