Wordless Wednesday

  This week's theme is Disney Costumes/attire. I love how Mickey is always dressed for the occasion!  

     

Cozumel

Our last port on our Disney cruise was Cozumel.  I had booked an excursion to see the Mayan ruins and Cozumel Highlights.  It was ok.  The tour ran an hour and 15 min. late so it kind of messed up our plans for that afternoon.  There were also too many pushy vendors at every stop along the tour.

Here are some of the ruins....

 

 

In the middle of a rain forest it sometimes rains!

 



 

 

The ruins were small, but we still enjoyed seeing them...would have enjoyed it more if it wouldn't have poured down rain on us! :)

 



 

 

The next stop was a tequila "factory" that wasn't an actual tequila producing factory.  It had fields of agave and they explained the process of making tequila and you got to sample it.  It was a pretty good stop.  They sell the tequila there, but I didn't feel pressured to buy it and the tour guide was funny.

 



 

 

While the adults did the tour and tasting they had a pinata for the kids.

 



 

The third stop was a scenic beach stop....

 

It was really beautiful and the shore was nothing but cool sea shells.  I could have spent more time here, but it rained on this stop too. :(

 



 

 

The last stop was supposed to be the site of the first Catholic mass in Mexico.  I was expecting to be visiting a little church.  There was a little church, but you couldn't even see it at first for all the pushy vendors around.  We thought we were going to see a church.  Instead, we saw this...

Then, this guy hands my son an iguana.  We take pictures with it and then the guy says he works for tips.  Well, ok, that was fine.  I gave him a dollar.  My kids had been chasing iguanas around the whole trip so it was worth it to finally let them hold one.

 



Next, we are called over by this "mayan" so we took pictures with him too.  After ward, he says he works for tips too.  My son, who is just 14, pulled a dollar out of his pocket and gave it to him.  The guy said, "A dollar isn't a good tip."  Can you believe that?  My son just walked away.  We were very turned off.  After we took pictures with the "mayan" we finally saw the little church.

 



It was a pretty church, but would have really only taken 5 min. to see.  Instead we spent about 30 there being aggravated by vendors.

 

 

inside of the church:

 



 If we ever go back to Cozumel I think we'll just do a little exploring on our own.  No more tours like this one.  We like to see the sights on our own better.

 

If you want to see any of my other Disney cruise posts just click the Disney Cruise 2012 label in this post.

 

Postcard Friendship Friday

We just got back from a Disney cruise.  This was one of the postcards they left for us in the stateroom. :)

Postcard Friendship Friday is hosted by Beth.

Disney Magic (Almost Wordless Wednesday)

The theme for this week's Disney Wordless Wednesday Bloghop is Disney architecture.  Since we just got off the Disney Magic I thought I'd post some pics of their beautiful main atrium.  This is the first thing you see when you get on the ship. :)

Looking up at the chandelier...

Can you spot the hidden Mickey???



 

 

This bloghop is hosted by Focused on the Magic.

 

Costa Maya

Our second stop on our Disney cruise was Costa Maya.  I thought this would be just a so-so stop in the beginning, but it turned out to be a blast!  We went to a little beachfront restaurant called Tropicante and just had a relaxing beach day.  I even got a massage on the beach! :)

 

The view of Costa Maya when walking off the ship.  As you can see it was a cloudy overcast day.  It even rained on us a little bit.

The view of The Magic from the beach in front of the Tropicante...

 



 

Beautiful water!

 



It wouldn't be Mexico without a row of shops nearby!

 



 

 

The Tropicante is right behind these palm trees.  Those were our chairs on the beach.  They have waiters that come to you and bring you drinks or food or whatever.

 

 

This kind of sums up the little town. :)

 

 

When you first get off the ship you have a plaza area that was built just for cruise ship passengers.  It is really nice, but full of expensive shops.  I'm glad we bypassed it and went to the beach.  On our way back to the ship we happened upon some "Mayan" dancers there....

 

 

 

The Magic...

 

 

I'm linking up with Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia hosted by Magical Mouse Schoolhouse.

So, here's my trivia...it's about the Disney Magic, of course!

Maiden Voyage: July 30, 1998

Passenger Capacity: 2,400 | Gross Tonnage: 83,000 tons

Length: 964 feet | Beam: 106 feet | Draft: 25.26 feet

Cruising Speed: 23 knots

Her sister ship is the Wonder

The Godmother of The Magic was Patty Disney.

 

 

 

Grand Cayman

Our first port on the Disney cruise was Grand Cayman.  There was a lot that I would have liked to do here.  We chose to go on our own to the Turtle Farm.  I loved it!  Here are some pics...

The breeding pond...

 

The turtle touch tanks were the best!!

 



 

There were iguanas everywhere!

 

 



 

They even had a little aviary...

 



 

We went snorkeling in the lagoon.  It was great!  I don't have the underwater pics developed yet though.  My daughter really liked the beach next to the lagoon...

 



Right down the road from the Turtle farm is the Cayman Motor Museum.  I took my son there after the Turtle farm.  I really don't have much of an interest in cars, but they have the original Batmobile from the TV show there so that's what I wanted to see!

 



I could have spent all day at the Turtle farm!  I'd love to go to Grand Cayman again and do some of the other things we didn't get a chance to do this time.  It was a great port!

Disney Magic Cruise

We got back from our Disney cruise on the Magic yesterday.  After 8 glorious days on that ship, we're all having withdrawls now that we are back home.  No one makes our beds or puts our napkins on our laps or brings us all we can eat gourmet food each night at dinner.  I can't wait until we do another cruise!!  Easily the best vacation ever!  We went with some friends and family too so that made it even more fun. :)