DAY 44---COSTA MAYA, MEXICO

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           Our position today is docked in Costa Maya, Mexico.  Sunny, 82 degrees, and windy. 

COSTA MAYA BACKGROUND INFO

       Costa Maya is a small tourist region in the state of Quinta Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula just 130 miles south of Cozumel.  It is close to Chetumal the capital of Quinta Roo which is on the border with Belize.  Less that 1000 residents live here.

        It is the closest port of access to many of the lesser known Mayan ruins.  Some of the ship’s excursions will be visiting a couple of these ruins.  There is a new and modern shopping mall in Costa Maya but the nice beaches are located at Mahahual just to the south.  Since a large pier was built, now many cruise ships stop here.

LAST NIGHT:

We had a very delightful cocktail hour and dinner in Compass Rose with Karen & Burt Schraga from the wine country in California.  Budi, sommelier, is photo bombing in background.

Here are some photos taken last night at the production show, "Tuxedo".  Great show, great cast!!

TODAY:

                                     NCL Breakaway is on the pier just next to us today.

                       Looking from deck 12 aft to the very small village of Costa Maya

                                                          Long walk from ship to shore.

                                                              There is this shuttle below.

        No tours by me today and did not go ashore either.  Might have but pretty windy and like the safety of our ship when there are other ships in port, ie, the huge NCL ship today.  Probably watch a movie this afternoon.

        Marcia will be joining us this evening for cocktails and dinner.  The headline entertainer tonight is another guy from England.  Ollie Malkeen is a singer/trumpeter.  As I played the cornet in grade and high school, I might enjoy his show.

        We will be sailing at 7pm for our next port of call, Belize City.  It is just 65 miles away.  Scheduled arrival tomorrow morning will be 7am.