2012 Caribbean Cruise, Day 4 Costa Maya

This was probably the warmest day of our cruise with the temperature in the 80's. This was our second time to visit Costa Maya. The first time, we decided to take a tour of the Mayan ruins which took just about all the time we had on shore for the stop. This time we decided to take a trip to a little fishing village called Majahual which was supposed to have a great beach.

We took a bus to the little village and was happy with our decision to visit the town. It is a small village which was mostly a beach with a few shops and restaurants. We walked from one end of the village to the other in just a few minutes. We passed a couple sitting at a table on the beach drinking a beer. The man walked by us and asked if we liked beer. We said that we did and he said that this was the best and cheapest place in the village to have a beer. They were from our ship so we ordered our beer and talked to them for awhile. He said that this was his 374th cruise and they had enjoyed them all.

After finishing our beer, we walked to the other end of the village and stopped at a restaurant table on the beach. Their menu listed a fish called Boca Negra which was a fish we had eaten when stationed in the Azores. The fish was very good so we decided to order the fish for lunch. We asked if one order would serve 2 and the waiter said that it would. It took a very long time to get our meal. I began to think they were having to catch the fish. When they finally brought our order, there was a huge mound of fish, french fries, vegetables and probably over a dozen tortillas on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. We thought this was our order and felt it would easily serve two. However, much to our surprise, they brought another cookie sheet the same size with the same amount of food. They also gave us 2 glasses of tequila which was the best tequila that I have ever had. The cost of everything was around $25.00 which was a great deal. If we ever wander that way again, we will have to go back for another fish dinner.

By the time we finished our meal, it was time to go back to the ship. The owner of the restaurant got us a cab and we returned to the ship and relaxed until dinner. The night before, our dinner partners had gotten an invitation to a special function for the Royal Caribbean Anchor Society Members who were in the upper tier of their loyalty program. They were telling us about the function and that one individual there was ranked number 3 in the Anchor Society for the number of nights on cruises with almost 2800 nights. The captain said that they had more nights at sea then he had. We described the couple we had met earlier in the day and found out they were the individuals ranked as number 3 in the society.

The entertainment theme for the evening was "the 70's". We found good seats on the second level and watched the Disco Party in the Centrum. There was great music and the ship singers and dancers were in costume, including wigs of the 70's. Everyone had a great time as the music took us back several years.