Hot in Costa Maya

The ship docked around noon and the Norwegian Star was docked along side of us.

It was amazing to see them side by side.

Ken decided that he did not want to go to shore but I went anyway. It was so hot as I left the ship that I almost changed my mind. But when I got to the end of the ship there was a little trolley transporting passengers to the pier and the shopping. So I took a ride. Did I mention that it was hot?

I browsed around, bought a toy for Emmie and Leo , had my picture taken a couple of times, and then headed back to wait for the return trolley. Princess had a shade spot set up and there was a slight sea breeze. But boy it was hot.

This area is a tourist trap for sure. All of the shops cater to the cruise ships. You could take transportation into the town if you liked and there were several tours going to different Mayan ruins around the area. I was so surprised that this remote area had a Diamonds International. I was even more surprised to see that there were three of them. All were air conditioned with the entire front wall of the store open to the heat. Did I mention that it was hot?? Amazingly you could stand on the sidewalk outside of the stores and feel the cool air blasting on you.

There was a spot where people dressed in special Mayan costumes would allow you to pose with them to get your picture taken. The costumes were fantastic and they reminded me of the Rhythms of the Night presentation. I don’t know how they ever stood having those costumes and make up on. Did I mention that it was hot? Hot as Hell!!

I returned to the ship and basically rested and relaxed until it was time for dinner. We got our last 2 glasses tonight. On other cruises getting a glass filled with liqueur was priced at 6.00 each. On this cruise it has been only three dollars. I am concerned that they may not have them on the Island Princess so I wanted to finish my set of eight now.

The show tonight was a magician, his name was Jay Alexander and again he left us scratching our heads and asking how he ever did that.

We strolled for awhile and returned to our room to have a glass of wine and get organized for tomorrow when we head for Chichen Itza.

Our luggage tags were on our bed …. So sad.