Cruise Boats
| The cruise
boats really like Cozumel. At one
time, there were 7 boats docked. It
makes for a real zoo in town when that many people land at once. There are two piers for the boats. In order to create the international pier and provide a
relatively deep harbor, they had to blast a significant portion of one of the
reefs. It was a controversial move
locally, but it sure opened up the island for the boats and tourism.
Not only do the cruise boats call here, there is also a ferry from the
mainland every half hour or so. There
are a lot of day visitors from that source.
After the boats leave and the sun goes down, the island settles down a
lot. |
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The folks
off the boats seemed to shop, visit the beaches and snorkel. Apparently it's not too easy to arrange for a dive on a
cruise, so not many people do that. The
divers all seemed to be staying on the island.
Robert J. Andrews
| Debbie and I arrived in Cancun a couple of days before everyone else. We took a first-class bus from Cancun to Playa de Carmen, which lies about 45 miles south. Playa is a beautiful place with white sand beaches just like Cancun, but a little upscale. Although the cruise ships don't land at Playa, they do send ferry loads of cruisers over from Cozumel. If you have a high speed link, take a look at this clip and you'll se what it was like! |  |
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