Cozumel - Paradise Beach Club

[Traveling Bug]

Hey y’all! Which daybed is the best for chill vibes and a view of the ocean! Have heard good things about 22 and 14. (Are bugs an issue? Just curious since there’s lots of foliage in videos)
 

DISCOUNT? Is there a current promo code? 

Finally, what does the pharmacy have? My friend is looking for ozempic not sure I’d trust it, but that’s another story lolll

[OCSC Mike]

2 hours ago, Traveling Bug said:

Hey y’all! Which daybed is the best for chill vibes and a view of the ocean! Have heard good things about 22 and 14. (Are bugs an issue? Just curious since there’s lots of foliage in videos)

If you click on the number above the daybed chart on their website you can see a view from the daybed. I had 22 and have been there twice... tbh, none of them have a good view of the ocean b/c you're so far back with loungers in front of you and the floating slides/obstacles in the ocean. And yes, we had some ants but not enough to really bother us. If you're dead set on a beach daybed, I'd go with #22 again but there's not a huge difference. All that said, we went back last month and got a pool daybed that time and enjoyed it much more. We had #21 and would definitely choose that one again (it gets more shade than most of the others and has a nice 4-top table next to it).

2 hours ago, Traveling Bug said:

DISCOUNT? Is there a current promo code?

Unfortunately no. We used RCBLOG the first time we went and when I inquired about them the 2nd time I was told they didn't plan to offer them going forward.

2 hours ago, Traveling Bug said:

Finally, what does the pharmacy have?

Never went in there, sorry.

If you're interested, I have live blogs with lots of pics of our two trips, you just have scroll through until you get to day 4 of them; they're kind of long.

April 2025 - Pool Daybed:  https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/52146-wondering-about-a-cp-balcony-on-easter-april-20-27-2025/

July 2024 - Beach Daybed:  https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/47621-wondering-about-paradise-beach-crowded-cococay-and-aqua-nation-july-14-21-2024/

Hope this helps!

 

[KristiZ]

On 5/24/2025 at 3:05 PM, Traveling Bug said:

Finally, what does the pharmacy have?

No prescription stuff

[ScottD]

On 5/26/2025 at 5:50 PM, KristiZ said:

No prescription stuff

Oh really? I thought that was the whole point of the pharmacies in Mexico, lol.   I definitely look forward to grabbing a few Zpacks to keep in stock when I'm there

[WAAAYTOOO]

5 hours ago, ScottD said:

Oh really? I thought that was the whole point of the pharmacies in Mexico, lol.   I definitely look forward to grabbing a few Zpacks to keep in stock when I'm there

Be careful with those ZPaks.  We got some a couple of years back (COZ) and they were PHONIES.  I guess we're lucky that they were just fake and not laced with something malicious.  We no longer get those BUT Dan does still get some tubes of his skin ointments in MX.  

[ScottD]

2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Be careful with those ZPaks.  We got some a couple of years back (COZ) and they were PHONIES.  I guess we're lucky that they were just fake and not laced with something malicious.  We no longer get those BUT Dan does still get some tubes of his skin ointments in MX.  

Yeah, someone we met on a cruise last time we were there kept complaining to us that they spent a few hundred dollars on percocets and he was pretty sure they were just extra strength Tylenol once he got back on board.  No way I'm spending hundreds on shady pain killers in Mexico, ha. But good to know about the Z packs, I'll definitely be careful! 

[Carlos A.]

31 minutes ago, ScottD said:

Yeah, someone we met on a cruise last time we were there kept complaining to us that they spent a few hundred dollars on percocets and he was pretty sure they were just extra strength Tylenol once he got back on board.  No way I'm spending hundreds on shady pain killers in Mexico, ha. But good to know about the Z packs, I'll definitely be careful! 

Here in México is illegal to sell oxycodone without a prescription, if they sell you something that says it has oxycodone OTC it's fake.

You probably got Tramadol which is also an opioid but a "weak" one, and sometimes you can get it without a prescription.

 

What's a Z pack? 

[OCSC Mike]

5 minutes ago, Carlos A. said:

What's a Z pack? 

Azithromycin... common antibiotic that usually comes in "packs" that contain a 5-day regimen.

[Carlos A.]

2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

Azithromycin... common antibiotic that usually comes in "packs" that contain a 5-day regimen.

Ohhh Ok, You can buy 3 tablets of 500 mg for $8 dollars.

But it also should require a prescription from a doctor. 

[KristiZ]

18 hours ago, ScottD said:

Oh really? I thought that was the whole point of the pharmacies in Mexico, lol.   I definitely look forward to grabbing a few Zpacks to keep in stock when I'm there

The issue is returning to the US if you don’t hold a prescription. Not worth the chance of getting caught

[smokeybandit]

With all the cross border drug issues, as long as it's a personal use amount of a drug that's not a controlled substance, border agents are unlikely to even bat an eye.

[ScottD]

18 hours ago, Carlos A. said:

You probably got Tramadol which is also an opioid but a "weak" one, and sometimes you can get it without a prescription.

 

I didn't get anything... I'm smart enough not to buy "opioids" from a random pharmacy in Mexico (or anywhere, for that matter). BUT I get what you are saying.