While on board Liberty of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, with 39 other awesome bloggers, I enjoyed one adventure after adventure! I climbed the rock wall twice, surfed the FlowRider and enjoyed paying it forward with the Walk for Wishes, among lots of other things.
Walk for Wishes is a fundraiser that Royal Caribbean hosts each sailing on every ship in the fleet to raise money for Make-A-Wish®. You donate $10 and receive a free t-shirt that you can wear while walking a mile at sea to show support for Make-A-Wish. All the proceeds are donated to Make-A-Wish to help grant wishes for kids with life-threatening medical conditions. I love this about cruises! I always do it and know that my money is going to a great cause.
On our excursion in Cozumel on this trip, I choose to do the dolphin swim! I didn’t know what to expect but knew that I would LOVE it. It was $105 and I booked it through the ship. I do not recommend booking excursions on your own outside of what the ship offers as they will not guarantee to wait for you if you miss boarding in time…plus they only book well known/liked excursions. We were shuttled to a spot on the island where we were broken up into smaller groups. We then went out to the pier and got in the water with the Dolphin! No cameras were allowed…which was a BIG bummer. We got to touch, swim with and be pushed by a dolphin. It was awesome! They had a professional photographer there and he took all of the photos that you could want. The photos were very pricey, at $39 for ONE photo. Although I loved seeing them, I couldn’t justify that price and made a deal with myself to keep that mental photo (and memory) well filed for a great story sometime in the future.
After the dolphin interaction, we got to pet a manatee. He was HUGE. We then got out of the water and cleaned up. We enjoyed a light snack of guac (which was fabulous) and a Light Coke…which is what we would call a Diet Coke. We walked down the beach some and had the option to kayak or snorkel for a fee…we opted not to. We passed a hair braiding and Henna tattoo artist. We thought about it but kept on walking. We stopped for a fun fruity drink in a coconut. It was so big…four of us split it. We took some fun picts on the beach and then slipped into the crystal clear waters to soak in some fun in the sun. I had my under water camera and was able to snap a few great shots of fish.
On our way back to the taxi we stopped and bargained for a Henna Tattoo. He wanted $25 for one, we got him down to $10. It lasted two weeks before washing off…and I liked having something different on my foot. (Makes me want to get a real one…)
They had a few pool areas but we didn’t enjoy any of those. Near the spot we were meeting for our ride back there were shops. We were given FREE dolphin earrings and charms for necklaces. Yes, completely free.
Once back to the port, we shopped around a little. Most places would bargain with you. I only bought real vanilla with vanilla beans in them. I think their vanilla is much cheaper then ours and it’s stronger too. It’s fairly common to find at the port. My friend Dawn got a $1 Corona and thought that was a steal.
We were wiped out that night. Port days can be full of adventure or you can choose to stay on the ship and relax. It’s much more quiet on board on those days, and I believe Spa treatments are much cheaper too.
My only regret (as far as adventure) is that I did not check out the boxing rink. I saw it, but never went back to see what, when or how they use it on board. I would have loved boxing a little I think.
*This Royal Caribbean Cruise to Cozumel was part of a Press Trip on behalf of Brandfluential and Royal Caribbean International. All experiences and opinions mine and are honest.
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