Suzanne

Costa Maya..the port area is massive and although it's a very theme park-ified version of a port, there is a lot to keep you entertained within the confines of it including a pool.  It is also extremely easy to walk through the port to the taxi area and for $4 per person take a tram shuttle ride to Mahahual where you can walk the boardwalk along the beach and grab drinks or some food at any of the beachfront restaurants or resorts.  Then just hop a taxi back to the port when you're done.

Maybe I am just old and tired but there is no way that I would book more than 1 excursion per day.  I say choose one...but that's just me.

Skip any shopping excursions.  They aren't taking you to the cheapest or best stores they are taking you to ones that pay them to take you there.  You can easily find your own shopping places either ahead of time and map it out or when you arrive.

Just a warning with the WOW band - you can't use it to pick up your child from the child care center.  Even with a license.  They will only release a child with the room card (which would have been great to know when we showed up right at the end of the program the first time we picked up). Also you can't use the WOW band to get on and off the ship.  There were other restrictions I know I'm forgetting.  But overall we quickly decided it was a waste since we always needed the card anyhow (with 4 kids someone was always at the kids' club, so we always needed a card to pick them up).

IMHO it’s an epic fail. There will be people on both sides of the fence but for me, it’s no good. When you want a drink at the pool the bracelet needs to physically come off your wrist so that the attendant can take it back to the bar to scan for your drink. Also, I would say the RFID works about 40% of the time for entry into your stateroom. It’s sometimes less of a hassle to just pull the card out of my pocket. 

It depends on which ship you are on. I have ordered the larger size and they only punched one spot. Make friends with the barista. I love the coffee cards, plus they can be used on your next cruise if you don’t use all your punches.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

It seems to me if he had the flu...he needed to be quarantined......take it from someone who was exposed to the flu by a sick passenger .
I was between jobs, so no insurance, I missed my first week of training because I was so ill. It also cost me over $300 in doctors bills.
I didn’t blame RCCL for becoming ill, I blame the passenger who was contagious and spread it around.

We loved the train ride! It was nice and relaxing. It is 2 story and we opted to ride in the lower level because it has A/C.  The down side to that is you do miss some of the scenery. If we go back, we will ride up top. 
They served a nice rum punch and they had a choral group that moved through the cars singing. It was nice.
I recommend bringing a nice camera because the ocean views are breathtaking. 
We booked ours though RCCL, I'm sure when it gets closer to your sailing, it will show up. I have found that a lot of sailing have much fewer excursion listed because the lines are negotiating with the tour companies. They drop the low performing ones, or the ones with lots of complaints  That is a very popular excursion so I'm sure it will show up..  

We loved the train ride! It was nice and relaxing. It is 2 story and we opted to ride in the lower level because it has A/C.  The down side to that is you do miss some of the scenery. If we go back, we will ride up top. 
They served a nice rum punch and they had a choral group that moved through the cars singing. It was nice.
I recommend bringing a nice camera because the ocean views are breathtaking. 
We booked ours though RCCL, I'm sure when it gets closer to your sailing, it will show up. I have found that a lot of sailing have much fewer excursion listed because the lines are negotiating with the tour companies. They drop the low performing ones, or the ones with lots of complaints  That is a very popular excursion so I'm sure it will show up..  

It's expensive, but a good way to kill a couple of hours. Great for rainy sea days.

Love this place! We've been there 3 times and never had a single complaint.

Drink packages were a bit reduced on a couple of our cruises and I noticed a couple of excursion that look like they've been reduced (I don't write these things down so I cannot swear to it).  Nothing extraordinary that I noticed, anyway.

This happened to me there also with sea shells. ?

This is the only thing I have found where Carnival does a better job. They have a huge screen by the pool to show movies. 
They also have rocking chairs, popcorn, and they aren't blocking the movie screen with the water slides and kids play area like on Adventure of The Seas.  The one and only time we cruised on Carnival, we watch the movie by the pool every night. They also have movie blankets you can borrow for chilly nights.
 
On Adventure, the only seats that provided a good view of the screen were the "Suite Guest" pool chairs that are elevated, but those are roped off and  us mere mortals aren't allowed to mingle up there. ?

I have been known to bring my big white bathrobe to cover up with when I watched the movie...

I totally agree with you Suzanne.  I too can fly cheaper to San Juan then to Florida, especially during the winter months when I tend to cruise,   In Michigan, our "snowbirds" (people who migrate to the south to avoid the harsh winters, and there are many) head south and the airlines know that so they adjust fares to take advantage of the exodus.  No savings on airfare here, ever!

There is nothing greater than sitting outdoors watching a flick and having the sea breeze.  Get a couple of towels for padding and your good to go.  Some pizza and cocktails.  And the rest is history.  Enjoyed Oasis outdoor movies and looking forward to sailing on her again.  

I do this also.  That way I can have stuff to watch at the airport, during flight, and sometimes at night.

That's why there is a bar not far away from the viewing area.