Kajunswty

we're sailing on the inaugural and booked in one of the new cabins, oceanview. i'll post pics when we return. and yes i've head that those cabins do have frig's

We were at Buddy's last week, wife went to the ladies room and said it was disgusting. We left without ordering anything. Just our experience.

I think you may have posted on the wrong thread....this thread isn't about buddy's

A report on Tripadvisor complained that sodas were not included, and that there was an extra charge to use the kayaks - any truth to this?

sodas are absolutely included...i can't comment on the kayaks because we didn't use them. i read the review on Tripadvisor and i believe its one that you have to "take with a grain of salt" the person had 3 reviews posted and 2 were bad. for $35 i thought it was a steal....granted the beach isn't like St Thomas but for Progreso its pretty darn good. i'm a pool person myself and the pool is wonderful

hope that helps you decide

I asked this on the Bahamas board awhile back and got some great replies

So what do you buy, souvenir or otherwise

Yes they did have purified water and the restroom was fine, just hot. It's outdoors so no a/c

Thanks for the review and the pictures! Just wondering if there was any shade at the beach? I didn't see any umbrellas in the pictures. We're looking for something to do in progreso but we need shade ;)

The only umbrellas I remember we're at the tables along the beach. They may have had them to rent but we didn't stay at the beach very long.

Sorry, we didn't price the massages either.

i hadn't been on for a couple of days..

What are the drinks that are in included in this? is it just beer or can you get mixed drinks? Thanks for the photos, they are awesome!

We only had beer but there were other things included…my daughter had non alcoholic strawberry daiquiris

How or where did you go to get this booked? Thank you for all your information and pictures, sure makes making up my mind easier :)

Here’s the link

http://www.autoprogreso.com/Cruise.html

I didn't time it but it was long...maybe 30 minutes. The ride was interesting and yes we caught the bus in town where the shuttle drops off. Again, didn't pay attention to what time we headed back,.,we were dropped back at the pier in plenty of time to board the ship. Sorry wish I could've been more help as far as timing

Hello, was the pool part of the AI? I see people on the beach but not the pool.

sorry about that....my camera battery died! i'm trying to get pics from other members of our group but to answer your question yes the pool was included.

because there's so many technotels on tripadvisor it was hard to figure out which one it was prior to going. here is the correct one

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g2550245-d3214584-Reviews-Technotel_Beach-Chicxulub_Yucatan_Peninsula.html

i submitted a review but it'll take a couple of days to show up

you're welcome...there has to be an easier way to upload pics! it took forever to post through photobucke but i'm glad to help because i was really torn on whether or not to try this place without much info. i didn't see any waverunners there....they were available in cozumel at mr sanchos but alittle pricey ($70 for 30 min) if my memory is correct

in post #4 the photo that has the sidewalk entrance to the beach...the bar is to the left of that. there's a sign on the side wall of the bar.

We started out our day with lunch then hit the beach as you can tell from the photos LOL oh man!!! i forgot to point out where the beach bar was in the photos. dang....well its to the left of the entrance anyways. hopefully its visible in one of the pics from the water

after the beach we headed back for another round of lunch then hit the pool. at which time my camera battery died. these pics should give you a pretty good idea of the place. service was great...the food and bar lines never had more than 10 people (at the very most) in line. if you have any questions ask away and i'll do my best to answer.

the only not so great things i can say about this resort (and its not really a resort issue but more of a progreso issue) the sand isn't the fine sand you normally see at the beach, not a big deal to me but just saying ;) and the water isn't the most beautiful i've seen but it was nice and refreshing and when its hot out thats all that matters to me

last one of the entrance

pool area from the entrance walkway

the only area to buy anything here..absolutely no worries about being haggled to purchase anything. if you want to purchase souveniers buy them before you board the bus to the resort. we bought some really nice (knock off) sunglasses for $30 and a few other goodies...the prices in progreso are MUCH better than cozumel

the pool bar area & you can see the food buffet area in the background of this one. the changing area is on the side of the food area (the blue trash can is near the door)

since this tour has changed from going to the Reef to technotel there is very limited info..i offered to post info once we returned so here it goes. please keep in mind this is only my opinion (i'm not trying to promote anything just giving info)

We're back and everyone absolutely loved Technotel through autoprogreso. We didn't have any trouble finding Guadeloupe at the port....paid the $35 p/p then met the bus at 10:15 for the somewhat lengthy ride to the resort. FYI if you walk out of the shopping area in town there is a grocery store facing the exit.,.bought a 6 pack of beer for the ride & the bus even had a restroom!

we had a blast and would book this again in a heartbeat. We actually preferred the food over the food at Mr Sancho's in Cozumel. It wasn't anything fancy..just rice / beans and nachos with grilled chicken but everything was really good especially the nachos & the rice. Hubby even bought a bottle of banana infused tequila (our must buy when in Mexico) at the bar for $22. we were surprised to find quality tequila and only $2 more than we normally pay per bottle. Our group of 20+ had several rounds of shots off of our $22 purchase. Can you tell yet I liked this place ? LOL

Had my fingers crossed on this cause the entire group was counting on me & my plan for the day (everyone decided to tag along after we were on the ship) can't tell you how many "thanks" I received...anyways, feel free to ask questions

not sure if this is going to work but i'm attempting to paste photo links from my photobucket account since the photo upload on here isn't cooperating. here it goes

the sign in the area where we waited for the bus

beer bought from the grocery store mentioned above..i think we paid $10 us for the 6pack. it was $4 a bottle in the shopping area where we got off the ship and was not for sale anywhere we could find in the bus waiting area. there were soft drinks and water available for purchase

our tour guide (sorry forgot her name) but she was very informative during the ride and answered everyones questions.we had the option of saying onboard and going to the ruins but no one did

signs leading upto the resort

you can see one of the resort huts along the beach in this one

Can someone send it to me? kajunswty @ yahoo. com

Awesome! Where'd you end up getting the Goombay Punch & the Jam?

I bought both along Bay street, the jam from the grocery store and the punch from the Bacardi store. I don't know why I didn't think to buy both at the grocery but the jam was over $1 cheaper there than other places I saw it.

Ended up with a 6 pack of goombay punch to bring home and the pineapple jam. Saved a few dollars by buying them at the grocery store. Oh and my "does this shirt make me look drunk" from señor frogs :) Thanks for the suggestions everyone

It's their "pop" its pineapple and the can is so much fun! It is sweet tho...

 

okay that is adorable! i wonder if i can bring a 6 pack home? i'll need another suitcase for all this stuff :D

Kalik Beer and Goombay Punch.

goombay punch ? never heard of it...so glad i started this thread!

i can tell you from experience...on our July conquest cruise i found a beautiful sea shell and was able to bring it onboard no problem. however, about 2 days later it smelled AWFUL in our cabin. so bad that I thought a sewage line had broken or something. you guess right, it was the shell! if you are thinking of picking up shells to take home i'd fill a small travel sized container of bleach or something similar to clean them.

i don't know if it was "allowed" or not...i hardly ever ask permission as forgiveness is sometimes easier to get :rolleyes:

I buy Hard Rock and Senor Frogs Golf Shirts with pockets and shot glasses. Anything else in sight that strikes me right.

ditto..we collect hard rock magnets and beer glasses. i think i'll start a senor frogs shirt collection as well. my husband bought a tshirt last trip that says, does this shirt make me look druink? ;):cool: that'll be my first shirt if they still have it next week :D i also have quite the collection of koozies from alot of the bars we've visited on cruises (those that have them anyways)