Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Day 5 - Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico

Thursday - We arrived around 7am and were moving very slowly towards the dock. The picture is of the forward view on the TV. You could see also tell that it’s raining again. The port “town” looks pretty small and probably composed of the cruise owned shops and restaurants. There are also replica Mayan ruins not too far from the cruise terminal. Very touristy. After breakfast, we disembarked from the ship to wander around the port and, possibly, the town. 

Later - The port area was a zoo. There were two other ships docked so it was packed with people. I was looking for a drug store to pick up some ibuprofen. The closer you were to the ships the higher the price. I did get some but it was 4x the price as Los Algodones. The area around the port was much better economically than Roatan. 

There were a number of tourist oriented businesses that seemed to be doing well. We were told that the residents and businesses have been successful in keeping out the cartels. After a couple of hours I headed back to the ship. 


Lunch was at the main buffet as there isn’t a lot of choice on port days. On sea days, the main dining room is open for lunch. To me, a better food choice.


Dinner was in the main dining room and was Mexican themed. I ended up having the mac & cheese from the kids menu as an appetizer. It was good. The carne asada was alright but could’ve been marinated longer. The carne asada from Sprouts in Tucson is the one to beat. So far, nothing else has come close. Tonight’s event is a show in the aqua theater at the rear of the ship. 


Even later - The show in the aqua theatre was excellent. Lots of acrobatics and aerial work with water, dancing, and thumping music. And this was on a moving ship and a 45kt apparent wind. Though the theatre was partially shielded by the ship itself. The water in the pool was sloshing from side to side and by the end of the show, the rain picked up enough to drive some people to leave early. The person next to me had seen it multiple times and mentioned that they will modify the show based on how rough the seas are and the wind. A couple of nights ago, it was cancelled. On that day the wind was blowing from the stern which would be right into the theatre. 


Definitely one of the most nerve-wracking parts of the show was the tight rope walker. It was windy and the ship was moving from side to side. Granted, he was tied in but still, Im amazed that this part of the show wasn't cancelled.

Another port day tomorrow in Cozumel. 

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