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I was all jazzed up for some happenings on the island, but there were none. I found out that Cinco De Mayo is a sort of Americanized holiday and they do not celebrate it in Mexico. Bummer.

I don't think it would be relevant to Mexicans outside of Puebla. If you were there, rather than Cozumel, you might have seen something. I'm not exactly sure why Americans celebrate it...

It's kind of like the Battle of Gonzales- no one outside of Texas would care about that in the US, but there are regions of Texas that still celebrate the win.

We love afternoon tea! A nice relaxing time.

On our first cruise it was in a little lounge, on the next it was held in the dining room. We liked it better in the dining room, the lounge was small and crowded.

My husband ordered this the first day of our cruise and raved about it. I ordered it the next day and it was a completely cooked (maybe even overcooked) cake- no melting to it at all. The chocolate was too bitter for me, so I only ate two bites.

A few days later there was no other dessert I wanted, so I tried it again. It was a little meltier, but it was too rich for me, so not my favorite. My husband had a bite and said it wasn't nearly as good as the one he had the first day.

They must make so many that they are hit or miss. Mine have been miss for sure.

Thanks to all for the info. I was also wondering if there were any restroom facilities available for the Secret Harbour Beach area. This seems like a great choice of beaches for our upcoming cruise. Just hope that there are chairs available for rent. Is the beach pretty clear of a lot of rocks as far as walking out into the water?

I think there was a restroom (in the restaraunt area) but we didn't use it.

The water was definetly clear of rocks- you can easily walk in bare feet out in the water (and the water was crystal clear, you could see your toes when you were up to your thighs in water... of course, I'm short, so my toes are closer).

There are rocks to the left of the beach that provide great snorkeling, tons of fish, and a turtle that some people spotted.

The parking lot leads right to the beach, no need to go in any sort of resort building. There was not a fee for the beach (if there was, there were no signs or people stating such...)

Our taxi driver actually asked US when he should come back! They want a guaranteed fare in the afternoon :) But yes, you should just tell the driver when to come back. Make sure you are clear whether or not you are using local time (we figured that was the best way to just be clear) but many of the drivers are used to cruisers having "ships time" so they might assume you mean that (ours sounded surprised we said local time.)

We were there just last week- beautiful beach (perfect to lay in the sand- there were chairs to rent, but guests have priority), fantastic clear water- we had a completely calm day, great snorkeling. There was a place to eat with good food and drinks, and I assume that means restrooms as well (we didn't use them). Very uncrowded, more so in the afternoon as wind was insane at Sapphire and people were coming over who had gone there. But even then, tons of room to spread out.

We told our cab driver a meeting time and he showed up 20 minutes early to get us. Another cab also picked up a group around this time. They will come back for you. It isn't far from Havensight, but i don't recall exactly how long- the drivers there are a bit crazy, so we were watching that instead. It was $10pp for us.

Oh man- I wish I knew it only needed 24 hours notice and not before your cruise like the website says. There were 2 nights I didn't order a main dish at all because nothing appealed to me, and 2 nights were I only picked at what I got (I'm not really a meat fan, but don't like cheese either, which is relied on heavily in their veg options- I'm not a vegetarian though). The Indian plate on the first night was the highlight of my cruise.

I asked about these before my cruise, but people kept refering to the first night meal or the Lido- no one really answered about this option. Thank you so much for posting- I'll remember it for next time!