GA Dave

Our last port of call was Cozumel. Based on a website I had found out about that lists al the ships in ports around the world, we had found that there were six cruise ships due in Cozumel that day. My DW and I decided against scheduling an excursion and figured we would just wing it. The weather that day was beautiful. We also had another neighbor, the MSC Armonia. At the other port there were two RCCL ships and two Carnival ships.

That evening we ate at the Haven restaurant again, went to Million Dollar Quartet, and then the 80's Party at Spice H2O. We really enjoyed this party. My DW and Jane from England even dressed for the occasion!

More random pictures.

One of the blessings of staying in The Haven is being able to return from a hot excursion to your daily afternoon snacks. Our butler, Rodelio, kept us well supplied.

A few shots of the Getaway from the port area.

The guide met us at the end of the dock and escorted us to the bus. This was a fairly long walk through all the shops and the ongoing construction from the previous CAT5 hurricane. Thankfully, the transportation was an air conditioned coach bus with curtains, etc. The bus ride was approx. (10) minutes to Mahahual. The bus dropped us about a block from the hotel where the event was held. Everyone received a blue margherita upon entering the covered outdoor patio. The salsa cooking lesson included three different recipes made from fresh ingredients, with one containing tequila. The "teacher" wore a cheesy mustache throughout and was quite entertaining. Then they had the salsa dancing lessons, and then a tequila tasting for those that were interested. We were then given an hour to hit the beach, but my DW and I decided to just sit at the hotel's outdoor bar and enjoy the scenery.

Next we went down the dock to Costa Maya. We found the spot where our excursion was meeting, then went to look at the shops. We were very surprised by the amount of NFL/NBA merchandise for sale, but very disappointed by the prices. My DW even told the one vendor that an item he would "mark down for us to $45" she had already wish-listed on Amazon for $20. :')

We went back to the waiting area and grabbed a drink and a picture with these scary guys.

I also grabbed a couple of pictures of The Humidor while my wife smoked. There were as many people smoking cigarettes in there as there were cigars!

After lunch at O'Sheehan's (Pub Dogs), we strolled by La Cucina. This restaurant looked mostly empty every night. I had not included this in our plans as we are originally from NY and read many reviews that were not positive.

Bowling is $6 per person?

$6 per game. And it is not part of the $10/day gaming package.

Is this new? This is awesome! We were in the Haven in 2017 and never saw this form. Did you need to ask?

 

 

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It was in our room when we boarded. It made making reservations for the shows very simple.

O'Sheehan's games.

The next day was Costa Maya. We had reserved the Salsa & Salsa Cooking and Dancing Lessons with Beach Brea excursion. Originally, this was scheduled from 8:30 - 11:30 AM, but due to some issue with the excursion company, it was moved back to a 12:50 PM meet. Due to this inconvenience, they gave us a $30pp discount. So, with my port excursion credit, this one was free for me! We started the day with breakfast at the Haven, then I did a bunch of exploring. First pictures are of the buffet items available at the Haven restaurant in addition to the menu hot food, then our "neighbors" on the dock, and then a bunch from the games available at O'Sheehan's. Please note that the games with green scanners are included in the gaming package, while those with yellow scanners are not included.

That night dinner was at Cagney's. This was my favorite of the specialties. The filet mignon was incredible. My DW says it was a toss up for her between Cagney's and Teppanyaki. We also had a nice surprise here when our Concierge, Anoop, came by during our appetizers to make sure everything was to our liking, and that our service was acceptable (it was). Just a really nice gesture on his part.

I did forget to take pictures of the food.

Sun setting over Belize from our balcony. Just beautiful.

Another visitor.