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From: Gadget World on 5 Jun 2010 22:30
On the Oasis this week we had a couple who returned to the ship a Costa
Maya in time to see the ship off in the sunset.

Instead of seeking advice at the port or from the ship's agent the
couple took a $200 taxi ride to Cosumel with the same driver who got
them back late (probably on purpose) and slept in a $100 flea bag hotel
to catch up with the ship the next morning.

When he got to the front desk he learned that the ship had left a life
boat for him at the dock in Costa Maya, which would have delivered him
to the ship in Cosumel (if not sooner) had he only asked.

Perhaps it would have been better if he did not have the $400 cash he
spent on this folly, but it could have been worse if he missed the ship
in Cosumel, as so any other do drinking
Margaritas an watching the ship leave from Carlos & Charlies.

Inspector Gadget

From: Brian K on 6 Jun 2010 01:44
Gadget World conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said On 6/5/2010
10:30 PM:
> On the Oasis this week we had a couple who returned to the ship a Costa
> Maya in time to see the ship off in the sunset.
>
> Instead of seeking advice at the port or from the ship's agent the
> couple took a $200 taxi ride to Cosumel with the same driver who got
> them back late (probably on purpose) and slept in a $100 flea bag hotel
> to catch up with the ship the next morning.
>
> When he got to the front desk he learned that the ship had left a life
> boat for him at the dock in Costa Maya, which would have delivered him
> to the ship in Cosumel (if not sooner) had he only asked.
>
> Perhaps it would have been better if he did not have the $400 cash he
> spent on this folly, but it could have been worse if he missed the ship
> in Cosumel, as so any other do drinking
> Margaritas an watching the ship leave from Carlos& Charlies.
>
> Inspector Gadget
>
>
I'm confused, a taxi to Cozumel? Coz is an island. There used to be a
car ferry just beyond Cancun, but I understand that it no longer runs.
So how did the taxi get to Cozumel? Also, if the taxi is $200.00 and
the flea bag hotel is $100.00 that adds up to $300.00. So what was
spent to add up to $400.00? Did he tip the taxi driver $100.00? That's
a mighty big tip to give a driver who got him back to the port late.
Or, is this whole story one of those internet myths that finds it's way
to different cruise forums?

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From: Patricia Martin Steward on 6 Jun 2010 07:09
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:44:14 -0400, Brian K
<brian1951BLOG(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>I'm confused, a taxi to Cozumel? Coz is an island. There used to be a
>car ferry just beyond Cancun, but I understand that it no longer runs.
>So how did the taxi get to Cozumel?

What, are you saying that people who live on Cozumel can never leave?
Surely there's some way for them to go to and fro! ?;^)

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From: Charles on 6 Jun 2010 10:21
In article <r9ydnc6obdMqqJbRnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Brian K
<brian1951BLOG(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

> I'm confused, a taxi to Cozumel? Coz is an island. There used to be a
> car ferry just beyond Cancun, but I understand that it no longer runs.
> So how did the taxi get to Cozumel? Also, if the taxi is $200.00 and
> the flea bag hotel is $100.00 that adds up to $300.00. So what was
> spent to add up to $400.00? Did he tip the taxi driver $100.00? That's
> a mighty big tip to give a driver who got him back to the port late.
> Or, is this whole story one of those internet myths that finds it's way
> to different cruise forums?

While Gadget tells stories that can be hard to believe sometimes I
certainly think this could have happened. And there are hourly ferries
from the mainland at Playa Del Carmen to Cozumel. I have been on them a
couple of times. Also have heard of people missing the ship in Belize
and catching up in Cozumel or Costa Maya. I think the costs could
easily be in the range of $300 or $400.

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Charles
From: Gadget World on 6 Jun 2010 22:31
Brian

I know you are confused!

The last hundred was spent on dinner, breakfast and the ferry to
Cosumel.

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