We arrived in Cozumel early in the morning. We were booked on an Atlantis Submarine Tour, but the sea looked pretty rough. I suspected that the submarine shore excursion might be cancelled, so I stopped by the shore excursions desk before leaving the ship. Sure enough, almost all ocean-related shore excursions had been cancelled. The poor guy worki...

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Our ship docked at Mahogany Bay, Carnival Cruise Line's purpose-built tourism village and beach complex. We were booked on the Museum, Cameos, & Village shore excursion in the afternoon, but we left the ship early to look around and eat lunch. Obviously we could have eaten on the ship, but we wanted to try some of the local food. Unfort...

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While waiting for our tour to meet, I stopped by a bar and grille right near the port of entry named The Green Parrot. I decided to try one of their traditional Caribbean meat pies and washed it down with a local beer called Caybrew. The Green Parrot also serves jerk chicken and "Parrot Burgers." Being a parrot owner, I really hope Parrot Burger is...

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Since 1934, a group of professional divers also known as La Quebrada Cliff Divers have performed daily shows for locals and tourists alike. It all started when a local hotel and restaurant owner saw three young children diving off the La Quebrada Cliff to grab seafood from the rocky ocean floor below. The hotel owner offered the children one peso f...

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