discruiselovers97
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Please post the rest V! I it is soo good!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for "V"! December 9-16 Commandeering the Magic!New pg6!
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lillygator
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Still
Sunday December 10th, 2006 ~ Pirate law #9 ~A pirate should always remove his hat in the presence of a bartender.
Dark skies cause erratic behavior in many humans, as in, make them scatter like bugs on extermination day. These were not yet everyone out of the water skies .simply a summer storm, in the dead of winter. Being a native Floridian, skies like this usually last between 20 and 40 minutes and then Mr. Sun comes shining through.
POOF! Just like that, the beaches cleared, scads of floats were left for just anyone to snag, and it was a HAMMOCK HOGS heaven! We had a nice chat with a couple who were ecstatic to have a hammock, regardless that we had to be back on the ship in a matter of moments. 5 minutes in one of those .with no one around, well could be heaven??!!
We decided we better head back after all tonight was our Palo dinner and we (meaning I) needed to get beautified!
We gathered our belongings happily heading out on foot back to the ship .knowing we would be back within the week was such a comforting thought. We still have yet to ride the tram in all of our visits to Castaway Cay. Maybe one of these days. I do know it will be odd seeing the tram naked as in not dressed as Rudolph.
The ship as we headed back
The Flying Dutchman
Both gangways were open as we returned but alas, no cookies and eggnog were there to greet us .just antiseptic lotion and hand washing materials. Our bags were scanned for any illegal goodies, our cards swiped and surprisingly we made it back on the ship!
As we got back to the room to start sprucing up for dinner, both girls promptly fell asleep. We had switched our Palo plans which in turn led to last minute Flounders changes. We had a message from Flounders that yes, in fact, they did have room for Haley this evening. Pixie dusted yet again.
That pixie dust would not last long, in all my precise packing I had forgotten an essential element. The Palo TIE!
I was in a panic immediately. I knew I couldnt have forgotten a tie .or could I? We cant go to Palo without a tie could we? Someone on the DIS would surely report us back as the flip flop, jean wearing, bare shouldered, gum smacking rednecks ruining their dining experience and I could not have that.
Without delay I called Amy and John (Jhalkias, waltsgirl) surely they would be able to rescue me from the depths of despair, as well as from embarrassing ourselves beyond belief. (why yes, that is an Anne quote ~ she is my kindred spirit!)
They did have a tie, but would it go with a pink shirt? Yes, Crusher is man enough to wear pink in public. After all, he did wear pink socks to the hospital on the day both his daughters were born, in Samanthas case they lasted two days! In the meantime he had crafted his own tie out of a pirate bandanna we had brought along.
He felt it was perfectly acceptable and could serve a dual purpose in napkin usage.
Help had finally arrived in the form of OSU? Desperate times call for desperate measures .and red can be pulled off with pink, I think. (no really, we were greeted with an Ohio State tie and an alternate .thank goodness John and Amy pack well!)
We finished up, gathered the girls, dropped them off and headed to Palo. Palo, is well, fantastic. I may be a small town Polk county girl but I love the food, the servers, the atmosphere the no kids thing is nothing to sneeze at either. And Crusher what can I say, he ADORES Palo .which was quite a shock to me.
We were Palo royalty this particular evening, we had the private dining room .(Crusher is still questioning how in the world we were invited!) Our dinner mates were Lisa and Mike (lbgraves), Kim and Steve (kimerinc), PJ (pjpoohbear) and Amy and John (waltsgirl and Jhalkias). The infamous Marco was our server, I had heard lots about him, but this was our first dining experience with him. He truly is fantastic! Instead of ordering appetizers he simply brought us one of everything.
This is what was left of the calamari
We shared family style and got a bit of everything.
This was either mine or DHs, at this rate I cannot recall .
Alas, this was the end of Palo fine dining photos for the evening (I shall be more diligent next time). Truth be told, I was a tad embarrased to be "click, take a pic" about my food.
Dessert was up next ~ chocolate soufflé everyone RAVES about was something I dont like as I dont like chocolate. I know a chic who doesnt like chocolate, but whats even wilder there was another one at our table!!! Kim (kimerinc) a fellow kindred spirit was after the tiramisu. Which, I really didnt care for either. Gimme a cheesecake already!
The meal, the company, the atmosphere, the food, the service ~ GOOD TIMES!
Now, I dont have a functioning scanner (rather, it is user related) so I took a picture of a picture!
OMG - Dh and I are looking at this tonight, he looks really LIT! He did have a beer
Dark skies cause erratic behavior in many humans, as in, make them scatter like bugs on extermination day. These were not yet everyone out of the water skies .simply a summer storm, in the dead of winter. Being a native Floridian, skies like this usually last between 20 and 40 minutes and then Mr. Sun comes shining through.
POOF! Just like that, the beaches cleared, scads of floats were left for just anyone to snag, and it was a HAMMOCK HOGS heaven! We had a nice chat with a couple who were ecstatic to have a hammock, regardless that we had to be back on the ship in a matter of moments. 5 minutes in one of those .with no one around, well could be heaven??!!
We decided we better head back after all tonight was our Palo dinner and we (meaning I) needed to get beautified!
We gathered our belongings happily heading out on foot back to the ship .knowing we would be back within the week was such a comforting thought. We still have yet to ride the tram in all of our visits to Castaway Cay. Maybe one of these days. I do know it will be odd seeing the tram naked as in not dressed as Rudolph.
The ship as we headed back
The Flying Dutchman
Both gangways were open as we returned but alas, no cookies and eggnog were there to greet us .just antiseptic lotion and hand washing materials. Our bags were scanned for any illegal goodies, our cards swiped and surprisingly we made it back on the ship!
As we got back to the room to start sprucing up for dinner, both girls promptly fell asleep. We had switched our Palo plans which in turn led to last minute Flounders changes. We had a message from Flounders that yes, in fact, they did have room for Haley this evening. Pixie dusted yet again.
That pixie dust would not last long, in all my precise packing I had forgotten an essential element. The Palo TIE!
I was in a panic immediately. I knew I couldnt have forgotten a tie .or could I? We cant go to Palo without a tie could we? Someone on the DIS would surely report us back as the flip flop, jean wearing, bare shouldered, gum smacking rednecks ruining their dining experience and I could not have that.
Without delay I called Amy and John (Jhalkias, waltsgirl) surely they would be able to rescue me from the depths of despair, as well as from embarrassing ourselves beyond belief. (why yes, that is an Anne quote ~ she is my kindred spirit!)
They did have a tie, but would it go with a pink shirt? Yes, Crusher is man enough to wear pink in public. After all, he did wear pink socks to the hospital on the day both his daughters were born, in Samanthas case they lasted two days! In the meantime he had crafted his own tie out of a pirate bandanna we had brought along.
He felt it was perfectly acceptable and could serve a dual purpose in napkin usage.
Help had finally arrived in the form of OSU? Desperate times call for desperate measures .and red can be pulled off with pink, I think. (no really, we were greeted with an Ohio State tie and an alternate .thank goodness John and Amy pack well!)
We finished up, gathered the girls, dropped them off and headed to Palo. Palo, is well, fantastic. I may be a small town Polk county girl but I love the food, the servers, the atmosphere the no kids thing is nothing to sneeze at either. And Crusher what can I say, he ADORES Palo .which was quite a shock to me.
We were Palo royalty this particular evening, we had the private dining room .(Crusher is still questioning how in the world we were invited!) Our dinner mates were Lisa and Mike (lbgraves), Kim and Steve (kimerinc), PJ (pjpoohbear) and Amy and John (waltsgirl and Jhalkias). The infamous Marco was our server, I had heard lots about him, but this was our first dining experience with him. He truly is fantastic! Instead of ordering appetizers he simply brought us one of everything.
This is what was left of the calamari
We shared family style and got a bit of everything.
This was either mine or DHs, at this rate I cannot recall .
Alas, this was the end of Palo fine dining photos for the evening (I shall be more diligent next time). Truth be told, I was a tad embarrased to be "click, take a pic" about my food.
Dessert was up next ~ chocolate soufflé everyone RAVES about was something I dont like as I dont like chocolate. I know a chic who doesnt like chocolate, but whats even wilder there was another one at our table!!! Kim (kimerinc) a fellow kindred spirit was after the tiramisu. Which, I really didnt care for either. Gimme a cheesecake already!
The meal, the company, the atmosphere, the food, the service ~ GOOD TIMES!
Now, I dont have a functioning scanner (rather, it is user related) so I took a picture of a picture!
OMG - Dh and I are looking at this tonight, he looks really LIT! He did have a beer
mom_of_2_princesses
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V,
I am so happy you continued and I can't wait to meet you. I see all the men lost the ties in the picture.
I am so happy you continued and I can't wait to meet you. I see all the men lost the ties in the picture.
lillygator
DIS Veteran
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- Dec 27, 2003
I know!!! I am bummed no December cruise this year!!Thanks for posting that picture, Vanessa.It is great to look back at our fantastic cruise. I can't believe that it was over 4 months ago.
I'm sure we'll meet up again at some point though.
lillygator
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As we wind Sunday down, Crusher and I found ourselves with a bit of free time before we had to pick up Haley from Flounders. We skipped our way into the middle of an act at Rockin Bar D. One of our favorite bartenders was there
..Bonita! We met Bonita the previous cruise and she is a delight, makes a pretty darn good drink too!
We didnt stay for long enough to say hello and throw one back and then went to pick up the girls. As we headed down to our room I began to think of how much I would just love to live on Castaway Cay....first thing I would get rid of is that dock and pesky Disney ship though.
It really is my idea of heaven.
As we drug outselves into our room, we were greeted with a towel animal and a treasure map as Samantha called it. Goodness knows I could use some treasure - these vacations are not cheap!
Quickly got jammies on the girls, flipped on the tv for them but they were out rather quickly. Crusher also was asleep as soon as he hit the pillow and me, well I was left to straighten up the cabin, read through the navigators and reflect on the day. Truly there wasn't much left to straighten I adore coming back to the cabin and the beds are turned down, fresh ice in the ice bucket, the porthole is covered, lights dim all I need is some champagne, chocolate covered strawberries oh and a baby sitter! I laid down to dream of those chocolate covered strawberries they would be mine in the morning you see, we had Palo brunch scheduled!
Monday December 11th, 2006 ~ Day at Sea ~ Formal Night ~ Pirate Law #63 A pirate may tell any tale of swashbuckling without being called on the details, as long as at least 51% of the story is true.
The day dawned at sea not much different than the previous, Crusher went to the gym to ride the bike and the girls and I slept in enough that we missed the character breakfast. Now I have nothing against character meals, we have done tons of them at the World which is probably why I feel there really is no need to frantically get up early and get dressed to make the one on the ship especially since the Fab Five really dont do it for me. And napkin twirling at 8am - maybe only if you are still up partying from the night before...!
We took the girls up to Topsiders for breakfast
Choosing to dine inside this time!
After breakfast we were able to drop off Haley to Flounders a bit early and Samantha to her club to participate in Mousekeeter Training. I had left a message for my dad that our Palo Brunch was at 10:30 and what the proper attire was but we hadnt heard from him. I assumed he was still running, biking or swimming somewhere and would meet us at Palo.
We arrived to Palo early of course .
And were joined by many DISers our group had secured the private room as well as many of the tables outside of the private room. Crusher and I dined with Andy and Kristina (goofyforlife and goofyforgoofy) My dad was no where to be seen .I was a bit perturbed I had Lisa lbgraves go out of her way to add him to our group reservation. Oh well! I couldn't dwell on this long....my name was being chanted again and again by sweet little cheesecakes...as we were led to our table we had the choice of champagne or the mimosa I believe it is ---- now thats the way to start your day!
This brunch was much different than last year (not food wise), the CMs were set up to serve you around the buffet stations. I know it was to prevent sickness, etc, but it really was rather bothersome. I also failed to take pictures of the buffet, as there were just so many people up there at one time, it seemed pretty crowded. It is a gorgeous spread and the view from Palo is pretty spectacular as well.
As a non breakfast person I love that you are able to get other items including dessert. Shrimp seemed to find its way to my plate again and again. The shrimp in Palo are larger than the shrimp in the dining rooms and I am definitely a shrimp lover I think after several trips for shrimp alone the server gave me a huge helping! Crusher had several of the made to order items from the grill along with several trips to the buffet.
This was one of the desserts .
My dad comes strolling in at NOON! Our reservation was at 10:30 am (or was it 10?)!! He was under the impression this was a buffet in the sense Topsiders is a buffet .you show up whenever! Color me embarrassed..but thats nothing yet. He was able to sit at our table and dine with us .Kristina, Andy and I were all pretty much through though so I sat for a bit and then left Crusher to dine some more.
I left and wandered a bit ~ wasnt sure what to do with myself all alone. Haley was in Flounders until 2 so I went to Shutters and picked up some of our photos, went to Guest Services and put some Disney Dollars on our room charges and headed over to get Haley.
Samantha was still having fun in the club so I went back to try and find my dear husband, he had gone to the room to change .come to find out he had CLOSED Palo yes, he was there from brunch opening to closing and their table was the last one in there! I could not believe it! As we walked around trying to burn off some of that 4 hour gobble fest we ran into Captain Hook!
In our wandering we made it to the Mickey Pool and stopped by Plutos Dog House for chicken tenders and fries .no NOT for Crusher, but for Haley.
A lovely server was tempting us with the drink of the day The Yellow Bird 2 for 1! Crusher had just enough champagne in him to agree .just as the drinks were set on the table the pager started paging hey, come get your kid, shes had enough of this Mouseketeer training. Crusher went and scooped her up and brought her back up on deck. My DOD was not going over well with me it had some kind of banana extract in it YUCK!
After filling the girls with the wonderfully nutritious tenders and fries we made our way back down to deck two for naps tonight was Formal Night!
V tip ~ this is more of a note to self ~ feed husband before dining at Palo brunch ..
We didnt stay for long enough to say hello and throw one back and then went to pick up the girls. As we headed down to our room I began to think of how much I would just love to live on Castaway Cay....first thing I would get rid of is that dock and pesky Disney ship though.
It really is my idea of heaven.As we drug outselves into our room, we were greeted with a towel animal and a treasure map as Samantha called it. Goodness knows I could use some treasure - these vacations are not cheap!
Quickly got jammies on the girls, flipped on the tv for them but they were out rather quickly. Crusher also was asleep as soon as he hit the pillow and me, well I was left to straighten up the cabin, read through the navigators and reflect on the day. Truly there wasn't much left to straighten I adore coming back to the cabin and the beds are turned down, fresh ice in the ice bucket, the porthole is covered, lights dim all I need is some champagne, chocolate covered strawberries oh and a baby sitter! I laid down to dream of those chocolate covered strawberries they would be mine in the morning you see, we had Palo brunch scheduled!
Monday December 11th, 2006 ~ Day at Sea ~ Formal Night ~ Pirate Law #63 A pirate may tell any tale of swashbuckling without being called on the details, as long as at least 51% of the story is true.
The day dawned at sea not much different than the previous, Crusher went to the gym to ride the bike and the girls and I slept in enough that we missed the character breakfast. Now I have nothing against character meals, we have done tons of them at the World which is probably why I feel there really is no need to frantically get up early and get dressed to make the one on the ship especially since the Fab Five really dont do it for me. And napkin twirling at 8am - maybe only if you are still up partying from the night before...!
We took the girls up to Topsiders for breakfast
Choosing to dine inside this time!
After breakfast we were able to drop off Haley to Flounders a bit early and Samantha to her club to participate in Mousekeeter Training. I had left a message for my dad that our Palo Brunch was at 10:30 and what the proper attire was but we hadnt heard from him. I assumed he was still running, biking or swimming somewhere and would meet us at Palo.
We arrived to Palo early of course .
And were joined by many DISers our group had secured the private room as well as many of the tables outside of the private room. Crusher and I dined with Andy and Kristina (goofyforlife and goofyforgoofy) My dad was no where to be seen .I was a bit perturbed I had Lisa lbgraves go out of her way to add him to our group reservation. Oh well! I couldn't dwell on this long....my name was being chanted again and again by sweet little cheesecakes...as we were led to our table we had the choice of champagne or the mimosa I believe it is ---- now thats the way to start your day!
This brunch was much different than last year (not food wise), the CMs were set up to serve you around the buffet stations. I know it was to prevent sickness, etc, but it really was rather bothersome. I also failed to take pictures of the buffet, as there were just so many people up there at one time, it seemed pretty crowded. It is a gorgeous spread and the view from Palo is pretty spectacular as well.
As a non breakfast person I love that you are able to get other items including dessert. Shrimp seemed to find its way to my plate again and again. The shrimp in Palo are larger than the shrimp in the dining rooms and I am definitely a shrimp lover I think after several trips for shrimp alone the server gave me a huge helping! Crusher had several of the made to order items from the grill along with several trips to the buffet.
This was one of the desserts .
My dad comes strolling in at NOON! Our reservation was at 10:30 am (or was it 10?)!! He was under the impression this was a buffet in the sense Topsiders is a buffet .you show up whenever! Color me embarrassed..but thats nothing yet. He was able to sit at our table and dine with us .Kristina, Andy and I were all pretty much through though so I sat for a bit and then left Crusher to dine some more.
I left and wandered a bit ~ wasnt sure what to do with myself all alone. Haley was in Flounders until 2 so I went to Shutters and picked up some of our photos, went to Guest Services and put some Disney Dollars on our room charges and headed over to get Haley.
Samantha was still having fun in the club so I went back to try and find my dear husband, he had gone to the room to change .come to find out he had CLOSED Palo yes, he was there from brunch opening to closing and their table was the last one in there! I could not believe it! As we walked around trying to burn off some of that 4 hour gobble fest we ran into Captain Hook!
In our wandering we made it to the Mickey Pool and stopped by Plutos Dog House for chicken tenders and fries .no NOT for Crusher, but for Haley.
A lovely server was tempting us with the drink of the day The Yellow Bird 2 for 1! Crusher had just enough champagne in him to agree .just as the drinks were set on the table the pager started paging hey, come get your kid, shes had enough of this Mouseketeer training. Crusher went and scooped her up and brought her back up on deck. My DOD was not going over well with me it had some kind of banana extract in it YUCK!
After filling the girls with the wonderfully nutritious tenders and fries we made our way back down to deck two for naps tonight was Formal Night!
V tip ~ this is more of a note to self ~ feed husband before dining at Palo brunch ..
discruiselovers97
Mouseketeer
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- Jul 11, 2006
Yeah!!! I came back from WDW and there was a new installment! Still loving it V! Can't wait for more!
lillygator
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2003
formal night
.ARRRRR, scurrrrvvvyyy Pirates dont dress up!!! or do they?
truth be told I do like to be a Princess now and then .and I adore dressing up LOVE IT!! Neither of our jobs are such that have any formal occasions nor do we have any sort of friends who have any type of formal functions so evening gown wearin is slim to none round these parts.
Arriving back at the room, all Pirates and Princesses fell into a deep slumber myself included. I awoke around 4pm to take a relaxing and quiet bath yeah right! Bath that is, that thing is the tiniest tub I have ever laid eyes on .shower it is and I was able to do makeup and hair while everyone slept.
I finally got everyone up and ready and we were on our way ---- looking smashing of course!
Opted for pictures before dinner ..one line was l-o-n-g and the Captains line was short! So we did both .waltzed to our table to find our tablemates not there .I believe they were dining in Palo this evening .(if I am recalling correctly becka feel free to chime in here)
Crusher and I both had the beef dish and the girls something child friendly .
I think Samantha was at the table for all of five seconds before whining to go to the club - I am beginning to wonder does she even like us? And what are they brain washing these kids with anyway? (this is why she is not in many of the dinner photos)
After dinner we met up with Pegleg and Jezebel for a group shot .
Then back to the room to change for the evenings festivites
Haley was scheduled to go to Flounders at 8, so we dropped her off an headed to the Diversions it was Monday Night Football .Bears and the Rams .had to see my Rexie babe!! (the Gator boy and on my Fantasy team) we managed to leave and hit the 10:15 ventriloquist.
It was really funny!! I am glad we went .afterward .pick up the girls and head to dreamland .tomorrow is Costa Maya!!
truth be told I do like to be a Princess now and then .and I adore dressing up LOVE IT!! Neither of our jobs are such that have any formal occasions nor do we have any sort of friends who have any type of formal functions so evening gown wearin is slim to none round these parts.
Arriving back at the room, all Pirates and Princesses fell into a deep slumber myself included. I awoke around 4pm to take a relaxing and quiet bath yeah right! Bath that is, that thing is the tiniest tub I have ever laid eyes on .shower it is and I was able to do makeup and hair while everyone slept.
I finally got everyone up and ready and we were on our way ---- looking smashing of course!
Opted for pictures before dinner ..one line was l-o-n-g and the Captains line was short! So we did both .waltzed to our table to find our tablemates not there .I believe they were dining in Palo this evening .(if I am recalling correctly becka feel free to chime in here)
Crusher and I both had the beef dish and the girls something child friendly .
I think Samantha was at the table for all of five seconds before whining to go to the club - I am beginning to wonder does she even like us? And what are they brain washing these kids with anyway? (this is why she is not in many of the dinner photos)
After dinner we met up with Pegleg and Jezebel for a group shot .
Then back to the room to change for the evenings festivites
Haley was scheduled to go to Flounders at 8, so we dropped her off an headed to the Diversions it was Monday Night Football .Bears and the Rams .had to see my Rexie babe!! (the Gator boy and on my Fantasy team) we managed to leave and hit the 10:15 ventriloquist.
It was really funny!! I am glad we went .afterward .pick up the girls and head to dreamland .tomorrow is Costa Maya!!
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Why of course... they dusted her with...
lillygator
DIS Veteran
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- Dec 27, 2003
Oh my GOD, Hailey looks JUST like SAMANTHA did at that age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADORABLE!!!! And look at that Hot Sexy Hoochie Mama!!!
OMG ---- you and I HAVE to meet one day!!
For everyone else...we "met" on a baby message board many moons ago -----her dear Peyton and my Samantha are a few weeks apart, and she finally moved to Florida....although not close to me!!! AND we missed each other at DTD/MK this past Saturday!
discruiselovers97
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2006
WooHoo V! You posted more! Ok so my next cruise is in 8 weeks exactly tomorrow. Think you can finish it by then? Take it as a "Pirate" Challenge!
OMG ---- you and I HAVE to meet one day!!
For everyone else...we "met" on a baby message board many moons ago -----her dear Peyton and my Samantha are a few weeks apart, and she finally moved to Florida....although not close to me!!! AND we missed each other at DTD/MK this past Saturday!
Now, how the heck did we do that??? I was positive you were going the week before and we were going to just miss each other. And I know I didnt see you at DTD/MK, because I would have instantly recognized you!!!
I probably would have noticed the girls first. We are probably going to have to meet up at Siesta Keys and West Palm Beach.
Then again, going on vacation somewhere other then disney!! It just doesnt sound right, does it!! 
lillygator
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Tuesday December 12th, 2006 ~ Pirate law #62 ~ Spilling rum is not acceptable, except in the act of "pouring some out for dead mateys". Costa May day! (I think I lost/skipped a day the rum will do that to you!)
(courtesy of Wikipedia) Costa Maya is small tourist resort in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located between Cancun and Belize. The area is generally undeveloped but has been growing quickly and rapidly after construction of a large pier to accommodate cruise ships.
Costa Maya's port has a new and modern shopping mall. The mall has a central plaza with a pool and "swim-up" style bars. There are several jewelry stores and many small shops selling ubiquitous souvenir items.
Costa Maya is the closest port of access to many of the lesser known Mayan ruins in the Yucatan including Chacchoben and Kohunlich. These sites are substantially less excavated than the better known pyramids near Cancun.
The fishing village of Mahahual is a short distance south of Costa Maya. The village has soft sand beaches, grass thatched palapas, and a coral reef a short distance off-shore, as well as several bars, restaurants, and shops. A resort development called New Mahahual is being created directly inland from the port.
Costa Maya is currently on the malaria watch list, which means that after visiting, persons cannot donate blood for up to one year. (wow, kinda scary!)
Now Crusher and I have so been looking forward to Costa Maya, our (as in our DIS) cruise director took it upon herself to arrange a DIS group tour to the Chacchoben ruins with the infamous David!! We docked and were cleared around 8:30 .we had ordered room service breakfast and then dropped the girls off at the Club and Flounders. I am not all that comfortable leaving them on the ship while I trapse all over some island but I knew they would be a huge pest to our surrounding bus mates and tour mates. (4 and almost 2 year olds on a 45 min bus ride? No thanks!)
As we set foot off the ship we were greeted with this
And of course Crusher cant pass up a photo opportunity with a beautiful woman
As we walked to our bus site we passed the swim up bar and various vendor booths
We made it to our spot and boarded the busses .David was very very nice, informative and such fun. I tried to take pictures along the way .we were able to pay for the tour prior to the cruise via Paypal which I thought was a nice feature..one less thing to worry about!
pineapples for DH!
When we arrived to the site David led us around and gave us the history ..which really fascinates me ---- after dance my major was anthropology I would have loved to go on a dig somewhere .!
(courtesy of Wikipedia) Costa Maya is small tourist resort in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located between Cancun and Belize. The area is generally undeveloped but has been growing quickly and rapidly after construction of a large pier to accommodate cruise ships.
Costa Maya's port has a new and modern shopping mall. The mall has a central plaza with a pool and "swim-up" style bars. There are several jewelry stores and many small shops selling ubiquitous souvenir items.
Costa Maya is the closest port of access to many of the lesser known Mayan ruins in the Yucatan including Chacchoben and Kohunlich. These sites are substantially less excavated than the better known pyramids near Cancun.
The fishing village of Mahahual is a short distance south of Costa Maya. The village has soft sand beaches, grass thatched palapas, and a coral reef a short distance off-shore, as well as several bars, restaurants, and shops. A resort development called New Mahahual is being created directly inland from the port.
Costa Maya is currently on the malaria watch list, which means that after visiting, persons cannot donate blood for up to one year. (wow, kinda scary!)
Now Crusher and I have so been looking forward to Costa Maya, our (as in our DIS) cruise director took it upon herself to arrange a DIS group tour to the Chacchoben ruins with the infamous David!! We docked and were cleared around 8:30 .we had ordered room service breakfast and then dropped the girls off at the Club and Flounders. I am not all that comfortable leaving them on the ship while I trapse all over some island but I knew they would be a huge pest to our surrounding bus mates and tour mates. (4 and almost 2 year olds on a 45 min bus ride? No thanks!)
As we set foot off the ship we were greeted with this
And of course Crusher cant pass up a photo opportunity with a beautiful woman
As we walked to our bus site we passed the swim up bar and various vendor booths
We made it to our spot and boarded the busses .David was very very nice, informative and such fun. I tried to take pictures along the way .we were able to pay for the tour prior to the cruise via Paypal which I thought was a nice feature..one less thing to worry about!
When we arrived to the site David led us around and gave us the history ..which really fascinates me ---- after dance my major was anthropology I would have loved to go on a dig somewhere .!
discruiselovers97
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2006
Ahh thank you for the previous "piraty" report! Still loving it.
sarasotamom
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2007
Lilygator,
I am enjoying your cruise report. My family and I did the double dip in July 2006. It was our best cruise ever. We were on the waiting list for a Cat. 1 and we were able to upgrade 6 weeks prior to the cruise to the Roy Disney Suite for only an additional $600. It worked out great because our daughter took her fiance on the cruise. My husband and I loved Costa Maya. We took dune buggies on an excursion and we enjoyed seeing the beauty of the land. The kids hated it though. They couldn't wait to get to Cozmel...They are the partying type...
Yes, I am from Sarasota, Florida..In matter of fact I was born and raised here. I graduated from Riverview High School. Our two daughters graduated from Sarasota High and both went to USF in Tampa. Our son just graduated from Riverview High and will be attending Florida State this fall..I know you are a gator .... but there is room for a few Seminole moms on this board...
Keep up the trip report..Your daughters are adorable.
I am enjoying your cruise report. My family and I did the double dip in July 2006. It was our best cruise ever. We were on the waiting list for a Cat. 1 and we were able to upgrade 6 weeks prior to the cruise to the Roy Disney Suite for only an additional $600. It worked out great because our daughter took her fiance on the cruise. My husband and I loved Costa Maya. We took dune buggies on an excursion and we enjoyed seeing the beauty of the land. The kids hated it though. They couldn't wait to get to Cozmel...They are the partying type...
Yes, I am from Sarasota, Florida..In matter of fact I was born and raised here. I graduated from Riverview High School. Our two daughters graduated from Sarasota High and both went to USF in Tampa. Our son just graduated from Riverview High and will be attending Florida State this fall..I know you are a gator .... but there is room for a few Seminole moms on this board...
Keep up the trip report..Your daughters are adorable.
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