Escape in Costa Maya (shuttle?)

Will be on the Escape in October. Is there a shuttle from where the ship docks to the port/shopping area? It looks like a really long dock and one person in our group has mobility issues.

Will be on the Escape in October. Is there a shuttle from where the ship docks to the port/shopping area? It looks like a really long dock and one person in our group has mobility issues.

Yes, they have a tram that does rotations on the pier.

And don't waste any time in the theatric tourist-trap port. Immediately pass through to the back and get a taxi or trolley to Mahahual.

Thank you. Are your photos of the area right off the ship or in Mahahual?

Check out Maya Chan.....highly rated resort on the port of call boards. 59.00 all inclusive including transportation, food and alcohol.

http://costamayabeachresort.com/

Thank you. Are your photos of the area right off the ship or in Mahahual?

What part of my post with "And don't waste any time in the theatric tourist-trap port. Immediately pass through to the back and get a taxi or trolley to Mahahual" did you not understand?

Check out Maya Chan.....highly rated resort on the port of call boards. 59.00 all inclusive including transportation, food and alcohol.

http://costamayabeachresort.com/

Too expensive. On the beach at Mahahual cerveza is a couple bucks, food is cheap, it's a fishing village so you can even get fresh lobster, guacamole, chips, an hour massage on the beach for $25...And no, that is not me shirtless in the bottom picure...

We were there two weeks ago and hung out at a place called the Krazy Lobster. Beer was cheap and the food was good. One of the highlights of our trip.

Forgot to mention the 50 minutes massages for 20 bucks.

What part of my post with "And don't waste any time in the theatric tourist-trap port. Immediately pass through to the back and get a taxi or trolley to Mahahual" did you not understand?

Too expensive. On the beach at Mahahual cerveza is a couple bucks, food is cheap, it's a fishing village so you can even get fresh lobster, guacamole, chips, an hour massage on the beach for $25...And no, that is not me shirtless in the bottom picure...

For those who don't have mobility issues, you can also walk to Mahahual. About a 45 minute walk on a mostly shaded greenway type path. 2.5 or 3 miles maybe? Great way to burn off some of those cruise calories.

For those who don't have mobility issues, you can also walk to Mahahual. About a 45 minute walk on a mostly shaded greenway type path. 2.5 or 3 miles maybe? Great way to burn off some of those cruise calories.

Sounds great!

I'd rather explore than go to an AI place

So....snarky and cheap is not a way to go through life.

Thanks, Mom...I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks, Mom...I'll keep that in mind.

With your attitude, she obviously did a rotten job raising you properly.

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With your attitude, she obviously did a rotten job raising you properly.

 

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So....snarky and cheap is not a way to go through life.

So....snarky and cheap is not a way to go through life.

Congratulations on learning something on these boards that you can pay it forward with.

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Congratulations on learning something on these boards that you can pay it forward with.

 

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Thanks!

What have you learned today?

It might be off-topic to actually chat about Costa Maya but, it you're not into hanging at a beach, the excursion to Chacchoben was great. Kind of a long bus ride but we thought it was well worth it.

What you have to understand about Costa Maya is that there is no such town and never was. Costa Maya is a port and shopping mall that was built in the middle of nowhere in the Yucatan Peninsula by a developer who convinced a few cruise lines to start stopping their ships there instead of Guatemala. The developer was also building a resort with condos to sell to go along with it. Think of it as something like Harvest Caye, only it wasn't on a private island and it was open to the public. They even opened a Hard Rock Cafe there which failed and is now closed. The port of Costa Maya itself is nothing but a tourist trap shopping mall with a pier for cruise ships.

There was, however, a small sleepy fishing village about 3 miles south of the port called Majahual (Mahahual) and you could catch a taxi out the back gate in front of the Hard Rock Cafe for $4). Despite the developer's and cruise lines' best efforts to keep cruisers out of Majahual by using scare tactics telling cruisers to "stay on the beaten path" and not to wander off on their own, the villagers were working hard to be entrepreneurs and turn the little village into a small impromptu beach resort serving fresh caught seafood, cheap food and drinks in the shade of palm trees right on the beach. You could get one hour massages on the beach (or in palm tree top towers) for only $20. There were loungers and tables literally at the waters edge along with tiki bar huts with swings for seats. It was a simple, absolutely wonderful local place which was completely wiped off the map by Category 5 Hurricane Dean at 4:30 AM on August 21, 2007. The little village of Majahual was completely destroyed, the port of Costa Maya was badly damaged and put out of commission for some time (thus came Roatan which was absolutely nothing in 2007). The Mexican Government, though, agreed to completely rebuild Majahual as long as the locals moved all their tiki huts back behind the new malecon they would build. Once it was completed, Majahual was no longer a sleepy fishing village, but now a big beach resort where there is still cheap food, drinks and fresh caught seafood. And the one hour massages have escalated to $25 per hour (50 minutes for $20). After the port was repaired, opened back up, the cruise lines came back and they gave up trying to keep Majahual a secret.

Thanks!

 

What have you learned today?

What you have to understand about Costa Maya is that there is no such town and never was. Costa Maya is a port and shopping mall that was built in the middle of nowhere in the Yucatan Peninsula by a developer who convinced a few cruise lines to start stopping their ships there instead of Guatemala. The developer was also building a resort with condos to sell to go along with it. Think of it as something like Harvest Caye, only it wasn't on a private island and it was open to the public. They even opened a Hard Rock Cafe there which failed and is now closed. The port of Costa Maya itself is nothing but a tourist trap shopping mall with a pier for cruise ships.

 

There was, however, a small sleepy fishing village about 3 miles south of the port called Majahual (Mahahual) and you could catch a taxi out the back gate in front of the Hard Rock Cafe for $4). Despite the developer's and cruise lines' best efforts to keep cruisers out of Majahual by using scare tactics telling cruisers to "stay on the beaten path" and not to wander off on their own, the villagers were working hard to be entrepreneurs and turn the little village into a small impromptu beach resort serving fresh caught seafood, cheap food and drinks in the shade of palm trees right on the beach. You could get one hour massages on the beach (or in palm tree top towers) for only $20. There were loungers and tables literally at the waters edge along with tiki bar huts with swings for seats. It was a simple, absolutely wonderful local place which was completely wiped off the map by Category 5 Hurricane Dean at 4:30 AM on August 21, 2007. The little village of Majahual was completely destroyed, the port of Costa Maya was badly damaged and put out of commission for some time (thus came Roatan which was absolutely nothing in 2007). The Mexican Government, though, agreed to completely rebuild Majahual as long as the locals moved all their tiki huts back behind the new malecon they would build. Once it was completed, Majahual was no longer a sleepy fishing village, but now a big beach resort where there is still cheap food, drinks and fresh caught seafood. And the one hour massages have escalated to $25 per hour (50 minutes for $20). After the port was repaired, opened back up, the cruise lines came back and they gave up trying to keep Majahual a secret.

 

 

 

 

 

Clearly you haven't been there in a while as evidenced by your pictures. The Hard Rock has been closed for years and is abandoned. There is no sign identifying the building. In addition all the prices that you mention in your posts are about half of what things cost now. Maybe before you start spouting off about things you should update your knowledge base.

Clearly you haven't been there in a while as evidenced by your pictures. The Hard Rock has been closed for years and is abandoned. There is no sign identifying the building. In addition all the prices that you mention in your posts are about half of what things cost now. Maybe before you start spouting off about things you should update your knowledge base.

Clearly you didn't read my post at all and merely looked at the pics from 2006. Maybe you should read the post and educate yourself before you jump in to make a complete fool of yourself.

I'm in Majahual at least two or three times a year, so I think I know what I'm talking about.

Yes, they have a tram that does rotations on the pier.

 

And don't waste any time in the theatric tourist-trap port. Immediately pass through to the back and get a taxi or trolley to Mahahual.

 

So glad to see the swing chairs back in Mahahual. We were there 12 years ago and my wife loved the swings but then a hurricane came through and destroyed the bar. So happy to see it's back.

So glad to see the swing chairs back in Mahahual. We were there 12 years ago and my wife loved the swings but then a hurricane came through and destroyed the bar. So happy to see it's back.

That and more restaurants/bars and even an art gallery. Majahual has become a bit sophisticated (in a Mexican kind of way).

More pictures and reviews...

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g499450-d3741187-Reviews-Mahahual_Beach-Mahahual_Costa_Maya_Yucatan_Peninsula.html