Today was our first port of call in Cozumel, Mexico. We arrived at 8am and I was surprised to see Mariner of the Seas docked next to us, as she’s usually just in the Bahamas.
We arranged to do the Cozumel Bar hop yesterday via email with the owner, since we had a flop in our schedule. The cost for this five hour tour is $57 per person. That includes a tour guide, a driver, transportation around the other side of the island and a welcome shot at the four bars, and a t-shirt.
The name itself sounds like a crazy bar hop for hours, I suppose you could make it that. But its more about seeing a side of the island with no Wi-Fi, no electricity and always closed at sunset. We also learned how it’s helping the sea turtles lay eggs due to no lights on at night, and they just finished a very successful season.
Each stop you get 50 minutes to explore, have lunch or order a beer. The beers were $3-$4 at each stop and lunch was $11-$13 at each stop. You do need to meet the driver downtown, so a taxi was $3 per person to the downtown area. Once it's over, they return you to the ship.
It was really fun having a group of 12 friends with us on the hop. I liked spending more time with everyone and laughing over some beers in Mexico.
If you are looking to do something in Mexico that’s more budget friendly, I would not recommend this option. I spent around $100 on lunch, beers, etc combined plus the cover charge of $114 with two adults.
All aboard was 5:30PM and we were dropped off a little before 5pm and took some group photos at the Cozumel sign. It was such a fun day and I’m really happy I got to experience the stop with this group.
Back on board
Most all of our group decided to get some sleep from all the fun in Mexico. I pushed through and hung out in the Schooner Bar mainly just for he views enjoying coffee. I love how large this venue is on Brilliance of the Seas, and great views for sailaway.
Hillary woke up around 7pm and we enjoyed the ship, listening to music. It seem like a lot of people were still tired from Mexico all day. The group went to the main dining room for dinner, but Hillary and I just opted for the Windjammer. I went with the sampler platter and tried everything! I liked being able to eat in 15 minutes and not having a long dinner and we were back on our way.
We didn’t see any shows or even the pub singer tonight, we decided to call it at 9:30pm. I did not nap, so I was pretty beat. Not to worry, tomorrow we have a full day in Grand Cayman.
