Cozumel, Mexico Port Reviews

Very rushed it was a nightmare and hazard just trying to get off the cruise ship. Carnival is very disorganized. We booked a 6 hour beach excursion that was supposed to include open bar and lunch. Well after waiting around for other people for 45 to get off the boat in carnivals disembarkment mess, we got into to taxis buses for about a 15 minute ride to a beach park that had nice clear blue warm water it was so nice. Then came the logistics of the excursion. Lunch was a buffet food wasnt good they were out of hamburger buns and after several times of asking employees for some buns we gave up. The waiter in the very packed little restaurant came over to get drinks and before he would take our order very rudely told us he works for tips. We ordered drinks he forgot to bring our soda and he again rudely said chill out im getting it. Then another person at our table ordered a rum punch which he never brought over but it was such a packed mess in there we choose to leave rather than get our already paid for open bar drinks. Then at this time it was time to pack up because we were told we only had two hours of beach time. So we pack up, put a member of our group into her regular wheelchair instead of the sand wheelchair and head up to meet our tour guide, who shows up about 15 minutes later and tells us he told us the wrong time to meet and we still had another 45 minutes if we wanted to go back to the beach. Which would be a waste after packing everyone up and dragging it all back to the meeting area. So we wait another 45 mins and get taxied back to the shopping area for 1.5 hours. So in total of our 6 hr beach excursion we got 2 hours to go to the beach and have lunch in an over crowded restaurant and then rushed back to shop. So beware buyers the 6 hr beach day is a lie.

We did the Carnival bar hop tour We went to the East side of the island. Very informative tour on the way to each bar. At each bar we recieved a free shot and enjoyed drinks and the serenity of being on the primitive no electric side of the island. I would definitely recommend this tour I will be doing it again in December

We had a great time at this port. We didn't schedule any excursions though. We spent a good deal of time in some neat little shops. We had a group of 4 and decided to do some snorkeling. We stopped at an excursion desk asked for a good deal and we got it. One of the reps walked us down the main street for a few blocks to get to their boat. At first it was kinda shady. We gave a guy $160 to take the 4 of us snorkeling for a few hours. Then he passes us off to some younger guy that walks us down the road for about 10blocks to get to a hotel that we walked through to get to the pier where their little boat was. Here we were greeted by two other gentleman waiting in the boat. Now we're out in the open water for a boat ride. What seemed shady at first turned out to be a great time. They drove us to three locations and in between the locations I think the 4 of us and the guides polished of two bottles of tequila and a 12 pack of Mexico's cheapest beer lol. We snorkeled for a good 45min at each location. The guide feed/ baited fish and we were surrounded by beautiful fish in minutes and for the duration of the time. The guide also took my gopro and swam deeper than I could to get some great footage of bottom feeding fishes and eels. We defiantly got out monies worth with these guys. We tipped them well since it's was a pretty affordable snorkel and we drank about everything in their cooler. Not sure how professional or safe it was that the driver was putting down shots with us, but hey, we were in Mexico lol.

We have been here several times and Cozumel is one of our favorite ports! We love the shopping and enjoy renting a scooter and driving around the island. There is so much untouched nature, it's just beautiful!

BEACHES WERE TERRIBLE

Visited: Mar 15, 2007

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Would be nice to explore less touristy areas.

Visited: Oct 16, 2011

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just visit , and see mexican culture ... go shopping

Visited: Sep 13, 2008

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Be careful of drinks

Visited: Mar 15, 2015

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for good shopping opportunites it is recommended to spend 7 $ for a taxi to get "downtown", because it's a lot cheaper as at the portsite...for rings and necklaces i reccommend "diamands international"

Visited: Jul 18, 2009

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We dis the twister boat adventure to isle of passion. Great ride over to the island and great beach once you arrive.

Visited: Jul 16, 2009

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