What to do in playa del carmen??

[LilSouthernGirl21]

Hey All,

Me, My Mother, And My Mothers Best Friend, And My Best Friend Are Going On The Carnival Holiday Out Of New Orleans August The 28. I Am 1,9 My Friend Is 20, And My Mom And Her Friend Are 40. And, I Was Just Wonder When We Get To Playa Del Carmen, What Is The Best Thing For Us To Do There. So, If You Been There And You Know What We Could All Do Together, That, Would Be Exciting For All Of Us, Let Me Know.

Thanks

Amber

 

 

P.s. This Is Our Very First Cruise..

[nascarcruiser]

you may also try Xcacret if it is available

[Cheran]

Things to do while in Playa:

 

1. Fat Cat Catamaran (mentioned earlier): http://www.fatcatsail.com/

However, if you book your excursion thru http://playadelcarmeninfo.com/playa-del-carmen-info-fat-cat-catamaran.html, you'll also get a free Fat Cat t-shirt (we booked thru this site last winter).

 

2. ATV Explorer Jungle Tours: http://www.atvexplorer.com/

 

3. Alltournative Eco Tours: http://www.alltournative.com/content/

 

4. Xel-ha: http://www.xelha.com.mx/default.asp?com_id=0&idioma=1

 

5. Xcaret: http://www.xcaretcancun.com/

 

6. Tres Rios: http://tres-rios.com/

 

7. Xaman-Ha Aviary: http://www.locogringo.com/past_spotlights/june2004.cfm

 

8. Snorkeling at Coco Beach (north end of PdC)

 

9. Visit the ruins at Coba and Tulum

 

10. Shopping, dining and strolling down 5th Avenue

 

11. Walk the beach and stop at one of the several beach bars for a quick cerveza, chips, and guacamole break. Don't miss the Blue Parrot with its bar swings hanging from the rafters (rather than bar stools)!

[Joe1014]

Let's not forget the ever popular,

 

1. Drinking

2. Shopping

3. Laying on beach

4. Drinking

5. Drkeing

6. dRuNking

7. drunk............................

[Dancoork]

We booked another catamaran and the service they offered was perfect, No more than that!!!

We were offered a different catamaran, caribbean charter & sailing school and the trip was awesome too.

The service and snorkeling were amazing, free open bar all trip long and cool music.

Thank you guys for such a beatiful day. If you didn´t try them go ahead and give them a chance. They are really good. check their site www.caribbeancss.com

 

Daniel

 

[NewCruzer1]

I've read good things about Puerto Aventuras, about 8 miles south of the Calica port -- incidentally, there is an Executive Car Rental site at Calica (it's not on their website -- just e-mail Jaime). Our current plan is to pick up a rental car at the pier, drive to PA, and spend the day at the Omni Hotel -- we have communicated via email with hotel management, which offers use of their facilities (restaurants, bar, beach, spa, et al) for no day-use charge. There is a Dophin Discovery location at PA for those so inclined.

http://www.executive.com.mx

http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/default.asp?h_id=47

If time remains or the ship's stay is lengthened (somewhat normal, apparently, since the next day's Cozumel is only 12 miles across the water), we may drive into PdC, either to sight-see or for dinner.

In PdC itself, I've had Hotel Colibri recommended to me for a day stay. They will allow use of their beach facilities if you purchase food/drinks from their beachfront bar/restaurant.

http://www.hotel-colibri.com/

[Cheran]

There's another catamaran (The Raiatea) that leaves out of Puerto Aventuras (http://www.bleumagic.com/home.htm). We booked the half-day trip on our last visit to Playa in March 2004. They serve a full lunch, but the experience wasn't quite as laid back as on the Fat Cat.

[SevenVII]

Hey All,

Me, My Mother, And My Mothers Best Friend, And My Best Friend Are Going On The Carnival Holiday Out Of New Orleans August The 28. I Am 1,9 My Friend Is 20, And My Mom And Her Friend Are 40. And, I Was Just Wonder When We Get To Playa Del Carmen, What Is The Best Thing For Us To Do There. So, If You Been There And You Know What We Could All Do Together, That, Would Be Exciting For All Of Us, Let Me Know.

Thanks

Amber

Did anyone else notice every beginning letter is capitalized, hehe! :D

[mnsawyer]

The original poster has already gone on their cruise but I just received yesterday maps for Playa Del Carmen and Mayan Riveria from mapchick (cancunmap.com). PDC is much more than what I expected. Tons of restaurants and shops. Looks like a really neat place! The maps are only $6 each and a great investment if this is a port stop. Lots of information about collectivos, taxis, etc. and getting around and saving $$. Mentions a couple of hot spots for cruisers as well.

[MRIrene]

I just received my maps for Playa del Carmen and Cozumel. They are great. Good investment! :)

[NewCruzer1]

We're just off of last week's Holiday cruise. At Calica, we rented a car from Executive at the pier, drove to PdC for some shopping, then went south to Puerto Aventuras for a wonderful lunch at Cafe Ole` and free day-use of facilities at the Omni, which has a wonderful beach and pool. We played in the waves for an hour or so, then wandered around the planned community's town. The Dolphin Discovery there had walk-up availability, though we didn't do it.

Finally, we drove further south to Akumal and just enjoyed the beautiful surroundings before heading back to the port.

Three car-rental notes:

• Executive Car Rental's port location is not listed on its website. Email for a quote. We paid $45 for a well-used but serviceable Nissan, which included must-have $0 deductible insurance (otherwise, you have to pay for any damage before leaving).
  
• The car-rental site at the port closes at 7 p.m., so you have to return the car by then. Our ship didn't sail until 10 p.m., so we 'lost' those hours, although we were tired out by then anyway.
  
• A caution: when we returned home and checked our debit account online, we discovered that Executive had first tried to charge/hold $264.31, then $176.21, then $88.10 before finally settling for (and getting) the $45 we'd confirmed (and carried with us in writing). Having been cautioned about such ruses occurring, we used a MasterCard debit card that only had a limited value remaining. Thus, the too-high charges Executive attempted were declined. But not because Executive didn't try to get more.
  

[missBITEME]

we got our maps to about two weeks ago and wow they are really great we just love them and they sure will help out a lot .

[hjr]

Hey All,

Me, My Mother, And My Mothers Best Friend, And My Best Friend Are Going On The Carnival Holiday Out Of New Orleans August The 28. I Am 1,9 My Friend Is 20, And My Mom And Her Friend Are 40. And, I Was Just Wonder When We Get To Playa Del Carmen, What Is The Best Thing For Us To Do There. So, If You Been There And You Know What We Could All Do Together, That, Would Be Exciting For All Of Us, Let Me Know.

Thanks

Amber

 

 

P.s. This Is Our Very First Cruise..

 

You can shop & hang out at the beach. The water is beautiful. We just got back and had a great time doing just that. There was 7 of us. A waiter came & hooked us up with lounge chairs plus a table & chairs, chips & salsa. He brought us buckets of beer & we had lunch there as well. He took care of everything. We were even serenaded by a Mariahi band. All this and it only cost us $84 tip included.

[HELP_new_cruiser]

Hey!!!

 

well im going to PDC really soon and i have been seeing alot of threads about the Omni Hotel and their day passes and i was just wondering how much they are and what they include??? ive been trying to find some pixs how long is the taxi ride and is it really worth it if not what else can i do in PDC??? any specific places

[legallyblond]

I booked for the FatCat sailing trip today! Hopefully I'll be in the water a month from today. We just take a taxi to Puerto Aventuras, correct? Does anyone know how much the taxi will taxi be to Puerto Aventuras? TIA,

[Sun-n-Fun]

I'm with HJR - we go to Playa at least once a year and our fave past time is to hang out on the beach, relax and have drinks! We also love walking down Avenida Cinco with all of the fun shops and bars.

[cherun]

LegallyBlonde

 

We are going with Fat Cat in September, they told me the cost for the taxi is about $13 one way, there are two of us. Hope this helps. Planning on possibly alittle more if they are having the spike is gas prices that we are here.