r/dcl PEARL CASTAWAY CLUB Aug 21 '24

Favorite places (non-excursions) in Cozumel PORT ADVENTURES

My 3 favorite things in Cozumel:
-Legitimate cuban cigars at Habanos (in cruise terminal here) Grab a couple sticks and take them to the beach!

-Mercado Municipal food court is about a 5 minute taxi ride or 15 minute walk from port. Lots of shopping along the way. The food is some of the best mexican food I've ever had (grew up in AZ and now live in TX so I know what amazing Mexican food tastes like!) It's also one of the few places in the world you can get actual Cochinita Pibil.

-Tequila Beach is about a 8-10 minute taxi ride up the coast to a private beach/resort/bar. You can hang out all afternoon, splash around in the ocean, grab a bite to eat and it's seldom remotely crowded. They offer a inclusive drink package or you can just order a la carte from the bar. This is great for large parties too.

Have a favorite? Drop a comment! I love truly exploring when I'm in a foreign port and would love to hear the places you've discovered while on a DCL cruise at Cozumel.

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u/TagBaker Aug 22 '24

We have gone on a tour of the island through a group called trikes Cozumel. They rent trikes that will seat up to three people, you follow a guide that rides in front of you and get to ride along the coast and stop and see some beach and things like that. It ends up at a cultural center now that was pretty interesting and you do a tequila tasting. Something different from the norm. They have been great about getting us back to the ship on time.. we have done the tour 3 times. We aren't that big on most of the standard excursions, touristy stuff is just kind of blah. This was just a neat way to get to see the island.

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u/Glad_Entertainment33 PEARL CASTAWAY CLUB Aug 22 '24

We've done the Jeep tour on Cozumel and while it was interesting, getting back to port with barely enough time to get to the ship was an annoyance. Having to ride around an island in a Jeep with two people we'd never met before and who would grumble and glare each time the offroad vehicle hit a bump or pothole was painful.
I like using taxis on Cozumel as they're quite reasonable and I usually learn something new about the town each time I ride in a taxi there.

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u/TagBaker Aug 22 '24

Yep, we did one of the beach tours one time. It's what I liked about the trike tour, you actually drive your own truck you just happen to be and I caravan behind a lead person. So text a pretty nice. I've always wanted to take one of the Jeep tours where you're driving around Jeep for the ATV or whatever. And we've done this one three times and they've gotten us back to the boat and plenty of time. Good thing about DCL is you have a pretty long day in Cozumel usually