RCCL's deluxe beach break at Playa Mia question

[Kellie in Texas]

We'll be in Cozumel on Adventure OTS in January.  Looking at this RCCL excursion to Playa Mia which includes transportation, the lunch buffet, drinks, etc. When I log into the cruise planner, it says the excursion departs at 9:00 am and is four hours long.  I assume that means at the end of four hours, we get back on the bus back to the ship; is that correct?  I've seen other beach excursions that have return transportation options -- for example, every hour on the hour -- so you can stay longer if you want to, but this one seems to be just the four hours. 

[BND]

Normally the length of the excursion is from when you leave the ship until you get back to the ship.  So, you get back to the ship at the 4 hour mark.  So, leave the port around 9 and back to the ship around 1.  We did a Playa Mia excursion several years ago.  I seem to remember it's about a 15 min ride each way.  We were sent in cabs, not a bus.

Edited July 20, 2022 by BND

[GEORGIEGIRL]

If you are able to. Why not just book it directly on your own (that way you can stay ALL DAY) and just take a taxi back & forth at your leisure.

[chill6x6]

39 minutes ago, GEORGIEGIRL said:

If you are able to. Why not just book it directly on your own (that way you can stay ALL DAY) and just take a taxi back & forth at your leisure.

EXACTLY what I'd do...  Allows you to get there before everyone else does and leave after they're gonna.  Easy taxi ride..

[Marie51]

I recently did the Playa Mia beach break on a celebrity cruise. If I went again I would just book the trip on my own and take a taxi there. Stay as long as you want, no rush to get back.

www.playamia.com

[Kellie in Texas]

I actually already booked it yesterday; took advantage of a sale on excursions that ended last night. We aren't really stay-at-the-beach-all-day people anyway, so the timeframe should be fine for us.