haply Posted September 19, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hello- We are sailing the Norwegian Dawn Thanksgiving week and one of the ports will be Costa Maya. I just noticed that Norwegian added an excursion for the Lost Mayan Kingdom Water Park. I looked it up and it looks like it will be a brand new water park at/near the port of Costa Maya? One article said that it is due to open Dec. 2015. Looks like it will be a pretty big water park-many water slides, lazy river, pools, zip lines. Anybody heard anything about this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted September 22, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Still under construction. http://www.mayanbeachgarden.com/CostaMaya_Mahahual_Newsletter_2015-08-22.html#mahahual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Is1andDreamer Posted October 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 9, 2015 They have added it as one of their excursions, shouldnt it be open if they are offering it? We sail in one week and would like to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted October 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Double check with NCL and see. I know the developers have been wanting to open ASAP but from what I hear there've been a number of issues causing delay. Best bet would be to wait until you're on board then book. The ship's excursion folks should have latest information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott in maine Posted October 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 23, 2015 confirmed that the park opens to the broad public on 15 NOV 2015. The park is already open to visitors in an unannounced soft opening to locals right now. Prices will be about $90 per adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haply Posted October 23, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thank you for the update! We will be sailing the week after opening. Do you have any information on how far it is from the port/how to get there? Also, do you have to purchase the tickets on the ship or can you purchase when you get there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted October 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Can't speak to ticket purchases or entry restrictions but according to the maps I've seen The entrance is just outside the cruise port. There's been an empty stretch between the cruise port gates and the shops in Nuevo Mahahual (formerly Las Casitas, not to be confused with Mahahual and the malecon)to your right. I believe that's where it is. According to an earlier press release I saw, the park is open to anyone. Can hold about 1000 guests a day. Supposedly has a micro brewery on the property. let's hope it's a true micro brewery along the lines of Cerveceria Calavera and not a dump off spot for kegs of left offerings from Groupo Modelo (Corona), or FEMSA (Dos Equis). There is a recent video of the tour there earlier this month on costamayalife.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaKaye79 Posted November 6, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Any updates on this? We sail on November 21 and this excursion was just added to our cruise planner on Royal Caribbean for Costa Maya. The price was 99.75 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haply Posted November 7, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted November 7, 2015 We sail on the 22nd and have been watching this. Norwegian also just added the park-only option. I will probably wait until I get to Costa Maya and make a decision then. We had no excursions planned at this port anyway so maybe they will let us check it out first (especially if right off the pier). Not sure if the slides will be too extreme for our young children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted November 9, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) We sail on the 22nd and have been watching this. Norwegian also just added the park-only option. I will probably wait until I get to Costa Maya and make a decision then. We had no excursions planned at this port anyway so maybe they will let us check it out first (especially if right off the pier). Not sure if the slides will be too extreme for our young children? It's not right off the pier. Nor directly on the ocean, unless they took over the old Cha Chi beach. But just outside the cruise port complex. Edited November 9, 2015 by crewsweeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax19 Posted November 9, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Here's a picture form the cruise ship taken last Wednesday (11/4). This should give a relative location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDONCHICK Posted November 17, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 17, 2015 We sail on the 22nd and have been watching this. Norwegian also just added the park-only option. I will probably wait until I get to Costa Maya and make a decision then. We had no excursions planned at this port anyway so maybe they will let us check it out first (especially if right off the pier). Not sure if the slides will be too extreme for our young children? There's a height restriction of 48 inches for anyone to do the slides from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haply Posted November 18, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Yep, the 48-inch height restriction will limit the 4 & 5 year-olds in our group. Will wait until the port, see what the weather is, etc. Would be nice to be able to take a tour around the water park though, just for future consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woocruiser3 Posted November 29, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 29, 2015 We note that NCL has some weight restrictions for this excursion. My assumption is that they are related to the use of ziplines (and maybe some slides), but not entrance to the park and just swimming in pools/lazy river? Anyone know for sure? My teens are interested in doing the slides/ziplines...their old parents are just interested in chilling in a pool and while they have fun (and making sure the teens are safe and polite to others--which they almost always are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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