hannahpandah

Thanks so much for your quick and very thorough reply. It helped me decide as I didn't realize that Shore Excursioneer did not include the transportation. Plus I did see some...worrying reviews so I decided to play it safe and book through another trusted agency. I wanted to book through the cruise line as well but it looks like they don't offer it through RC unfortunately.

Again, I appreciate the awesome feedback. I do have one last question regarding Playa Mia. How long did you guys have at the Resort? We have an hour listed as our timeframe but that seems rather short for an all inclusive beach resort. (Perhaps it is because the ship departs at 6:00pm?) Also, anything you feel is a "must do" at Playa Mia?

Thanks in advance for you advice! :)

Hiya, in the end we did a similar excursion but went via the cruise line instead. For us the price difference was small, but I think that was partly down to the GBP-USD exchange rate! I think the Shore Excursioneer one we had to get a taxi to the meeting point which made it the same price as via NCL.

 

The boat was operated by Playa Mia so you could look at their prices too. It was a good excursion- the boat was pretty basic and nothing fancy, but it did the job. The guides were very good and kept an eye on everyone in the water. They had all the snorkel equipment if you needed it.

 

It went to Palancar and El Cielo rather thsn Columbia reef. The Palancar reef snorkel was very deep but so clear- saw loads of fish, and a turtle. El Cielo is less deep, lots of starfish and also saw a stingray. My husband felt the reef was a bit too deep and scary but I absolutley loved it. It's a drift snorkel so you don't have to do lots of swimming.

 

On the way back they played music and served rum punch and beer. It was about 1hr each way to the reef but it could be less depending on where you dock.

 

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Hey there! I'm looking to book with Shore Excursioneer with this exact excursion. Did you end up going with them? If so, what was your experience?

Hi all

 

Really struggling to decide what to do in Cozumel, it will be our first time there! I like the look of the Cozumel El Cielo and Columbia Snorkel with Playa Mia Beach Club Excursion offered via Shore Excursioneer, has anyone done this? I'm a bit nervous with it being a long excursion on getting back to the port in time. We sail at 5pm so all aboard will be 4.30pm- on the NCL Escape in October. I like that you get to visit several different places, with it being our first and maybe only time in Cozumel it will be good to do a variety of things- but does this mean it will be rushed?

 

The other two options I am tossing up are Chankanaab or Paradise Beach. We will be beaching it on the other 3 stops though, so although we love beach time I was thinking of doing something different in Cozumel so swaying away from Paradise Beach.

 

Any advice as to what to do?!