Caribbean Cruise - Day 4 - Cozumel, Mexico

Today we spent the day in Cozumel, Mexico.

After we got off the ship, we walked around and found a small shop that was offering snorkeling excursions.

We got a private excursion on this boat.  Our guide, Freddie, took us to 3 different snorkeling spots and we saw some amazing fish.  Since the boat was so small, I didn't risk getting the camera wet.  I do, however, have an underwater photo of David and I snorkeling with the fish in front of us.  I just need to scan it and upload it.  We also saw a huge school of big eye tuna - well over 1,000 fish in the school.  There was also a gigantic barracuda feeding off the school of tuna.  Needless to say, our excursion was incredible.  The best part was we only paid $25 cash each and that included an open bar on board.  The excursions through Carnival were $79 each with much larger groups and not nearly as personal.

After snorkeling for several hours, we went back to the ship and changed clothes.  Then we hit Cozumel again.

Cozumel is a beautiful city.

At the cruise ports, it's quite tourist-y with a lot of gardens throughout the shopping area.

Once you leave the cruise ports, however, the beaches just take your breath away.

You can also see celebrities around Cozumel.  We met the king of pop, Michael Jackson.  He was vacationing in Cozumel, too.  (Just kidding.)

After walking around a bit and shopping (you get the best deals outside of the cruise ports), David was attacked by an alligator.  he he!

Then we headed back to the ship to relax from a full day of exploring.