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November 2014. We left all of our pets in the care of an elderly dog walker with possible dementia. He forgot to feed the outside feral cat colony and subsequently several have gone missing. (The price I pay to scuba dive.)
We stayed at Secrets Cozumel in a nice ocean view room. Clean and no mold or sewer smell. Quiet air conditioner.
Jacuzzi tub and waterfall shower. Great daily maid service. Always tipped her $5 a day.
The worst part was the three bites I had of the filet at the fancy restaurant which was not beef - probably horse meat.
A few nights before, their mahi mahi special was probably barracuda. Just awful.
Others suggested to go in to town and eat at a taco stand. The four of us took a cab for lunch where the locals go and sure enough, we were the only smiling gringos. Personally, I had the best taco and guacamole in my life; the best food of the vacation. My travel mate ordered something exotic and spent three days with travelers diarrhea when it should have been called food poisoning. The doctor came to the hotel and for $100 we got some strange medicines which are not used in the United States.
Diving was with Dive House (again) and I did not get any kind of discount for two people which cost $800 + daily tips.
Next trip I will shop around like others on the dock. Dont get me wrong, Dive House was great and I felt safe, but twenty dives should get some kind of discount.
This is my second and last time going all-inclusive. Since Im not a big drinker, even on vacation, and I like really great food - this was not for me. Teased with teeny tiny serving of chips and guacamole and small pieces of grouper. Shame on me for eating an over-fished, critically endangered species. I am so sorry that was the only delightful meal, aside from one eggs benedict via room service.
Sitting poolside, we ordered cheeseburgers one afternoon. Bad choice. Another day, it was a fabulous order of guacamole and chips. Days later, the waitress tells me those are only reserved for the dining room but she would make an exception and brought over a mini serving of about 2 ½ bites.
Luis the server was excellent and remembered us and was very polite and professional.
He stood out as the best waiter at Secrets.
When we went in to town where the locals go and on the ferry from Cancun, nobody smiled. Nobody. Here we are American tourists and we are smiling and so happy to be somewhere warm. It must be hard to work there and have a fake smile on all day.
We bought souvenirs off the strip and from the locals. They were not pushy.
Thought my travel mate would enjoy the ferry from Cancun but he did not and it seemed to be a burden. Next time we fly direct.
My question is : best food in Cozumel? I have learned my lesson about eating beef in Mexico. The Cancun airport has the ****tiest, most expensive food and holy crap you do not want to eat there - especially Johnny Rockets as the cheeseburgers were not from happy cows. I do not know what the funk that was but after three bites it was no way Jose.
All-inclusive gets real boring plus we need to see Cozumel in all its glory. I am so tired of booking fab dive trips to be completely dissatisfied with the food. LCBR food was a step below that of Secrets. Bonaire food was also pretty darn bad.
Except for Hagen. Maybe next time I will pack a suitcase of frozen select cuts of beef and bring my own prawns. Really? Just kidding. Kind of. Why hasnt my beloved Ruths Chris opened a store at one of these diving spots? One would think we would be enjoying fresh fish and its like The Keys all over again where were fed farmed fish from another place.
I dont know why people return year-after-year-after year to the same spots in the big ocean. Variety is so much more fun. I do not like swimming with the lionfish which is what makes Cozumel so colorful and healthy underwater. Did not see one lionfish! Florida Keys are over run with them and you do not see many queen angel fishies or the vibrant colors from the olden days. Would never waste my money there.
Loved it that the dive masters always told divers to not kick the reef. Watched as they had to assist several divers each day. Several men were diving when they should have stayed poolside with their baby bumps. It was good nobody died. Seriously. If youre going to be a scuba diver, you need to stay in shape.
We stayed at Secrets Cozumel in a nice ocean view room. Clean and no mold or sewer smell. Quiet air conditioner.
Jacuzzi tub and waterfall shower. Great daily maid service. Always tipped her $5 a day.
The worst part was the three bites I had of the filet at the fancy restaurant which was not beef - probably horse meat.
A few nights before, their mahi mahi special was probably barracuda. Just awful.
Others suggested to go in to town and eat at a taco stand. The four of us took a cab for lunch where the locals go and sure enough, we were the only smiling gringos. Personally, I had the best taco and guacamole in my life; the best food of the vacation. My travel mate ordered something exotic and spent three days with travelers diarrhea when it should have been called food poisoning. The doctor came to the hotel and for $100 we got some strange medicines which are not used in the United States.
Diving was with Dive House (again) and I did not get any kind of discount for two people which cost $800 + daily tips.
Next trip I will shop around like others on the dock. Dont get me wrong, Dive House was great and I felt safe, but twenty dives should get some kind of discount.
This is my second and last time going all-inclusive. Since Im not a big drinker, even on vacation, and I like really great food - this was not for me. Teased with teeny tiny serving of chips and guacamole and small pieces of grouper. Shame on me for eating an over-fished, critically endangered species. I am so sorry that was the only delightful meal, aside from one eggs benedict via room service.
Sitting poolside, we ordered cheeseburgers one afternoon. Bad choice. Another day, it was a fabulous order of guacamole and chips. Days later, the waitress tells me those are only reserved for the dining room but she would make an exception and brought over a mini serving of about 2 ½ bites.
Luis the server was excellent and remembered us and was very polite and professional.
He stood out as the best waiter at Secrets.
When we went in to town where the locals go and on the ferry from Cancun, nobody smiled. Nobody. Here we are American tourists and we are smiling and so happy to be somewhere warm. It must be hard to work there and have a fake smile on all day.
We bought souvenirs off the strip and from the locals. They were not pushy.
Thought my travel mate would enjoy the ferry from Cancun but he did not and it seemed to be a burden. Next time we fly direct.
My question is : best food in Cozumel? I have learned my lesson about eating beef in Mexico. The Cancun airport has the ****tiest, most expensive food and holy crap you do not want to eat there - especially Johnny Rockets as the cheeseburgers were not from happy cows. I do not know what the funk that was but after three bites it was no way Jose.
All-inclusive gets real boring plus we need to see Cozumel in all its glory. I am so tired of booking fab dive trips to be completely dissatisfied with the food. LCBR food was a step below that of Secrets. Bonaire food was also pretty darn bad.
Except for Hagen. Maybe next time I will pack a suitcase of frozen select cuts of beef and bring my own prawns. Really? Just kidding. Kind of. Why hasnt my beloved Ruths Chris opened a store at one of these diving spots? One would think we would be enjoying fresh fish and its like The Keys all over again where were fed farmed fish from another place.
I dont know why people return year-after-year-after year to the same spots in the big ocean. Variety is so much more fun. I do not like swimming with the lionfish which is what makes Cozumel so colorful and healthy underwater. Did not see one lionfish! Florida Keys are over run with them and you do not see many queen angel fishies or the vibrant colors from the olden days. Would never waste my money there.
Loved it that the dive masters always told divers to not kick the reef. Watched as they had to assist several divers each day. Several men were diving when they should have stayed poolside with their baby bumps. It was good nobody died. Seriously. If youre going to be a scuba diver, you need to stay in shape.
