Our second port stop brings us to Costa Maya, Mexico and the weather today started off gloriously.
Our plan for the day was to head over to one of my favorite all-inclusive day pass places, Maya Chan Beach. In fact, I invited other Royal Caribbean Blog Insiders on the cruise with me to join me for this adventure.
We all met up and walked off the ship and down the giant pier. Getting on and off the ship in all our ports has proven to be quite easy and seamless.
Maya Chan is booked independently via their website, so like all third-party tours, you have to walk through the port are and then into town to pick up taxi cabs. There, a representative from Maya Chan met us and got us on our way.
The taxi ride to Maya Chan is about 25 minutes long, although it is on a very bumpy road that is mostly made of dirt. The ride over is not wonderful, but it’s also not long enough to be a problem. I was surprised how much bumpier it was today versus back in March, but we got there and it was all quickly forgotten.
Maya Chan is a beach resort run by a family of American ex-pats who operate in my opinion, some of the best service you will ever find at an all-inclusive spot.
In honor of our group’s visit, they debuted a brand new feature to Maya Chan, a new pool. The pool is located on the right side of the beach and is a great alternative to the beach.
Our group got to “test out” the pool and it was fantastic.
Of course, the beach is still the main attraction and this time around, there was no sea grass problem on the beach. The owner mentioned Costa Maya set up a barrier up the coast to collect the sea grass before it hits the beach and I was very happy to see that working.
We spent our day lounging at Maya Chan, enjoying the picture perfect weather, terrific food and time with friends. It was really the kind of day that I never wanted to end because of all the fun we were having.
Alas, at 4pm it was time to head back to the port. We boarded the bus and “enjoyed” another ride back into town.
Back on the ship, everyone in my family engaged in some form of shower, nap, get dressed (although not necessarily in that order).
We took the kids to eat at the Windjammer for dinner before dropping them off at Adventure Ocean.
Dinner this evening brought us back to the main dining room and the service was fantastic today. Everything moved smoothly and we had a great meal.
After dinner, I headed down to The Attic to see the comedy show. The opening act, which is performed by Simeon, is terrific.
Tomorrow we head up the coast to Cozumel.
