Cozumel Ruins, Chocolate, and Beach - Good for 5 year olds?

[cwpoll]

We'll be taking our 5 year old twins on their first cruise in February and were looking for some recommendations for excursions that kids and adults could enjoy. Does anyone have any recommendations on the Cozumel Ruins, Chocolate, and Beach Break Port Adventure?

Thanks

 

[egesicki]

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[panda123]

We went on this in December with my 5 yo son and 2 yo daughter. He did not enjoy the ruins because it was hot and there wasn't very much shade. He also kept wanting to wander off and didn't want to stay with the group. I thought it was interesting to see but wouldn't recommend it to others with young kids. Also, interestingly our guide and another group's guide gave almost completely different explanations for an arch structure.

Our son did like the chocolate tour and the beach break. The chocolate factory and resort was at the same stop. The chocolate tour had a tasting of fresh mole on a fresh tortilla which the kids liked a lot. They also gave a scoop of fresh made dark chocolate.There was a nice demo of different chocolate making techniques. As a note of warning, I wouldn't describe it as an actual manufacturing chocolate factory tour but for the kids it was just fine. It concluded, with a mix your own chocolate drink.

I felt a little rushed for the beach break. I think we ended up having a little more than an hour allocated for that so not a lot of time to enjoy the resort and relax at the beach. It's a full beach resort with a lot of activities.

I'd suggest if there's just a chocolate and beach break tour to choose that one and skip the ruins.

 

[NavFam5]

My 11 year old did not enjoy the ruins as it was a speaking tour and he was bored quickly. He did like all the iguanas, but he would rather explore but our free time was limited.

 

[Lacoccinelle]

We went on this in December with my 5 yo son and 2 yo daughter. He did not enjoy the ruins because it was hot and there wasn't very much shade. He also kept wanting to wander off and didn't want to stay with the group. I thought it was interesting to see but wouldn't recommend it to others with young kids. Also, interestingly our guide and another group's guide gave almost completely different explanations for an arch structure.

Our son did like the chocolate tour and the beach break. The chocolate factory and resort was at the same stop. The chocolate tour had a tasting of fresh mole on a fresh tortilla which the kids liked a lot. They also gave a scoop of fresh made dark chocolate.There was a nice demo of different chocolate making techniques. As a note of warning, I wouldn't describe it as an actual manufacturing chocolate factory tour but for the kids it was just fine. It concluded, with a mix your own chocolate drink.

I felt a little rushed for the beach break. I think we ended up having a little more than an hour allocated for that so not a lot of time to enjoy the resort and relax at the beach. It's a full beach resort with a lot of activities.

I'd suggest if there's just a chocolate and beach break tour to choose that one and skip the ruins.

I agree with this. We just got back and the almost 7 year old loved the ruins. The 5yo complained it was too hot. I will say for the price, the tour was nice and there is a little shopping village and food area at the end, you don't even need to stay in the run area for long.

They both loved the chocolate and beach.

 

[chirurgeon]

I would agree, I don't think a five year old would enjoy the ruins. Very hot, almost no shade. Very short chocolate presentation.