Magic is at Punta Langosta pier again?

[babsee101]

Anyone know why she has been docking downtown instead of Puerta Maya?

[Sargent_Schultz]

Maybe to distribute the passengers and pesos around? Cozumel isn't very busy today.

[sailor_jimc]

Consider it a blessing if it happens to you. Having to pay for a taxi to take you down town is a pain. If you dock downtown you are not at the mercy of their port complex stores...

[Sargent_Schultz]

or the taxi union.

[CoconutJD]

Purely speculation on my part....

 

Maybe, since Punta Langosta is the more "commercial" pier, set up for more than just cruise ships, there is more help there to work on whatever thruster problems the Magic is having?

 

And is she off schedule? The Puerta Maya schedule shows the Magic docking there tomorrow.

Edit... No, the Puerta Maya schedule shows the Magic is supposed to be there today, I can't even remember what day it is. :p

[LargeCornGyro]

Consider it a blessing if it happens to you. Having to pay for a taxi to take you down town is a pain. If you dock downtown you are not at the mercy of their port complex stores...

 

You're right there, and certainly better than tendering in the old days.

 

I would only miss my trips to Fat Tuesdays!

[WISH84]

Consider it a blessing if it happens to you. Having to pay for a taxi to take you down town is a pain. If you dock downtown you are not at the mercy of their port complex stores...

 

AMEN!!! Would much rather dock Downtown. We have vendors we visit every visit to Cozumel and each year there are fewer and fewer of them due to the Port Complex!

 

Its a shame

[babsee101]

Agreed I would much rather dock downtown!

 

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[jaxfl]

Anyone know if the DREAM is/has been also docking Punta Langosta :confused:

[shootr]

So if you're never sure which dock Carnival may use at any given time - are we gambling if we try to book private excursions - or do the excursion companies stay up to speed and just meet the ship where ever it ties up?

 

I know it sounds silly - but this will be the first time I'm going to try private expedition providers vs. ship ones. I understand the typical risks: arriving back late, etc - just wondering. Thx.

[cruzeluver]

I would hope any reliable local tour provider would be aware when a ship docks at a per other than its usual one. When making the booking, most will ask the name of your ship. If they don't make sure they know.

[BenjiRodney]

Been there twice and prefer Puerta Maya, hate it downtown.

[crewsweeper]

Only 2 ships in Coz today. Conquest and Magic so maybe becasue the Conquest was earlier arrival, they (port authorities) just positioned the Magic downtown instead of at the TMMInternational Pier.

 

I wouldn't bank on the ships mixing this up on the fly so go with Puerta Maya for the Magic in the future. And as someone else has stated, private tour vendors will find you (and be alert to the changes) before the ship tells you.:eek:

[crusinpsychRN]

I so much prefer downtown! Already in all the action. I love to wander a few streets back and check out the great bargains.

[aggieastrosfan]

Interesting that they docked downtown again. The only other ship in port when we were there earlier this month was RCCL, and they appeared to be at their usual pier. Never did figure out why we docked downtown!

 

 

Meredith

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[cruzelover65]

Downtown is so much better! The other one is so fake and just there for the cruise lines to make more$$$

[Lovefuninthesun]

Maybe to distribute the passengers and pesos around? Cozumel isn't very busy today.

 

I read on one of their websites that tourism there was "flat or slightly down" from 2012.

 

Kind of funny - in November, on the day we are there on the Legend, there will be 6 ships there! I've never been there when it was so busy!

 

 

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[GROUCHPUSS]

Maybe it was something to do with the thruster issue?

[Manny13840]

She ported there because the thrusters werent working and they need those thrusters to port where she always ports in cozumel...

[Cruisin' Cool CAT]

We'll be on Magic in 9 days and going to Coz...I hope they dock downtown (we've never docked there before) because my little swim up bar with the best margaritas in the planet are downtown! lol

 

Less pesos on the Taxi = More Rita's in my belly! :eek:

[Sargent_Schultz]

I read on one of their websites that tourism there was "flat or slightly down" from 2012.

 

Kind of funny - in November, on the day we are there on the Legend, there will be 6 ships there! I've never been there when it was so busy!

 

 

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Around Thanksgiving is the beginning of peak season. There were no NCL ships there today, so each ship could have a pier.

[prattmom]

We'll be on Magic in 9 days and going to Coz...I hope they dock downtown (we've never docked there before) because my little swim up bar with the best margaritas in the planet are downtown! lol

 

Less pesos on the Taxi = More Rita's in my belly! :eek:

 

Which one is that?

 

 

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