marciemi
DIS Veteran
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- Dec 29, 1999
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hi guys!
Just found out one of our ports of call is GONE, costa maya is no more - got hammered; poor people living in those tin shacks, so sad. Belize, is still possible though. Hope they announce what the alternates are before that final payment is due next month...may just cancel.
We went to Costa Maya back when it had just become a port of call in 2003 on our Princess cruise. In the cabin, there was a hardcover book describing the ports of call, with a lot of advertising, maps, etc. For the population of Costa Maya it had (I'm not making this up): Negligible.

Mac - they do say cruising grows on you. According to the industry, most people who've gone on one cruise have gone on at least 3 (I know that's poor wording too, but you get the idea). We weren't all that thrilled with cruising after our honeymoon one back in 88, but tried it again and after the second cruise fell in love with it. So a lot of people don't like the idea of cruising, but once they've done it change their minds. Especially now when cruise ships are so large and offer so much - you could literally get an inside cabin and find it hard to realize you were in fact at sea!
Not trying to push it - my folks resisted for years, then once they tried it (about 8 years ago) have been going at least 1-2 times a year since then. We've never convinced my inlaws to try. I think the biggest factor in enjoyment is to do research on the lines and pick one that matches you. In our case DCL and Carnival and Norwegian didn't. We LOVE Princess; my folks aren't that impressed with it and go Holland American whenever they can. Thought RCCL was excellent and would go with them again if we traveled with the kids, but would stick with Princess otherwise. But if you ever do want to try one, go to cruisecritic.com and really decide what you're looking for so you get the best cruise for you.