Costa Maya, Mexico
Thea Dalfino
This is a very primitive port only used 2 days per week by Princess
cruises. Right off the ship there were beaches with chairs and hammocks,
restaurants, snorkeling, tons of shops, and pools. We went to a booth on
shore and negotiated $40 for 40 minutes on a wave runner and $30 for both
of us to snorkel for an hour, including gear. It cost $5 per person for a
roundtrip taxi ride to the small fishing village (population 250) a few
miles from the ship. The snorkeling was very nice; we saw a lot of coral
and different types of fish. The jet skiing was ok- we own a jet ski but
wanted to see if it was any different on the ocean as opposed to a lake.
The waves were the same size, the water was much warmer, but the jet ski
didn’t do 360’s like ours does. The fishing village was poor and people
kept coming up to us trying to sell us various trinkets or food. It was
worth going out there to see. Most of the people only speak Spanish and my
husband learned that most of them drive ~5 hrs from Cancun or other places
to come and sell stuff or work there for the 2 days that Princess boats
come.