Malinger Posted July 1, 2012 Author #26 Share Posted July 1, 2012 What's the white thing in this picture? I don't recall that. I am not really sure what it was. We really did not tend to spend alot of time at the pools. Too many people in a small amount of water for my taste. The CHOGS did not bother us at all either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 1, 2012 Author #27 Share Posted July 1, 2012 We awoke in the morning as we pulled into Cozumel. The weather leading up to our trip was pretty iffy and we were wondering if we made a wise decision to go this time of year. They were calling for 40-60% chance of rain in each our ports so when we saw this pulling into port we were a little bummed out. I was determined to not let it get to me though and we ate breakfast. We were not super into the buffet the day before so we just ordered some citrus, melon, bagels and coffee. It was a nice alternative to the heavy stuff at the buffet. Oh, I actually remembered to take a pic! Our excursion today was booked with Eagle Ray Divers for a 3 stop snorkel trip with lunch at Money Bar. The cost was $65 per person. Debarkation was easy and we headed out to catch a cab to different pier. This is the pier at Puerta Maya. I liked the look of this.... Does anyone else find the duty free store name amusing? hehehe I said Duty... This a little toad I found sitting outside a store waiting for my wife. My first wild animal in the Caribbean! He looks like he is really enjoying my company doesn't he? We went out to where the cabs were and took a short ride to the other pier to meet with eagle ray. The weather was looking pretty bad.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 1, 2012 Author #28 Share Posted July 1, 2012 We pulled into the port and paid for the cab. We found the boat boat without issue.We were pretty early so I snapped a few pics. Before Tony showed up. Tony showed up and instantly made us feel welcome. He said we were waiting for some divers and then we would be taking off. He showed us a card with some of the fish we might see and stuff then the rain broke loose. Luckily the boat had cover and I had my waterproof camera case. Snorkel anyone??? This was not rain it was RAIN! Tony said the storms usually pass but it had been raining non stop the last week. He said he had a good feeling about it....we had to trust him. I have a thing today for flotation devices I guess... After a few more minutes our captain "junior" showed up. Tony told us that we were going to head out without the divers and they would take them on another boat if they showed up. It was a PRIVATE tour for the TWO of us today! WOOOHOO! We set sail and as we did the rain went away as quickly as it came. The sun started shining and our luck continued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 1, 2012 Author #29 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I cannot say enough great things about Eagle Ray or Tony. My wife is not the best swimmer and he really made sure she felt comfortable. He would free dive under to point things out to us. He could hold his breath forever! The snorkeling was VERY good and there was no other boats around. Tony doing his thing.... Our first Ray! We also saw an eel and Sea turtles but did not get a pics After snorkeling the three stops (all of which were really quite different) We headed to Money Bar. Tony offered beer,soda,water ALL of which were included. I had a very refreshing beer and some of the best cantaloupe I have ever had. Tony recommended the Burrito at Money Bar but said everything was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 1, 2012 Author #30 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Tony was right about the burrito..it was great! Here is a few shots of Money Bar and the Miguelito (the boat) Here is a pic of Tony with our stuffed bear "lil" We take Lil with us on vacations and take pics with him wherever we go. He has met Blue Man Group, done roller coasters, driven 160 MPH in a Nascar, and various other adventures. :D He has a facebook page if you would like to friend him and keep up on his adventures.:D Just do a search for Little Bear Long story short, Eagle Ray was VERY good. It was the best excursion we had the whole trip. Tony was beyond exceptional and I would HIGHLY recommend when booking an excursion with Eagle Ray to specifically ask that Tony be your guide. We met the dive instructor and while he was nice too, I would actually go back to Cozumel JUST to snorkel with Tony again. The owners daughter Diana also came down to Money Bar to meet us and make sure we had a good time as well. More to come later....gotta run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBumb Posted July 1, 2012 #31 Share Posted July 1, 2012 great photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted July 1, 2012 #32 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Great photo's.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerCoasterLover Posted July 1, 2012 #33 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Does eagle ray have a website? I would like to check out the excursions and get some group rates (we have 7 going this fall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted July 1, 2012 #34 Share Posted July 1, 2012 We have been on the Legend twice and loved it!!! Thanks for bringing back some great memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawnc Posted July 1, 2012 #35 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Can't wait to read the rest! We are on the Legend next month and I am taking in all I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnorrco Posted July 1, 2012 #36 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I did a search for "Little Bear" on Facebook and can't find him!! Can you post the link on here so I can Friend him?? I think that is so cool! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooh72 Posted July 1, 2012 #37 Share Posted July 1, 2012 This looks good. I will have to add this to my "must do" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gred1994 Posted July 1, 2012 #38 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Loving your review!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyshoreBruce Posted July 2, 2012 #39 Share Posted July 2, 2012 What's the white thing in this picture? I don't recall that. Thats the retractable roof....so when it rains it comes out so you can still enjoy the pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFunInTheSun Posted July 2, 2012 #40 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Great review. Thank you for sharing your great experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsu_paintballer Posted July 2, 2012 #41 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thats the retractable roof....so when it rains it comes out so you can still enjoy the pool! Was that there in December 2010 and 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted July 2, 2012 #42 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Loving the review. The pictures are great! I too shoot weird photos, my favorite of mine is a refection in glass windows of a race car on the track. I'm loving your shadow lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #43 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Where were we???? Ahh Cozumel! Tony had a cab waiting for us at Money Bar and we decided to go to downtown and do a little shopping. . The shopping was very different in this area and I can see why Americans might be put off by it. They really (no I mean REALLY) try to get you to buy stuff and bartering with full force is part of it. I was a little surprised by the whole thing but we wandered around for a bit and then went back to the ship. Here is a pic of the Plaza. The best store we went into down here also has a store at the pier so save yourself some taxi fare unless you are going for another reason. Dinner back on the ship tonight was the Pork loin. It was pretty tasty. I had the cheesecake for dessert . My wife had the fig, date, cinnamon cake. Hers was very good as well. By tonight the waiters had figured out what wines and coffee we liked after dessert and they covered all the bases. We really enjoyed our waitstaff! The cheesecake and fig stuff.... I think we spent some time in the Piano bar tonight. The guy they have in there was really quite good and the place was always dead. I think it may be the location but he really was one of the most talented entertainers we saw. Next stop Belize!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #44 Share Posted July 2, 2012 great photos Thanks! Great photo's..........Much appreciated! We have been on the Legend twice and loved it!!! Thanks for bringing back some great memories I cant wait to go again myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #45 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Does eagle ray have a website? I would like to check out the excursions and get some group rates (we have 7 going this fall). http://www.eagleraydivers.com Make sure and request Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #46 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Loving the review. The pictures are great! I too shoot weird photos, my favorite of mine is a refection in glass windows of a race car on the track. I'm loving your shadow lines. Photography is alot of fun. I hate lugging around all the stuff sometimes but its worth it later. It does make you appreciate stuff you may not see sometimes too. I love reflections as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #47 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I did a search for "Little Bear" on Facebook and can't find him!! Can you post the link on here so I can Friend him?? I think that is so cool!Thanks. My wife says these are what you need. I am not into facebook much. Hopefully these work!:confused: http://www.facebook.com/little.bear.3158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltmom1 Posted July 2, 2012 #48 Share Posted July 2, 2012 When we sat down for dinner my wife noticed the lid for the butter. We both thought it was a bell to get the waiters attention. We both thought it was REALLY TACKY until we figured out it was a lid....sheeesh. That is exactly what I thought it was on my first cruise! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #49 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Belize We ate breakfast in the room again this morning. No new pics of Bagels to share! We had a tour with Carnival doing the Altun Ha and River Wallace trip. We wanted to some ruins in Belize and a private excursion seemed a little risky in Belize. We were late getting back to Port so I am glad we went with Carnival on this one! The tender over was easy for us since we had an excursion with them too. One thing we saw this morning that was a little odd was a lady who just had surgery fell going down the stairs to get onto the tender. There was quite a few passengers helping the poor lady but no Carnival people at all. They were all watching! The passengers rewally came to her rescue and she did eventually make it down. Anyway......on with the story When you take the River Wallace trip they seem to send out several groups. Some groups do the River first and some groups do the Ruins first. We did the River. Along the River they stop and show various wildlife that inhabit the area. There are also places along the river where people live. Sometimes a little rougher than we have it here. The area where the River opens into the ocean is where manatees live. We did not see any manatees but I enjoyed the sign showing they were here. LOL We did see some dolphins! This is a Rehab center. One thing about Belize....they hang A LOT of laundry out to dry! I am not sure how effective that is when the humidity so high! A boat moored up Something about the boat.... Sunbathing Iguana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinger Posted July 2, 2012 Author #50 Share Posted July 2, 2012 When we sat down for dinner my wife noticed the lid for the butter. We both thought it was a bell to get the waiters attention. We both thought it was REALLY TACKY until we figured out it was a lid....sheeesh. That is exactly what I thought it was on my first cruise! :D Too funny! I feel strangely relieved! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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